Relay Technician Trainee

About the Role

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging. Train to become a Relay Technician through hands-on experience, formal technical coursework, and guided mentorship under an experienced Area Relay Technician. This role builds the foundational knowledge and skills required to progress to a journeyman-level position, supporting the reliable operation of substation protection, control, and metering systems.

Responsibilities

A Relay Technician Trainee develops a working knowledge of substation equipment and systems while assisting with the installation, maintenance, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment. This includes, but is not limited to, electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based protective relays; indicating and kWh/kW metering; recording devices such as sequence of events recorders and digital fault recorders; and control systems associated with breakers, transformers, regulators, capacitors, reactors, and related substation apparatus. The role also supports remote control and monitoring systems, including SCADA.

• Attend technician training schools to learn relay standards and theory and complete electronic courses as specified for the Relay Technician Trainee program
• Assist and complete work under the direction of Relay Technicians and Area Relay Technician as outlined on the Relay Technicians' job description
• Keep and assist relay technicians in keeping records and files of work performed, reports on outages and trouble, and equipment records
• Under supervision, participate in diagnostic and analytical testing of substation equipment, including power factor testing, transformer turns ratio testing, insulation resistance (megger) testing, and other assigned evaluations
• Gain experience operating substation equipment, including switching and grounding activities, in accordance with safety protocols
• Work may be performed in confined spaces, at elevated heights, and with specialized equipment such as bucket and boom trucks
• May involve working independently or as part of a team, responding to emergency conditions, and maintaining responsibility for assigned tools, test equipment, and vehicles

The typical duties described herein represent a major portion of the job. Other similar duties may be assigned. When management determines that it is efficient to do so, employees in this classification may be assigned duties of less complexity.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, or proof of equivalent
• Certification in an electrical apprenticeship program or equivalent program
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload and use computerized test program
• Basic computer skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, and Internet)
• Good driving record
• Must be able to obtain a CDL
• Strong ability to follow safety policies and procedures
• Must have passed relay seminar exam

Benefits

PacifiCorp offers a wide range of benefits designed to help you live a more balanced lifestyle, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option (matching contributions vary by union; for nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of eligible pay each year for new hires and matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute); life insurance; additional voluntary benefits including pet insurance; tuition assistance; and mass transit pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City offices.

Work-life balance benefits include generous paid time off (varies by employee type), paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, paid bereavement leave, and Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing.