Substation Testing & Commissioning Technician

Trc Companies, Inc.; Upper Leacock Township (PA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

TRC, Member of WSP, seeks a skilled Technician to support Transmission and Distribution substation operations in the United States. You will perform testing, calibration, and maintenance to ensure reliability, safety, and compliance with industry standards across entry to senior levels.

Responsibilities include testing relays, calibrating protective settings, programming LTC and voltage controllers, troubleshooting devices, and documenting procedures for uninterrupted service to customers.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of commissioning, panel and equipment checkout, relay calibration, testing and repairing substation relaying and control schemes.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply test procedures for various types of substation equipment.
• Experience in SCADA, Fault Data, Sequence of Events Recorder (SER), and Integration-Automation equipment installation and testing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct testing and routine maintenance of substation relaying, control systems, and voltage regulation equipment.
• Calibrate protective relays and apply relay settings according to standards and operational requirements.
• Program Load Tap Changing (LTC) and voltage regulator controllers.
• Perform troubleshooting and repairs on substation relays and control devices within distribution substations.
• Plan and execute testing activities efficiently, adhering to schedules while ensuring service continuity.
• Maintain accurate documentation of testing procedures, results, and equipment configurations.

Skills

Commissioning

Panel checkout

Relay calibration

SCADA experience

Fault data

SER experience

Automation testing

Tools

SCADA tooling

Job description

TRC, Member of WSP, seeks a skilled Technician to support Transmission and Distribution substation operations in the United States. You will perform testing, calibration, and maintenance to ensure reliability, safety, and compliance with industry standards across entry to senior levels.

Responsibilities include testing relays, calibrating protective settings, programming LTC and voltage controllers, troubleshooting devices, and documenting procedures for uninterrupted service to customers.