Relay Technician

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced Relay Technician to test, commission, calibrate, and maintain protective relays in substations and plants.

You will work with engineers to troubleshoot relay systems and execute commissioning tasks on relay panels, transformers, and circuit breakers. The ideal candidate has hands-on relay testing experience, familiarity with NETA standards, and proficiency with relay software such as SEL AcSELerator, GE Enervista, or ABB PCM.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on relay testing and commissioning.
• NETA Level II/III/IV certification preferred.
• Experience with relay software such as SEL AcSELerator, GE Enervista, or ABB PCM.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and relay logic.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, test and maintain protective relaying equipment and schemes.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to identify and fix issues.
• Perform function testing of substation control circuits on relay panels, transformers, and breakers.

Skills

Protection schemes knowledge

Relay test equipment use

Electrical drawings & relay logic

NETA standards familiarity

Tools

SEL AcSELerator

GE Enervista

ABB PCM

Doble

Omicron

Manta

Job description

Relay Technician - Switchgear, SEL Relays, SCADA, Transformers, Commissioning

This role involves testing, commissioning, calibrating, and maintaining protective relays and related systems in substations, power plants, and industrial environments. The ideal candidate will have experience with electromechanical and microprocessor-based relays and be familiar with industry standards such as IEEE, NETA, and NFPA

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, DFR equipment, SCADA systems, distribution automation systems and associated communication equipment.
• Work with electrical engineers to identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Perform function testing of substation control circuits on relay panels, transformers & circuit breaker changeouts

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of protection schemes for transmission, distribution, and generation.
• Proficiency in using relay test sets (e.g., Doble, Omicron, Manta).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and relay logic.
• Familiarity with NETA standards and testing procedures.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with relay testing and commissioning.
• NETA Level II, III, or IV Certification is preferred
• Experience with relay software (e.g., SEL AcSELerator, GE Enervista, ABB PCM)

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