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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive hands-on experience in testing and commissioning protective relays and control systems within electric utility substations, with a strong ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics. Proficient in troubleshooting and providing technical direction in high-voltage environments while ensuring safety and compliance.
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Protective Relay TestingSCADA/RTU TestingDoble 6150 ExperienceCommissioning ExperienceField Experience in Utility Substations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform hands-on testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of protection and control systems within electric utility substations
- Test and commission protective relays using Doble, Omicron, Megger, or comparable relay test equipment
- Perform functional testing, secondary injection, trip testing, CT/PT verification, polarity checks, phasing checks, interlock verification, and control-circuit testing
- Perform or support end-to-end relay testing
- Commission and troubleshoot protection schemes for transformers, feeders, transmission lines, buses, breakers, differential protection, and breaker-failure functions
- Read and interpret one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, relay settings, and protection drawings
- Verify relay settings, logic, wiring, inputs, outputs, alarms, controls, and trip functions
- Support commissioning and upgrades in energized brownfield and greenfield substations
- Develop or support work plans, isolation plans, test procedures, redlines, and commissioning documentation
- Perform SCADA/RTU point-to-point testing and verify remote status, alarms, analog points, and control functions
- Troubleshoot protection, control, communication, and automation issues
- Provide technical direction and mentoring to junior technicians
- Coordinate with engineers, electricians, construction teams, system operators, and utility personnel
- Travel between customer locations throughout New Jersey and work overtime, outage schedules, shifts, and occasional call-outs as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experienced utility substation Protection & Control Relay Technician
- Hands-on field experience testing and commissioning protective relays and protection/control systems in electric utility substations
- Utility substation Protection & Control testing and commissioning experience
- Hands-on protective relay testing experience
- Experience with Doble 6150, Omicron, Megger, ENOSERV/RTS, or comparable relay-testing platforms
- Experience with SEL, GE, ABB, Siemens, Schweitzer, or similar protective relays
- Experience with CT/PT circuits and testing
- Experience with trip checks, functional testing, and end-to-end testing
- Experience with AC and DC control circuits and substation protection schemes
- SCADA/RTU testing experience
- Ability to read and troubleshoot protection and control drawings
- Ability to work safely around medium- and high-voltage equipment
- Commissioning or reliability-upgrade experience within operating substations
- Level 3 classification: at least 5+ years of substation field experience with an associate degree in electrical technology, or 7+ years without that degree, along with testing and commissioning experience
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to meet background-check and drug-screening requirements
- Ability to work safely in utility substations and around energized equipment
- Willingness to travel between customer locations throughout New Jersey
- Availability for overtime, outage schedules, shifts, and occasional call-outs as project needs require
Benefits
Comp & perks- Union wage structure
- Union fringe benefits in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement
- Participation in applicable Welfare and Pension Funds
- Employer contributions to the National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) as required under the union agreement
- Weekly pay
- Paid time off and holidays in accordance with the applicable CBA
- Company vehicle availability on qualifying assignments, subject to company policy and clearance
- Mileage reimbursement when an approved personal vehicle is used for business travel
- Opportunity to support a major electric utility program while working primarily throughout New Jersey
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Hard Skills
Testing and CommissioningFunctional TestingTrip ChecksAC/DC Control CircuitsCT/PT Circuit TestingEnd-to-End Relay TestingProtection Scheme TroubleshootingReading SchematicsRelay Settings VerificationIsolation Plans Development
Soft Skills
Technical DirectionMentoring Junior TechniciansCoordination with TeamsProblem-SolvingSafety Awareness
Tools & Technologies
DobleOmicronMeggerENOSERV/RTSSEL RelaysGE RelaysABB RelaysSiemens RelaysSchweitzer RelaysRelay Test Equipment
Certifications & Qualifications
Associate Degree in Electrical TechnologyValid Driver's License
Industry Keywords
Electric Utility SubstationsProtection and Control SystemsHigh-Voltage EquipmentBrownfield and Greenfield SubstationsRelay Testing Standards