Relay Field Technician
Southern Power Systems · Baton Rouge, LA · 23 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Understand type of relay and test procedure needed
- Isolate device successfully from system for testing
- Able to return relay into the system without incident
- Utilize test set, proper software, and steps to maintain relay integrity
- Perform end-to-end testing
- Understand digital logic and decipher/follow logic diagrams
- Understand protection schemes/zones of protection
- Complete DFR, SCADA, communications
- Develop and repair relay test routines
- NETA Level 4 / NICET Technician Level 4 / NICET Technologist is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- 5 or more years of prior industrial/substation electrical experience is preferred
- Preferred knowledge of Doble Protection Suite, Omicron Test Universe, ENOSERV RTSCDL or Chauffer’s license is preferred
- - ability to effectively pull a trailer
- Utilize PPE and safety equipment as required per task
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to acquire a TWIC certification
- Ability to read and interpret blue prints and schematic drawings
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Ability to work skillfully with both hands constantly
- Independently, safely lift and carry objects up to 5 feet long and weighing up to 20 pounds routinely, 50 pounds occasionally
- Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffold
- Kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, push, pull, twist, finger, grasp and feel on a constant and repetitive basis
- Stand, walk, talk, see (20/20 vision naturally or corrected), hear within normal range and perform repetitive motion activities
- Physically negotiate the hazards of a new construction worksite (i.e. uneven surfaces, floor openings, heights, construction debris and poor lighting)