Protection & Control Technician Senior -Granbury TX

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp); Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Generation Company LLC in Granbury, TX is seeking a Protection & Control (P&C) Technician to maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment for fossil generation facilities. You will test electromechanical and microprocessor relays and document field work.

Working under lead technicians, you will use schematics to troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade relaying systems, perform testing of meters and transducers, and coordinate with I&C staff for outages and data

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of PSD STAR program in P&C.
• Six years of P&C Technician experience or equivalent.
• Significant field experience performing P&C services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment for fossil generation facilities.
• Test electromechanical and microprocessor protective relays.
• Test instrument transformers, transducers, meters, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair protection control equipment and relays using schematics.
• Complete all project and field-work documentation.
• Interface with plant I&C personnel and support outages.
• Lead new installation wiring verification, checkout, and functional test.
• Revise and maintain related drawings.

Skills

Field testing

Troubleshooting

Schematic reading

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

PSD STAR program completion (P&C)

6+ years P&C Technician experience

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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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.