Senior Electrical Field Technician

Mesa Associates, Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc is seeking a Senior Electrical Field Technician in Chattanooga, TN. This role requires a background in utility or industrial power generation with the ability to read blueprints and provide guidance to electricians on site.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate extensive experience in electrical installations and will support modifications made by the engineering team. The position requires extensive travel to client sites, and familiarity with test equipment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with utility, industrial, or power generation industries.
• Able to read drawings and implement changes in the field.
• Supervision of on-site electricians may be required.

Responsibilities

• Implement work or modifications made by the engineering team.
• Travel extensively to client sites.
• Provide direction to craft labor in the field.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Strong knowledge of electrical installations

Ability to read drawings

Field experience with power plants

Tools

Power quality / multimeter

Megger

Hi-Pot

Doble relay test set

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Electrical Field Technician candidate should have experience with the utility, industrial, or power generation industries with an ideal background as a facility or plant electrician that is able to read drawings, implement changes, and create field red-lines resulting from changes in field conditions. Supervision and guidance may be required to be provided to on-site electricians to implement work or modifications made by the engineering team. This position requires extensive travel or extended time at client sites. This position requires extended travel and outage work at client sites and is largely an on-site position.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, written and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices for electrical installations, wiring, terminations, field red-lines, etc.
• Ability to read drawings and provide direction to craft labor.
• Field experience with coal, hydro, simple cycle and combined cycle power plants.

Knowledge of The Following Equipment

• Circuit breakers
• Protection relays
• Low and medium voltage power transformers
• Switchgear and motor control centers
• Motors
• Potential and current transformers

Experience With The Following Test Equipment Is a Plus

• Power quality / multimeter
• Megger
• Hi-Pot
• Doble relay test set

Preferred Locations

• Knoxville, TN
• Chattanooga, TN
• Nashville, TN
• Atlanta, GA