Job Title: Relay/Equipment Performance Technician - PDM

We are currently seeking a Relay/Equipment Performance Technician – PDM ­­­to join our team.

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In states from DE to TX, ULCS needs people with a variety of skills and capabilities to help us build smarter more resilient energy grids and futures for our customers and communities. It’s important work that communities increasingly depend on for their quality of life and we are making a difference for the customers and communities and growing as more customers discover the ULCS difference. It’s rewarding work and a career that can support you on your life’s journey. If you’d like to make a difference too, then own your career.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the PERT General Foreman, this position will be responsible and accountable for the completion of in-field jobs on an assigned or emergency basis. Field jobs consist of testing all substation electrical power equipment, commissioning new electrical power equipment and their associated control circuits, infrared scanning of substations, transformer predictive maintenance surveys, and other duties as assigned. Apprentices are required to work under the direct supervision of a lead technician and complete required training courses.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge in the operation and maintenance of Electrical Transmission stations and lines.

• Competent with power and hand tools.

• Able to read and understand drawings, schematics, and operating instructions and manuals relating to substation transmission equipment.

• Safety and environmental knowledge.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Be available during off-duty hours.

• Familiar with and able to use Microsoft, strong computer and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to verbally communicate effectively and accurately.

• Work within all applicable safety rules.

• Wear all required PPE, which includes but not limited to: FR Clothing, Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, Safety Toed Boots, and Harness.

• Work both independently and in group settings.

• Drives for an extended period of time to and from the job site.

• Able to work and retain access to all assets, including but not limited to substations, ROW’s, facilities, vehicles, and equipment.

• Must be able to work in energized substations and power plants containing voltages up to and including 345,000 volts.

• Must be able to work with hands above head for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to walk, climb, and work from ladders, or at various heights, on uneven and slippery surfaces, performing mentally/physically demanding work under unfavorable weather conditions while handling equipment or material.

• Must be able to lift, move and maneuver heavy weights of up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis.

• Must be capable of pulling, pushing, bending, stooping, and kneeling.

• Must have the cognition to concentrate on the work for an 8 to 10-hour day.

Education & Experience:

• An Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology, or other accepted equivalent degree from a recognized College or University.

• College transcripts will be required to ensure minimum courses have been successfully completed.

• Management shall have the exclusive right to determine degree equivalency.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE: (less than 10%): climbing poles, climbing stairs

• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): sitting, stooping, kneeling, squatting, body twisting, crawling, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 50 lbs.

• FREQUENT (up to 66 %): standing, walking, climbing on/off truck, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reading, reaching, range of motion, depth perception, color vision, lifting, lifting up to 10 lbs.

• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, hearing-speech range

Safety:

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

Hazards:

• Works alone in energized high voltage electrical substations up to 345,000 volts.

• Must work in close proximity to energized electrical equipment up to 345,000 volts.

• Exposed to static and induced voltages.

• Exposed to Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF).

• May be exposed to Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave Frequency.

• Works around hazardous equipment.

• Works with energized parts or equipment.

• May be subjected to high-intensity and stressful situations.

• Work in all temperatures (cold, snow, ice, wind, rain, heat).

• Exposed to traffic and mobile equipment.

• Works on construction sites with uneven terrain.

• May be exposed to nature, i.e. irritating plants and biting or stinging insects.

• Work may be performed at varying heights above ground, in manholes, and/or in confined spaces.

About Us:

Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS) delivers electric and gas utility construction and maintenance services for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, large industrial manufacturers, government, general contractors, developers, and EPC firms. Formed in 2000 from small beginnings, ULCS now boasts more than 2,300 non-union employees in 15 states safely performing utility transmission and distribution infrastructure work throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the Delmarva Peninsula, the Southeast, and the South regions of the United States.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.