P&C Technician

About the role

P&C Technician positions are available at our Indianapolis location. This role involves performing commissioning activities as assigned by the project lead.

Responsibilities

• Affiliate with day-to-day commissioning activities on the assigned project.
• Become familiar with all relevant policies and procedures to effectively perform commissioning activities.
• Attend project safety and planning meetings as necessary.
• Communicate potential delays or cost overruns to the Project Lead promptly.
• Explore new business or customer opportunities.
• Willingness to travel overnight as needed to fulfill job responsibilities.
• Identify safety hazards and contribute to a task-hazard-mitigation analysis.
• Identify human performance risks and contribute to a task-risk-mitigation analysis.

Requirements

• Evidence of assisting with the successful execution of numerous P&C commissioning projects.
• Basic understanding of electrical theory and basic protective relaying principles.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Ability to use a variety of relay test sets and automated relay testing software.
• Basic understanding of network communications including TCP/IP, DNP, Modbus, and media structures such as Ethernet and Serial over copper, fiber optics, telephone or wireless systems and powerline carrier systems.
• Familiarity with construction and apparatus testing standards and procedures. NETA III or IV certification is a plus.
• Basic understanding of NERC Standards and CIP policies and procedures and required compliance documentation.
• Strong working knowledge with common software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Experience with project management software is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge with common electrical industry software applications from industry manufacturers such as SEL, GE, Cooper, Novatech, ABB, Siemens, etc.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with customers and other team members.
• Organizational skills to include on-time reporting of time and expenses, weekly status reports, and any other documentation and reporting requirements.
• Professional appearance and maintaining tools, test equipment, and vehicles in clean and organized condition and up to date with service and calibrations.

Work Environment

• Work in close, but safe, proximity to live electrical substations.
• Occasional overtime including nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Travel on overnight, multi-day, out-of-town projects.
• Rotate emergency on-call duty and respond to customer emergencies in a timely manner.
• Willingness to take calls, give technical advice, and schedule workforce outside of the normal workday.
• Ability to lift and maneuver at least 50 lbs.
• Standing, climbing, walking, lifting, carrying, and grasping are all required.

Education and Work Experience

• Associates technical degree or equivalent military training such as Army Prime Power or Naval Nuclear Power fields with minimum of 2 years of P&C, project management, substation commissioning or related experience.
• Ability to achieve NETA level III or IV within 12 months of employment.

Other Requirements

• Pass a pre-employment criminal background check, education verification, motor vehicle report, an approved hair and urine drug screen, as well as periodic, unannounced random testing.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift and maneuver at least 50 lbs.
• Willingness to obtain a company-paid TWIC, OSHA 10 hour, NFPA 70-E, and CPR training.