Relay Technician

Job Details: Job Location: Corporate - Conover, NC, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, We are seeking a skilled Relay Technician responsible for the installation, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of relay and control equipment in electrical substations, power plants, and customer facilities. This includes working with electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based protective relays, instrument transformers, KWH/KW meters, sequential event recorders, digital fault recorders, substation controls, and various SCADA systems. The technician must adhere to all company and client safety protocols, contribute to project estimation, track progress, monitor costs, and support team leaders and management as needed. Key Responsibilities: Install, test, troubleshooting, and repair relay and control systems in substations, power plants, and customer facilities. Work with a range of equipment including protective relays (electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor), instrument transformers, metering devices, and SCADA systems. Ensure compliance with all company and client safety policies and procedures. Estimate upcoming projects and assist in planning. Monitor project progress, track time and cost, and report updates. Support team leaders and management with operational needs. Required Qualifications: Associate degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mathematics from a technical school, or equivalent experience in the electrical/electronic field. Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with electrical relays and control systems, in addition to required education. Hands-on experience testing and analyzing results of protective relays and control equipment. Proven knowledge of protective relay schemes. Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record. Willingness and ability to travel for work. Flexibility to adapt to evolving technology and changing work schedules. Desired Qualifications: Project management experience. Background in estimating relay and control projects. Experience working with protective relaying and control systems in power plant environments. Familiarity with advanced protective relay schemes. Qualifications: