Protection & Control Tech

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp); Colorado City (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Generation Company LLC is seeking a Protection and Control Technician to maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment for fossil generation facilities in Colorado City, TX. The role may involve direct work or supervision of others, with guidance from the Lead Protection and Control Technician.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, field P&C experience, willingness to travel, extended hours, and physically demanding work in challenging

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Significant time in the field performing P&C services preferred.
• Routine travel away from home.
• Extended work hours and physically demanding conditions.
• Climbing, lifting, and exposure to temperature extremes and dusty environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of all Plant protective relaying and associated control circuits, including testing, calibration, and upgrades.
• Maintenance of Plant Metering, including calibrations and upgrade installations.
• Maintenance of ancillary equipment such as emergency bearing oil pump tests and current transformer megger tests.
• Outage support including interface with plant I&C personnel and outside contractors and problem solving using recorder data.

Skills

P&C experience

Travel readiness

Extended hours

Physically demanding

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available.

Job Summary

In this position, either directly or through others, the incumbent, under minimum guidance of the Lead Protection and Control Technician, is responsible for maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting protection and control equipment for Fossil Generation Facilities.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Maintenance of all Plant protective relaying and associated control circuits (including testing, calibration, functional tests, trouble shooting, and installation of upgrades), such as:
  • Generator relaying
  • Main Power Transformer, Unit Auxiliary Transformer, Start-up/Standby Transformer relaying
  • All medium voltage switchgear relaying and transfer schemes
  • Plant/Switchyard interface relaying
• Maintenance of Plant Metering:
  • MWh metering calibrations and upgrade installations
  • Voltage, current, watt, var, and frequency transducer calibrations and testing of associated equipment
• Maintenance of ancillary equipment:
  • Emergency bearing oil pump test
  • Current transformer meggar test
• Outage support:
  • Interface with plant I&C personnel
  • Interface with outside contractors
  • Provide and/or support problem solving using trouble-shooting skills and recorder data

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High school diploma/GED equivalent required
• Significant amount of time in the field performing P&C services preferred
• Routine travel away from home
• Extended work hours
• Strenuous physical effort such as climbing, lifting, temperature extremes, and dusty environment.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Locations

Colorado City, Texas

Texas

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