Senior Relay Technician: Protection & Control Lead

Electric Power Systems; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with match

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Competitive Pay

Certification incentives

Tuition Reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Electric Power Systems (EPS) is seeking a Senior Relay Technician to lead protection and control testing, commissioning, and field execution for substation and industrial systems across North America. The role emphasizes safety, complex project management, and collaboration with customers and field teams.

The ideal candidate brings deep relay testing expertise, strong problem-solving, and hands-on experience with protective relays in transmission, generation, or distribution environments.

Qualifications

• Pre-employment drug screen required for safety sensitive position.
• Criminal background check required.
• Overtime and out-of-town travel may be needed.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required.
• Hands-on experience installing, maintaining, testing, and repairing protective relays in substations.
• Ability to troubleshoot distribution and transmission controls.
• Knowledge of relay test software.

Responsibilities

• Lead job site safety briefings and enforce safety policies.
• Analyze protection schemes for power circuits and systems.
• Install, commission, test, and perform functional testing of substation control circuits.
• Execute advanced end-to-end testing using relay test equipment and software.
• Read and validate protection schematics and configurations.
• Calibrate and ensure performance of electromechanical and microprocessor relays.
• Perform complex troubleshooting across protection and control systems.
• Lead root cause analysis for relay trips and disturbances.
• Develop project execution plans and outage sequences.
• Coordinate resources and field activities for project completion.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and commissioning documentation.
• Mentor Relay Technician I/II and junior engineers.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders to communicate status.

Skills

Drug screen

Background check

Overtime & travel

Driver's license

Relay protection experience

Troubleshooting

Relay test software

Communication skills

Education

Electrical/Electronic technology degree

NETA I/II/IV Certification

Tools

Relay test software

Job description

Electric Power Systems (EPS) is seeking a Senior Relay Technician to lead protection and control testing, commissioning, and field execution for substation and industrial systems across North America. The role emphasizes safety, complex project management, and collaboration with customers and field teams.

The ideal candidate brings deep relay testing expertise, strong problem-solving, and hands-on experience with protective relays in transmission, generation, or distribution environments.