Substation Relay Technician - Ellis Bragg LLC

Job Title: Substation Relay Technician
Location: New Jersey (Relocation assistance available)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $60k - $80k base Benefits (flexible based on experience)

Must-Haves:

• Experience: 3 years in relay testing & substation commissioning (15kV to 500kV).
• Education: Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent.
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Visa holders (effective communication required).
• Must be open to joining the union; excellent benefits.
• High voltage & switchgear installation experience required.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Public accounting experience (CPA candidate or licensed, or Enrolled Agent preferred).
• OSHA 30 certification preferred (company will sponsor renewal).
• Relay testing expertise with utilities.
• Experience in full-lifecycle commissioning and testing.
• Familiarity with Doble protection, ProTest, AcSELerator, or Renoserv.
• Strong communication skills for client interactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, test, and maintain equipment in substations and power plants.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance using advanced testing equipment.
• Troubleshoot and analyze electrical control and protection issues.
• Document work accurately and maintain records.

Job Duties:

As a Substation Relay Technician, you will be responsible for completing accurate records, reports, and time-reporting documents. Your duties will include installing, testing, maintaining, repairing, and operating equipment such as circuit breakers, transformers, capacitors, regulators, batteries, relays, and meters in substations and power plants. You will inspect substations and control buildings, observing and recording circuit and equipment loads while performing routine inspections. Additionally, you will diagnose and correct electrical troubles in circuits and equipment, utilizing advanced testing equipment such as relay test sets and multimeters.

In this role, you will test, calibrate, and troubleshoot various types of induction relays, performing initial acceptance and calibration tests on new induction relays as needed. You will also test, repair, and maintain substation remote alarms and equipment, conduct switching operations, and report any abnormal conditions to the dispatcher. As you assist with commissioning engineering tasks, you will prepare test data reports and familiarize yourself with substation circuits, equipment, and protective relay schemes. Completing required job skill demonstrations will also be essential for your promotion to the Substation Relay Tester classification.

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