Plant Field Services Technician; Electrical

PROJECTED WORKLOAD & TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS

• Primary responsibility would be maintenance testing of protective relays and metering systems during plant shutdowns. Other duties will include backup support for battery maintenance testing, metering calibration, and transformer device testing.
• Overtime work will be required periodically to support customer schedules.
• Travel within the southern portion of the State of Alabama will be required. Expected travel requirements will be approximately 20%. Primary mode of transportation is driving.

This position will primarily support the following sites:
Plant Barry, Plant Theodore, and Plant Washington County. Secondary support for Southern Company Renewable sites.

• Protective relay calibration (both digital and analog relay systems)
• Battery and DC system maintenance activities
• Revenue meter calibration (including indicating and revenue meters)
• Transformer device testing
• General electrical system design, commissioning, modification, and troubleshooting

• Associates degree or two-year technical school preferred.

• Experience in electrical controls, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with electrical test equipment and device calibration.
• Highly desirable abilities would be experience with legacy and microprocessor-based testing protective relays.

• Working knowledge basic electrical control systems.
• Familiarity with metering and protection systems, batteries, chargers, and inverters.
• High degree of familiarity with electrical test equipment and procedures.
• Good understanding of mechanical concepts.
• Knowledge of basic engineering mathematics.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to use basic computer applications.

• Demonstrate Southern Company Values – Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment.
• Safety focus and a strong personal safety record.

• Competitive Pay
• Excellent benefits packages which includes:
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Defined Pension/Cash Balance Benefit Plan
  • Performance-sharing plan
  • 401(k) plan with a generous company match
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 18864

Job Category:
Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

Job Schedule:

Full time

Company:
Southern Company Services