Senior Electrical Field Technician

Mesa Associates, Inc; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc is seeking a Senior Electrical Field Technician located in Knoxville, TN, or nearby areas. The ideal candidate will have experience in the utility and power generation industries and the ability to guide on-site electricians.

This position necessitates extensive travel and significant time spent at client sites, where you will implement electrical changes and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with utility, industrial, or power generation industries.
• Ability to implement field red-lines and modifications.
• Field experience with coal, hydro, and power plants.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to on-site electricians for implementation.
• Travel extensively to client sites for outages and modifications.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Knowledge of electrical best practices

Ability to read drawings

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