Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 1 week ago
SENIOR RELAY TECHNICIAN
Palatka, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expSeminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. is seeking a Senior Relay Technician to supervise and perform calibration, installation, and maintenance of protective relays and associated equipment. The role involves ensuring compliance with NERC Reliability Standards and overseeing complex troubleshooting and repair tasks.
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Responsibilities
Interprets NERC Reliability Standards to ensure adherence to required specifications, maintenance activity and evidence retention
Supports the Capital Project Budget, O&M Budget and Job Order Development, including authorization, justifications, gate reviews, and specification development and bidding process for transmission substation and plant protection, SCADA, and controls equipment
Supports the development of departmental goals, tracking and reporting
Ensures maintenance activities are performed in strict accordance with all Seminole practices and procedures
Assigns work tasks to personnel in support of project and periodic schedules in addition to emergency maintenance requirements
Leads the on-the-job training of personnel ensuring a high standard of technical and professional development
Schedules, coordinates, and instructs SCADA and protective relaying training, as needed
Write relay testing procedures using technical manuals, electrical drawings, vendor manuals and any other applicable information
Supervises and performs:
Electro-mechanical, static and microprocessor protective relay calibration, testing and maintenance
Test carrier, tone equipment and other pilot channels testing and maintenance
SCADA equipment testing and maintenance
Metering and telemetering circuit testing and maintenance
Oversees the testing and commissioning of substation and plant protection equipment coupled with substation SCADA and control circuits
Oversees the troubleshooting and repair of substation and plant protection equipment coupled with substation SCADA and control equipment
Develops protective relay and SCADA testing procedures using technical manuals, electric drawings, vendor manuals and other applicable information
Ensures appropriate and accurate records of all calibration and maintenance activities associated with protective relays are properly stored using PMIS or other appropriate tools
Ensures adherence to equipment safety and clearance procedures and practices
Supports the execution of corporate, division and department initiatives and objectives
Performs other duties as applicable to the position or as assigned
NERC Compliance: Performs NERC Compliance Program roles if/as designated in Seminole's Standard Ownership Matrix (SOM) including ongoing evidence retention in "audit-ready" form. You should also be familiar with Seminole's Enterprise Internal Compliance Program (ENT-GCD-RGC-EP-054) to further your understanding of Seminole's compliance program and your duties and responsibilities in the SOM
Qualification
Required
Associate of Science Degree in Electrical Technology or related area and eight (8) years of experience in calibrating, installing, and in-service testing of electro-mechanical and static or microprocessor relay systems
OR Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Technology or related area and four (4) years of experience in calibrating, installing, and in-service testing of electro-mechanical and static or microprocessor relay systems
OR Two (2) years of similar experience may be substituted for each one (1) year of education
Troubleshooting electrical control circuits and devices
Electro-Mechanical, Static and Microprocessor Based Relay Systems
Plant, Substation and Transmission System Operations
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Relay Communication Systems
SCADA and RTU Systems
Protective Relay Test Equipment and Procedures
National Electric Safety Code, OSHA and NERC Standards
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
Effective verbal/nonverbal, listening and written communications
Presentation
Detailed Oriented
Self-Starter and take initiative
Analytical and Problem Solving
Multi-Tasking – multiple assignments and demands
Leadership and Organizational
Employee Engagement
Employee training
The employee must be able to lift and carry test equipment up to ninety (90) pounds
Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Report
Company
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Seminole Electric Cooperative is one of the largest generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives in the country.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-12-19Grant
2024-09-05Grant
Leadership Team
Lisa Johnson
CEO and General Manager
Recent News
2024-12-24
Tampa Bay Business Journal
2024-12-20
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