Commissioning & Testing Technician

Company: Aerotek
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Aerotek is currently seeking aCommissioning & Testing Technicianfor a long term contract at a federal utility in Vancouver, WA. Holiday, Vacation and access to competitive benefits is provided.The Commissioning and Testing Technician will provide engineering, design, and field support for commissioning and testing, contract management and inspection, and specialty services for new and upgraded electrical facilities on the transmission network in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. This position will also provide technical support to project managers in all phases of projects from planning and estimating through project closeout and post energization reviews. The position is located in Vancouver, WA, but may involve up to 95% travel to various field locations across the service area.Responsibilities Include:

• Under the guidance of a commissioning engineer or technician, test substation equipment, primarily power circuit breakers, transformers, and static capacitors. This testing involves verification of CT/PT ratio, CT polarity, transformer impedance, power factor for transformers, timing of power circuit breakers, and insulation voltage withstand tests.
• Perform operational checks on all new or revised substation outdoor equipment to maintain proper operation of the equipment and associated control, protective devices, indicating devices, interlocks, limiting devices, etc.
• Perform post energization in-service tests on relaying, metering, and indicating devices of new and revised facilities to verify proper functioning of all interrelated circuits and equipment.
• Perform corrections to maintain proper equipment functionality.
• Revise or correct all drawings to reflect the as-built condition of the equipment wiring and physical layout.
• Assist in development of requirements for technical specifications for procurement of power system equipment, and provide technical support in the administration of material contracts and turnkey system contracts.
• Provide technical support to construction, operations and maintenance personnel.
• Assist in the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems.
• Assist in the construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to verify compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
• Provide assistance to engineering personnel regarding inspection of completed installations and observe operations to maintain conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Assist in the troubleshooting of equipment and provide technical support to craft/customer personnel.
• Provide work updates to project managers by informing on work timeline, cost, work status, and test results when requested.Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Drafting, Computer Science or a related field is preferred.
  • Associate's Degree in Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering Technician, or a closely-related field is required.
  • 1 year of directly-related practical work experience in a technical/engineering environment is required.
  • Required:
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel and Word). Proficient in MS Office 2010.
  • Attention to detail and analytical thinking abilities are required.
  • Knowledge of engineering concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is highly desired.Preferred:
    • Education and/or direct, hands-on experience in testing and installing protection equipment and command control circuitry projects.
    • Education and/or direct, hands-on experience electric utility systems, design practices, testing standards, safety standards, work standards and duties and tasks related to installation, testing, maintenance and repair of substation equipment.
    • Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
    • Substation/relay commissioning education/experience.
    • Ability to communicate, and coordinate with internal, external, contractors, and other utilities to perform testing/commissioning. About Aerotek:We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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