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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Relay Technician

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBeaumont, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record is required.
  • The candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
  • The candidate must be willing to travel and work overtime when needed.
  • Practical experience working with protective relay equipment in utility substations is required.
  • Working knowledge of electrical control circuits and protective relay logic is required.
  • Proficiency with relay test software and tools is required.
  • Experience installing and maintaining high-voltage electrical equipment, including circuit breakers, switchgear, and transformers, is required.
  • An associate or bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Technology or Engineering is required.
  • The candidate must be able to lift and carry up to 70 pounds, stand, walk, and climb ladders or equipment for extended periods, and work outdoors in various weather conditions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Promote and model a strong safety culture, including accountability for team members' safety practices.
  • Install, commission, test, and routinely maintain protective relaying systems in substations.
  • Conduct function testing on relay panels, transformers, breakers, and associated control circuitry.
  • Create and follow procedures for testing, commissioning, and maintaining protective devices.
  • Develop and execute relay test routines and macros, and verify system performance against design parameters.
  • Analyze relay logic, settings, and responses to simulated faults to confirm proper operation.
  • Plan and implement testing and isolation procedures for scheduled outages.
  • Install and test communication protocols and systems, including SCADA, GOOSE, Modbus, and fiber optics.
  • Perform system analysis involving relays, transformers, AC/DC systems, and instrumentation, and assist in troubleshooting distribution and transmission protection schemes and control issues.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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