Protection & Controls Technician

eZone Staffing, LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

eZone Staffing, LLC is seeking a field-oriented technician with experience in transmission and distribution protection and substation testing. The role involves supporting protective relay testing, reading electrical diagrams, and contributing to project closeouts in energized utility environments.

Travel across Pennsylvania is required, and the candidate will learn from experienced commissioning personnel while maintaining high safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of directly relevant electric utility T&D protection & controls or substation field experience preferred.
• Experience supporting utility substations—not primarily industrial facilities, commercial electrical work, construction-only roles, or generation.
• Willingness to travel throughout Pennsylvania and learn from commissioning personnel.

Responsibilities

• Travel throughout Pennsylvania to support commissioning and testing.
• Assist with protective relay testing, power meter testing, and relay uploads/downloads.
• Document drawings, markups, and project closeout deliverables.

Skills

T&D protection & controls

Relay testing

SCADA familiarity

Reading drawings/schematics

Documentation/As-Builts

Wiring verification

Substation field experience

Tools

Doble Protection Suite

Enoserv RTS

Job description

• One to five years of directly relevant electric utility Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Protection & Controls or substation field experience preferred.
• Experience supporting utility substations—not primarily industrial facilities, commercial electrical work, construction-only roles, or generation.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Pennsylvania.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to learn from experienced commissioning personnel while working safely in energized utility environments.

Technical Capabilities :

• Basic understanding of transmission and distribution protection and control systems.
• Experience assisting with protective relay testing and power meter testing.
• Familiarity with relay setting uploads/downloads and relay verification.
• Ability to perform or assist with point-to-point wiring verification, current and voltage loop checks, and functional testing.
• Basic understanding of SCADA, control circuits, DC systems, and substation communications.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
• Experience with Doble Protection Suite, Enoserv RTS, or similar relay testing platforms is preferred.
• Strong attention to documentation, drawing markups (As-Builts), and project closeout