Utilities Protective Relay Technician 3, or Senior

Summary

Join the Utilities gold standard for benefits (Pension, Health, 401k) and stability (average employee tenure is 16 years)! Now offering a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.

The Relay Technician plays a crucial role in maintaining and ensuring the reliability of electrical power systems. 

• Travel within Metropolitan area for projects. Company vehicle assigned at nearest SRP facility.

Experience

The following applies to technical Level III/Senior: Graduate of an approved Relay or Electrical Apprenticeship Program or equivalent.

Tech III: 4 years of experience or graduate of a Relay or Electrical Apprenticeship Program or equivalent.

Senior Technician: 7 years of related Relay Technician experience and meets expectations by a technical review panel.

Education

What You'll Do

Protection Automation & Control Construction:

• Provides on-site project coordination creating schedules and communicating with project stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of protection system installations.  
• Responsible for coordination and outage scheduling for generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial customer projects. 
• Maintains quality assurance and quality control through reviewing and correcting protection and control engineering design prints
• Responsible for installation strategy (panel construction, procurement, wire pull schedules, field wiring, etc.) 
• Performs installation quality assurance and quality control through field wiring checks and supporting with scheme checks
• Must be available to work overtime to meet project milestones
• Assists with Relay Commissioning & Testing responsibilities as assigned:​
  • Programs settings on microprocessor relays and other intelligent electronic devices
  • Commission and energizes protective relaying systems, telemetry devices, and other intelligent electronic devices through validation of wiring, settings, communication protocols and logic
  • Uses test equipment to simulate faults to validate protective relay systems
  • Assists with Protection Automation & Control Construction responsibilities as assigned.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Knowledge of the principles of electrical and electronic theory
• Knowledge of algebra, geometric, trigonometric and statistical concepts, techniques and procedures
• Knowledge of personal computer operation and transient cyber assets
• Knowledge of relay and test set applications
• Knowledge and understanding of protective relay theory, principles and applications
• Knowledge of commissioning, protective system testing and construction processes
• Must be available to work overtime 
• Performs related work as required and/or assigned
• Attends training programs, seminars, conferences, and meetings 
• Assists engineers and other personnel
• Assists in directing other technicians, apprentices, and trades helpers

Why Work at SRP

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking