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Title

Electric Relay Technician

Type

Electric and Gas

Date Posted

2019-12-10

City / Organization

City of College Station, TX

Website

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Email Contact

recruiting@cstx.gov

Description

Job Title	Electric Relay Technician
Closing Date/Time	Mon. 02/03/20 11:59 PM Central Time
Salary	$26.86 - $29.55 Hourly $55,868.80 - $61,464.00 Annually
Job Type	Full Time
Location	College Station, Texas
Department	Electric Department

Description Benefits Supplemental Questions Custom Form Fields

Under the supervision of the Electric Relay Foreman, the Electric Relay Technician is involved in the installation, maintenance, replacement, testing, documentation, and programming of relays and equipment involved in substation transmission and distribution protection; monitoring and controls; Distribution Automation (DA); and security; while ensuring work meets all North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance guidelines.

Principal Duties:

Install, commission, test, calibrate, maintain, and program protective relaying equipment used in substation transmission and distribution systems.
Implement and update protection settings as developed by relay engineers. Document all system modifications and changes.
Demonstrate knowledge of tools, equipment, and operational details required to properly accomplish the duties associated with this position.
Troubleshoot and analyze system failures.
Assist the Substation Technicians in substation maintenance and improvements.
Work with SCADA, Operations, Transmission and Distribution, Compliance, and Substation/Metering, along with outside consultants, contractors, and other electric utilities to ensure the electric system meets all regulatory compliance requirements (NERC, FERC, ERCOT, PRC-005).
Assist in the review of schematics and blueprints to verify relay functionality and integration with other protection and control components such as RTUs, test devices, and other utility companies' relays.
Aid in development of written standards for commissioning, acceptance testing and maintenance procedures for protective relaying using manufacturer's technical manuals and PRC-005 requirements.
Assist in the installation and maintenance of DA controls and communication components and security efforts of the electric utility.
Perform federally mandated (NERC) testing on protection systems according to NERC PRC-005 standards and document results. Perform end-to-end relay testing using test equipment. Verify protective relay logic through the function testing of the relaying systems.
Assist the Foreman in the performance of his/her duties as delegated; make recommendations to improve work and system processes. Act on behalf of the Foreman when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:
High School Diploma or GED equivalency and either two (2) years of experience in military electronics or as an electric utility technician. Valid Texas Driver License.
Must maintain a residence within a 40 minute response time of the Utility Service Center within 6 months of accepting position. Available to work on-call, emergency response, weekends and evenings. Ability to progress through skill plan program within specified period of time as defined per department's skill plan policy.

Preferred:
Two (2) year technical degree in electronics, computers or other technical field from an accredited college

Supplemental Information:

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Drug Screening: Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this position, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy.

Position open until filled or closing date.

Job Post Expiration Date February 3, 2020

All jobs posted are considered open until filled and may close at anytime except as stated in the Job Description. .