Protection & Control: Senior Relay Lead

Electric Power Systems; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Instructor-Led Technical Courses and 0

Career Path Planning

Incentives for Professional Certs

Competitive Per Diem for Travel

Referral Bonuses

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Electric Power Systems is hiring a Sr. Relay Technician to lead protection and control testing across substation and industrial facilities. You will supervise field teams, perform advanced testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and manage complex projects with emphasis on safety, reliability, and customer interaction.

The role requires deep relay expertise, ability to interpret schematics, calibrate relays, and deliver thorough documentation and reporting to clients.

Qualifications

• Pre-employment drug screen required.
• Background check required.
• Willingness to overtime and travel out of town.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record.
• Hands-on experience installing, maintaining, testing and repairing protective relays in substations.
• Knowledge of relay test software.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety briefings and enforce safety policies.
• Analyze protection schemes for power circuits and systems.
• Install, commission and test substation control circuits on relay panels.
• Perform end-to-end and functional testing with relay test equipment.
• Read and validate protection and control schematics and configurations.
• Lead root cause analyses for relay trips and disturbances.
• Develop project execution plans, outage sequences and energization plans.
• Coordinate resources and field activities for large projects.
• Prepare comprehensive test and commissioning reports.

Skills

Protective relays

Troubleshooting

Relay testing

Safety leadership

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor's or associate degree in electrical/Electronic technology

NETA III/IV Certification

Tools

Relay test software

Test equipment for relays

Job description

Electric Power Systems is hiring a Sr. Relay Technician to lead protection and control testing across substation and industrial facilities. You will supervise field teams, perform advanced testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and manage complex projects with emphasis on safety, reliability, and customer interaction.

The role requires deep relay expertise, ability to interpret schematics, calibrate relays, and deliver thorough documentation and reporting to clients.