Protection & Control Tech

vst; Colorado City (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Generation Company LLC is seeking a Lead Protection and Control Technician to maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment for Fossil Generation Facilities. The role involves direct work or through teams, under guidance from the Lead P&C Technician, with duties across relaying, metering, and ancillary systems.

Expect substantial field work, travel, long hours, and physical demand in a fossil generation environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Significant field experience with protection and control (P&C) services preferred.
• Routine travel away from home is required.
• Extended work hours and strenuous physical effort may be necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of Plant protective relaying and control circuits including testing, calibration, and upgrades.
• Maintenance of metering and transducer calibrations.
• Maintenance of ancillary equipment and tests (e.g., current transformer, megger).
• Outage support and coordination with I&C personnel and contractors.
• Provide troubleshooting using recorder data.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Field service

Electrical knowledge

Education

High school/GED

Tools

Megger tester

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

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

Company Culture

Texas We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

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