POSITION SUMMARY

Performs assigned projects, procedures, or tasks at a level of independent expertise, involving the installation, calibration, testing, inspection, repair, and maintenance of all types and kinds of power quality instruments, BES Transmission protective relaying equipment, and BES Transmission control systems. Also assists with Transmission protective relaying and controls programming, testing, and installation in collaboration with foreign utilities upon request. Participates in on-the-job training or other educational opportunities in order to achieve a level of independent expertise concerning abnormal conditions and higher state-of-the-art technologies associated with Hoosier Energy’s’ Transmission system equipment and facilities as well as protective relay equipment and systems.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assures safe work practices are recognized and implemented on the job.
• Performs, at a level of independent expertise, and directs the performance of Transmission Relay Technicians C, in the installation, testing, calibration, repair, and maintenance of: Panel indicating instruments; Transducers; Recorders; Electro-mechanical relays; Solid state relays; Switchboard indicating instruments and switchboard annunciators; Automatic oscillographs; Other associated protective control equipment.
• Works with Transmission Working Foreman to coordinate project and maintenance work.
• Performs, under indirect guidance, maintenance testing on Transmission system equipment.
• Monitors work in progress and provides feedback in order to maintain schedules.
• Performs, under indirect guidance, operational tests of various types for the purpose of verifying proper operation of Transmission protective relaying systems and solid-state controls.
• Reviews, under indirect guidance, the specifications of newly acquired equipment and performs operational check-outs and verifications of quality and quantity to make recommendations concerning equipment acceptability.
• Assists in SCADA checkout with the Communications Department.
• Maintains supporting software specific to Transmission system relaying and controls equipment including, but not limited to, SEL Accelerator Quickset, Cooper ProView, USI Fault Recorder software, Beckwith software, Doble Protection Suite, ApsenDB Relay Database.
• Performs or coordinates, under indirect guidance, equipment calibrations on, but not limited to, Fluke and Doble test sets.
• Makes sketches, takes notes, draws graphs, completes reports, and provides any other raw data in order to maintain complete and accurate records about the installation, testing, repair, and maintenance of Transmission relaying equipment and reports any abnormal or potentially dangerous conditions to the appropriate supervisor(s) in a responsible and timely fashion.
• Maintains a working familiarity with and makes approved field corrections to blueprints of Transmission relaying and control systems in order to verify proper installation and practicality; incorporates approved field corrections and modifications onto departmental blueprints and assures that departmental files are maintained with the latest revisions.
• Learns, through on-the-job training and advanced educational opportunities and then applies as appropriate: Fault studies and other system studies towards checking fuse and relay coordination; analyzes relay settings in order to make recommendations for changes in relay and protective schemes.
• Performs, under indirect guidance, standard tests and verifies associated secondary circuits of current and potential associated with Transmission protective relaying and control systems.
• Calculates meter ratios and multipliers and checks and recommends current transformer sizes to protect against overloading of protective relaying and control secondary circuits.
• Keeps abreast of technological developments in equipment or techniques regarding transmission protective relaying and control systems.
• Makes periodic inspections and, in general, is responsible for the proper utilization, maintenance, and security of assigned tools, test equipment, vehicles and work areas.
• Performs, under indirect guidance, all assigned projects within the specifications of Hoosier Energy’s general switching instructions and equipment clearance procedures; performs, under indirect guidance, switching procedures, when directed.
• Provides training and instruction assistance, as needed, for the Distribution Relay Technician HEATS Apprenticeship program.
• Reviews with and provides appropriate input to the Transmission Relay Working Foreman or the Area Coordinator, Meter Relay, and provides recommendations about practices, procedures, system requirements, or improvements in order to facilitate maintenance schedules, short- or long-range plans, and any other efficiencies or cost improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School or GED minimum
• Advanced training program completion minimum
• Additional academic background in electronic circuitry, measurements, and technology equivalent to two years’ full-time study in electronic/electrical principles and techniques minimum

Experience:

• Three Years of Electrical Utility experience in Relay Technician or related field minimum, including two years or more working as a Transmission Relay Technician C or its equivalent
• Must be willing to supplement on-the-job training with advanced educational coursework in Transmission relaying application, installation, and maintenance

Skills and Abilities:

• Written and oral communication skills
• Problem Solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varying scopes and timelines
• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels and work as part of a team
• Demonstrated level of professionalism, positive attitude, and ability to work with others
• Valid Indiana driver’s license

Working Conditions:

• Potential after hours call outs
• Must maintain a CDL Medical Certificate
• Primarily field environment

Hoosier Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

About Hoosier Energy

Hoosier Energy is a generation and transmission cooperative serving 18 member electric cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

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