Lead Testing & Commissioning Technician

What's in it for you?

You'll gain hands-on experience with top-tier testing equipment and work on diverse electrical projects, enhancing your troubleshooting and diagnostics skills in a workplace that prioritizes a healthy work/life balance.

The Company & Role

The company specializes in high-quality utility substation testing and commissioning (medium to high voltage) across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. They are looking for motivated Testing & Commissioning Technicians to join their expanding team. They pride themselves on offering the close-knit feel of a small company with the benefits and perks of a larger one.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage testing and commissioning plans, covering required tests, circuit isolation, sequencing, construction schedules, outages, energization and other similar responsibilities.

• Review project drawings and diagrams, conduct pre-job walk-throughs, and communicate necessary adjustments to clients.

• Lead & support project bidding, inspections, troubleshooting, and execution of electrical projects, including protection and control systems.
  
  
• Provide hands-on leadership in testing and commissioning at utility sites, mentoring technicians and engineers to ensure timely, safe, and budget-compliant project completion.

• Ensure client satisfaction by meeting expectations & quality standards in a timely manner.

• Ensure compliance with industry standards (OSHA, NFPA, NETA) during testing and commissioning.

• Manage hands-on execution of projects including transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, transfer switches, relays, SCADA, and metering.

• Perform testing on medium & high-voltage substation equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, and capacitor banks.

• Promote safe work practices and maintain a proactive mindset towards identifying and addressing potential risks.

• Review field performance, safety logs, and provide feedback for improvement.

• Supervise field operations for substation protection, control, SCADA, and metering systems.

• Interpret and troubleshoot electrical diagrams to ensure correct implementation during testing & commissioning.

• Collaborate with project leads and managers to support scheduling, change orders, RFIs, and address discrepancies.

• Track project progress and maintain documentation.

• Assist with energization and conduct in-service checks to verify electrical quantities.

• Test AC/DC station service systems, including transfer switches, panelboards, and battery systems (amongst others).

• Perform acceptance testing and logic validation for protective relays and schemes for transmission lines, buses, transformers, and breakers.

Requirments

• Willing to travel frquently to sites as needed.

• High school diploma or GED, with an AS or BS in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems), or completion of a 3-5 year Electrician Apprentice Program, or U.S. Army Prime Power Production or U.S. Navy Nuclear Program with 3 years of hands-on electrical equipment experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of field service engineering, testing, and commissioning on relays and apparatus.

• Proficiency with test sets such as Doble, Megger, Vanguard, and Arbiter.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Sit, talk, listen, read, write, and type; frequent walking, hand use, reaching, squatting, and bending.

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly and handle equipment for testing.

• Flexibility to work varying hours, including overtime, to meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of NETA testing specifications is helpful but not required.

• Strong understanding of power distribution, AC/DC voltage circuit theory, and practical troubleshooting.

• Extensive experience with electrical power systems from low voltage to medium voltage.

• Proven ability to read and understand schematics and blueprints.

• Solid experience with diagnostic software and service report writing.

• Familiarity with industry standards including ANSI/NETA, IEEE, NFPA, NETA, NEC, and UL.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Willingness to commute to and work on customer sites daily, including in harsh weather conditions.

• Must complete background checks and drug and alcohol testing pre-hire and ongoing as required by customers and/or company.

• Valid U.S. driver's license with a compliant driving history.
  

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.