Relay Test Technician

JET Electrical Testing; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Union benefits

Training program

Career progression

Job summary

JET Electrical Testing, LLC in Hamilton, New Jersey, is seeking experienced Relay Test Technicians to join a growing IBEW union environment. You will apply high voltage test techniques, read schematics, perform relay and protection testing, and support substation projects across NJ/NY/PA.

Overnight travel is rare, with strong overtime compensation and union-backed benefits. The ideal candidate has deep NEC/OSHA knowledge, ten years of relevant field experience, and strong problem-solving and

Qualifications

• Graduate Electrical Engineer or trained technician with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience.
• Able to read, modify and interpret all types of electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and logic diagrams.
• Familiar with test equipment including circuit breaker timing apparatus, high-pot AC/DC equipment, high-current/low-impedance meters, relay test apparatus and power quality metering.
• Must have valid and clean driver’s license and be willing to travel.
• Must pass pre-hire drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Review print packages for large utility projects and verify design compatibility with existing equipment.
• Lead a group of electricians to perform wiring in active relay control buildings.
• Perform troubleshooting and analysis to recommend corrective actions or repairs.
• Verify SCADA inputs/outputs and protection schemes (breakers, transfer trips, bus protection).
• Update CAD drawings reflecting as-built/modified conditions; other CAD work may be done by others.
• Generate technical reports detailing services provided and actions taken.

Skills

National Electrical Code knowledge

LOTO

OSHA regulations

High voltage testing

AutoCAD

Education

Electrical Engineer degree

Tools

Circuit breaker testers

High-pot testing equipment

Digital multimeters

Relay test equipment

Doble testers

Job description

JET Electrical Testing, LLC is seeking experienced electrical test technicians for the positions of Relay Test Technician. We are a growing IBEW (Union), electrical testing company located near Trenton in Hamilton, New Jersey. Most of our work is located in New Jersey, with some work in New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania. We feature good pay (including significant overtime), benefits (paid through the local union hall), training and a clear path for ascension. Overnight travel is rare.

Requirements:

• Possess a high level of technical expertise as applied to electric transmission and distribution equipment facilities.
• Must be fully knowledgeable with the National Electrical Code, National Electric Safety Code, Fall Protection, LOTO, OSHA Regulation, Confined Spaces, ARC Flash, Shock Hazards, Safe Work Practices and are experienced working in energized high voltage facilities.
• A graduate Electrical Engineer or trained technician with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience.
• Able to read, modify and interpret all types of electrical drawing, schematics, wiring diagrams and logic diagrams.
• Familiar with all types of test equipment including, but not limited to, circuit breaker timing apparatus, high potential AC and DC test equipment, high current/low impedance ohmmeters, digital multi-meters, relay test apparatus, power quality metering.
• Possess good computer skills, including MS-Word, MS-Excel, Windows and be willing to learn new software packages as they appear. AutoCAD a plus but not expected.
• Will be required to perform the work in an IBEW union environment.
• Must have a valid and clean driver’s license.
• Must have good work ethic.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have a clean record and be able to obtain a CDL, TWIC and/or similar document needed.
• Must pass Pre-hire Drug Screen and background check.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Review print packages for large utility projects and accomplish the following
• Verify the design is correct and will work with the existing equipment.
• Be able to request the necessary outages to perform the work safely.
• Generate isolation lists to perform the work safely without inadvertent operation.
• Be able to lead a group of electricians to perform the wiring in active relay control buildings.
• Have a complete understanding of all the equipment in a substation and know what tests to perform for acceptance or maintenance testing.
• Perform troubleshooting and problem identification and analysis. Make recommendations regarding corrective action and/or repairs.
• Tripping of circuit breakers from a protective relay system.
• Operational verification for all internal circuit breaker controls and alarms.
• Verification of all AC and DC relay wiring.
• Verification of current transformer (CT) wiring ratio and polarity from the CT to the relays.
• Settings applied to all programmable relays and instruments (calculation of setting are by the System Protection Engineers).
• Simulation and verification of all potential device wiring (CCVT’s and PT’s) from the potential service to the relay or instrument connected to such devices.
• Verification of all systems associated with power transformers (load tap changers (LTC’s), fans, pumps, alarms, sudden pressure relays, controls).
• Operational verification of electrical or mechanical safety interlock systems.
• Verification of SCADA inputs and outputs.
• Operational verification of auxiliary power systems including, generators, bus transfer and other equipment.
• Operational verification of relay protective schemes including, breaker failure, transfer trip (Tone and Fiber), bus differential, transformer differential, line protection schemes.
• Mark up of project drawings to reflect as built/modified conditions includes as required: cable diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, relay rack arrangements and physical layout drawings; actual CAD updates will be performed by others from marked prints.
• Generate technical reports detailing services provided, problems found, and corrective action taken or recommended.
• Electronic relay setting review and modification (SEL, Multilin, Siprotec, etc.)
• Circuit tracing and verification.
• Electrical tests (Hi-pot, Doble, TTR, Ductor, Megger)
• Battery voltage regulator set-up.
• Operational verification of both manual and motor operated disconnects.