Relay Tech ,II or Sr

Location:

Fort Stockton, TX, United States
Job
Date Posted:
Dec 8, 2025

Under general supervision, inspects, tests, and maintains relay equipment and performs other substation maintenance duties related to protection systems.

• Inspects and tests relays and other substation equipment to ensure proper operation, utilizing equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, phase angle meters, oscilloscopes and related electrical testing equipment.
• Installs and maintains substation, transmission, and distribution protection systems.
• Performs routine maintenance on relays and substation equipment as required to maintain NERC compliance.
• Trains and instructs less experienced personnel in techniques of relay maintenance and other duties, applying a full working knowledge of safe work procedures as outlined in the Safety Manual.
• Available to perform on‑call work as necessary.
• May serve as either dispatcher or switchman.
• Properly creates "As Built" drawings for changes to protection systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• In‑depth knowledge and understanding of electrical theory, transformer theory, math and drafting.
• In‑depth knowledge and understanding of safe and proper testing techniques.
• In‑depth knowledge and understanding of protection system construction and maintenance.
• Ability to operate power tools and electrical testing equipment.
• Ability to recognize and communicate hazardous conditions.

• High School Diploma or GED with three to five years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline.
• College‑level coursework in an engineering discipline or related vocational training preferred.
• Prior experience working in substation equipment testing preferred.
• Where incumbent is required to operate machinery and/or equipment covered under the State Motor Carrier Act, the incumbent must meet the requirements of Part 391 of the Act (Driver Qualification) before operating such equipment.

• Job requirements include meeting and maintaining regulatory standards required for the position, including passing any screening required by the Company to meet NERC CIP regulations.
• Must also have and maintain a driving record that meets the Company’s standards.
• Applicant must be able to receive TWIC from the TSA to access Texas City substations in Port facilities.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and AC/DC schematics.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as power factor, MVA, MW, and MVAR.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Ability to perform physical activity associated with climbing poles, such as pushing, pulling, lifting and bending.
• Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 pounds and pull up to 75 pounds.

Primarily field environment.

Inspects, tests, maintains, and installs relay and control equipment in electrical substations and performs other substation maintenance duties related to protection systems.

• Ability to install, maintain, test, adjust, troubleshoot and repair relay and control equipment in electrical substations which includes, but is not limited to electromechanical, solid state and digital protective relays, instrument transformers, indicating and KWH/KW meters, recording instruments including sequential event recorders and digital fault recorders, controls to all substation equipment including breakers, transformers, regulators, capacitors, reactors and all associated equipment, and remote control equipment…