Lead P&C Technician Field Services

About the role

This opportunity leads field operations for complex construction, environmental, and infrastructure projects by providing expert technical guidance, hands-on execution, and oversight of day-to-day site activities.

Responsibilities

• Performs testing and commissioning of Protection and Control systems on high voltage substations
• Executes and validates advanced protection and control testing sequences, ensuring alignment with test plans, applicable standards, and client specifications
• Trains and mentors technicians, manages site logistics, and facilitates effective communication between field crews and project leadership
• Ensures accurate data collection, reporting, and integration with project systems and internal databases
• Maintains oversight of fleet vehicles, tools, materials, and inventory to support site productivity
• Contributes to incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across projects
• Exercises responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 11 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, or distribution relays (SEL, Basler, Beckwith, and GE families) and protective schemes
• Advanced 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
• Expert knowledge of testing electrical distribution, generation, and transmission projects with voltage levels ranging from 15 kV to 500 kV, including protective relays and circuit breakers
• Strong understanding of technical software used for testing purposes and data review: ProTesT, Protection Suite, ENOSERV RTS, Omicron Test Universe, and AcSELerator Quickset
• Significant experience collaborating with contractors, technicians, and engineers
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies

Qualifications

• Physical stamina to work in outdoor and physically demanding conditions
• Significant experience troubleshooting equipment or procedural issues and identifying practical solutions
• Ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and maintain accountability in the field
• Commitment to continued learning and development in technical field services
• Understanding of confidentiality and ethical behavior in technical environments
• Reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently or with a team
• Willingness and physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds individually, and up to 100 pounds with assistance

Skills

• Field experience in high voltage substations
• Technical skills related to protective relays
• Software proficiency in testing purposes
• Collaboration with contractors, technicians, and engineers
• Workplace safety and ethics

Benefits

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Additional Information

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. Notice To Third Party Agencies WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.