Protection & Control Technician Senior -Granbury TX

Luminant; Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Generation Company LLC in Granbury, Texas, seeks a P&C Technician to maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment across fossil generation facilities. You will test relays, instrument transformers, meters, and associated equipment, and complete documentation for field projects.

Under supervision, you’ll support plant I&C personnel, perform routine testing and troubleshooting, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Completion of PSD STAR program requirements.
• Six years as a P&C Technician or related experience.
• Significant field experience performing P&C services.
• Willingness to travel and extended work hours.
• Ability to work in dusty environments and physically demanding conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot plant protection and control equipment.
• Test electromechanical and microprocessor protective relays.
• Test instrument transformers, transducers, meters and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair protection control gear using schematics.
• Complete all project and field-work documentation.
• Support plant I&C personnel and interface with contractors.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Field experience

Documentation

Safety awareness

Education

PSD STAR program completion

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Megger tests

Relay testing hardware

Job description

Job Summary

• Under minimum guidance of Lead P&C Technicians: Responsible for maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting protection and control equipment for Fossil Generation Facilities
• Perform testing of electromechanical and microprocessor protective relays
• Perform testing of instrument transformers, transducers, meters and associated equipment
• Using schematic diagrams and system knowledge, troubleshoot and repair system protection control equipment and relays
• Complete all documentation on projects and field work

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

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program
• Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program and six (6) years as a P&C Technician or acceptable job related experience.
• Significant amount of time in the field performing P&C services
• Routine travel away from home
• Extended work hours
• Strenuous physical effort such as climbing, lifting, temperature extremes, and dusty environment.
• Level of position will be determined by applicable skills/experience.

Key Metrics

• Interface with outside contractors
• Provide and/or support problem solving using trouble-shooting skills and recorder data
• Lead new installation wiring verification, checkout, and functional test
• Revise and maintain all associated drawings
• Conducts diagnostic tests on generation facilities' electrical equipment (ie: Generator CTs, PTs, and ancilliary equipment).
• Install, calibrate, and maintain equipment associated with data acquisition and remote telemetry to support required ERCOT and NERC protocols

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Locations

Granbury, Texas

Texas

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