Protection & Control Technician - West TX Region

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Job Summary

Under the minimal guidance of P&C Supervisor, the technician will be responsible for:

Maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting protection and control equipment at Fossil Generation facilities

Performing testing on electromechanical and microprocessor-based protective relays

Testing instrument transformers, transducers, meters, and associated equipment

Troubleshooting and repairing system protection and control equipment using schematic diagrams and system knowledge

Completing all required documentation related to projects and field work

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Maintenance of all Plant protective relaying and associated control circuits (including testing, calibration, functional tests, trouble shooting, and installation of upgrades), such as:
• Generator relaying
• Main Power Transformer, Unit Auxiliary Transformer, Start-up/Standby Transformer relaying
• All medium voltage switchgear relaying and transfer schemes
• Plant/Switchyard interface relaying
• Maintenance of Plant Metering:
• MWh metering calibrations and upgrade installations
• Voltage, current, watt, var, and frequency transducer calibrations and testing of associated equipment
• Maintenance of ancillary equipment:
• Emergency bearing oil pump test
• Current transformer meggar test
• Outage support:
• Interface with plant I&C personnel
  
  

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program
• Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program and six (6) years as a P&C Technician or acceptable job related experience.
• Significant amount of time in the field performing P&C services
• Routine travel away from home
• Extended work hours
• Strenuous physical effort such as climbing, lifting, temperature extremes, and dusty environment.
• LEVEL OF POSITION WILL BE DETERMINED BY APPLICABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE.
  
  

Key Metrics

• Interface with outside contractors
• Provide and/or support problem solving using trouble-shooting skills and recorder data
• Lead new installation wiring verification, checkout, and functional test
• Revise and maintain all associated drawings
• Conducts diagnostic tests on generation facilities’ electrical equipment (ie: Generator CTs, PTs, and Metering).
• Install, calibrate, and maintain equipment associated with data acquisition and remote telemetry to support required ERCOT and NERC protocols
  
  

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Locations

Odessa, Texas

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