Experienced P&C Field Services Technician

About the role

Enter WSP is currently seeking a POWER Testing and Energization (PTE) Experienced P&C Field Services Technician for project locations in Texas and Louisiana. This opportunity supports a wide range of testing and commissioning activities, including protection and control systems on high voltage substations.

Responsibilities

• Execute moderately complex assignments, ensuring regulatory compliance, safety adherence, and data integrity across active job sites.
• Provide day-to-day support to field teams, resolve challenges on-site, and mentor junior technicians.
• Document site activities using field forms, digital data tools, and mobile applications.
• Support the Project Lead or Field Supervisor on projects, escalate complex technical problems, and monitor subcontractor performance.
• Communicate progress, field observations, and potential delays to the project team.
• Review the work of less experienced technicians for quality and accuracy, providing informal guidance as needed.
• Maintain attention to detail when filling out logs, photo documentation, and label entries.
• Collaborate with other technicians to maintain workflow, safety, and quality standards.
• Assist in monitoring subcontractor performance and activities, reporting observations to field leadership.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in the electrical testing industry, including experience in medium and high voltage circuit breakers, power transformers, instrument transformers, and substation protection and controls testing.
• Demonstrable expertise on transmission, generation, and distribution relays (SEL, Basler, Beckwith, and GE families) and protective schemes.
• Technical skills related to protective relays, including relay calibration utilizing test sets/measuring devices such as Omicron CMC 256/356 and Doble F6150, control scheme testing, testing of the sensing CT/PT circuits, ability to upload settings to microprocessor relays, and static & dynamic testing of microprocessor-based protective relays.
• Proven experience with electrical field testing standards, practices, and procedures, such as NETA, IEEE, and NFPA applicable standards.
• Experience with testing electrical distribution, generation, and transmission projects with voltage levels ranging from 15 kV to 500 kV, including protective relays and circuit breakers.
• Experience using technical software such as ProTesT, Protection Suite, ENOSERV RTS, Omicron Test Universe, and AcSELerator Quickset for testing purposes and data review.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
• Physical stamina to work in outdoor and physically demanding conditions.
• Skilled in preparing field logs, sketches, and digital reports.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Willingness and physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds individually, and up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Technology degree in a similar discipline.
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting electromechanical relays.
• Experience in testing and commissioning electrical equipment on high voltage substations such as CTs, CCVTs, PLC systems, and DC systems, including batteries and battery chargers.
• Current OSHA 30-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.