U.S. Electrical Testing specializes in electrical acceptance testing, maintenance testing, and commissioning services for the nation's most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, commercial and industrial clients, and electrical contractors. The company's capabilities include emergency response, engineering services, and turn-key installation and repair. Position Summary:
- Programs, installs and maintains protective relaying and metering. Performs electrical tests and repairs concerned with maintenance and performance evaluation of in-service relays to prevent and remedy abnormal behavior or failure of transmission and distribution equipment. Analyzes test results and interprets electrical diagrams to locate defective equipment.
- Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:
- Proficiently uses hand, power tools, meters and other test equipment in energized electrical rooms, vaults, and substations to install, maintain, repair and program protective relays and associated wiring and equipment
- Applies, reads, understands, reviews and corrects schematic, wiring diagram blueprints and substation drawings and inspections
- Programs and operates various test equipment and exercises all safe work practices as outlined in the company safety handbook
- Commissions new relay and metering installations
- Coordinates testing, troubleshooting and repairs of relaying and other equipment with other department personnel
- Performs maintenance on and testing of relays and associated equipment such as standby generators and display meters
- Troubleshoots, repairs and replaces components involved in questionable operations and failures
- Participates in emergency call outs
- Performs other duties, tasks and special projects as assigned
Position / Candidate Requirement - To Include Education & Years of Experience - Valid Drivers License
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% - 50% of the time
- Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills
- Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives
- Strong MS Excel, Word, Power DB, and Smartsheet experience is a plus
- 4-6 years of experience OR Associate's degree and 2-4 years of experience OR Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years of experience in Related field
Abilities:
- Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time.
- Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
- Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
- Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
- Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
- May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
- Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Other Abilities: - Works both indoors and outdoors in extreme temperatures including heat, cold, humidity, temperature swings and inclement weather, frequent exposure to dust, odor, electrical, mechanical, loud noise and toxic hazards.
- Operates hand tools, heavy equipment, light trucks and power tools; 20/20 corrected vision is required to perform visual inspection of small defects, small parts and operation of measurement devices and assembly of fabricated parts.
- May be required to work after-hours, weekends and holidays and respond timely to urgent or emergency situations.
- Certifications (desired/advantageous): NETA level III, or IV preferred.
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