Protection & Control Technician Senior -Granbury TX

Job Opportunity at Luminant Generation Company LLC

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.

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

Locations

Granbury, Texas