Luminant

Operates competitive power generation and trading

Protection & Control Technician Senior

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program is required.
For the senior level, completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program and six years as a P&C Technician or acceptable job-related experience are required.
Significant field experience performing protection and control services is required.
Routine travel away from home is required.
Extended work hours are required.
The role requires strenuous physical effort, including climbing and lifting, and work in temperature extremes and dusty environments.

Responsibilities

Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot protection and control equipment for fossil generation facilities under the minimum guidance of Lead P&C Technicians.
Test electromechanical and microprocessor protective relays.
Test instrument transformers, transducers, meters, and associated equipment.
Use schematic diagrams and system knowledge to troubleshoot and repair system protection control equipment and relays.
Complete documentation for projects and field work.
Maintain plant protective relaying and associated control circuits, including testing, calibration, functional tests, troubleshooting, and installation of upgrades.
Maintain generator relaying; main power, unit auxiliary, and start-up/standby transformer relaying; medium-voltage switchgear relaying and transfer schemes; and plant/switchyard interface relaying.
Maintain plant metering, including MWh metering calibrations and upgrade installations.
Calibrate voltage, current, watt, var, and frequency transducers and test associated equipment.
Maintain ancillary equipment, including testing the emergency bearing oil pump and performing current transformer megger tests.
Support outages and interface with plant instrumentation and controls personnel.
Interface with outside contractors.
Provide or support problem solving using troubleshooting skills and recorder data.
Lead new-installation wiring verification, checkout, and functional testing.
Revise and maintain associated drawings.
Conduct diagnostic tests on generation-facility electrical equipment, including generator current transformers, potential transformers, and ancillary equipment.
Install, calibrate, and maintain equipment associated with data acquisition and remote telemetry to support required ERCOT and NERC protocols.

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Job Summary

Under minimum guidance of Lead P&C Technicians: Responsible for maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting protection and control equipment for Fossil Generation Facilities
Perform testing of electromechanical and microprocessor protective relays
Perform testing of instrument transformers, transducers, meters and associated equipment
Using schematic diagrams and system knowledge, troubleshoot and repair system protection control equipment and relays
Complete all documentation on 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 GED 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 ancilliary equipment).

· 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

Granbury, TexasTexas

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About the Company

Luminant

Operates competitive power generation and trading

Luminant is a competitive power generation and energy services company in Texas, with assets spanning mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development operations. It owns and operates about 17,000 MW of generation, including nuclear and coal, and purchases wind power to balance supply while selling electricity in wholesale markets. It differentiates itself by running a large, diversified generation fleet plus mining, trading, and development under Vistra Energy in a Texas-focused market, plus active wind procurement. Its goal is to be a leading competitive energy provider in Texas by owning, operating, and optimizing a broad mix of generation assets and participating in wholesale markets to deliver reliable power.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $1M
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Founded: Not listed

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