Dominion Energy

System Protection Technician -3 Levels (T1/2/3, Mid level, Senior level)

LocationNorth Charleston, SC

About This Job

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.


Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

This position does not offer relocation assistance.



Job Description

This position is in the Relay and SCADA Operations Department Southern Division organization at Dominion Energy South Carolina located in Charleston, SC. There is one position which will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The department is responsible for all maintenance and construction requirements for the relay protection and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) schemes in our electrical substations and generating plants.


Job Summary

This role performs maintenance, installation commissioning, corrective and cyber security activities on system protection devices, control circuits, metering, data communication, and carrier blocking equipment within Dominion Energy's Transmission, Distribution and Generating network.

This position requires the successful completion of the Electric Transmission System Protection Technician Development Program.
This position ensures that appropriate compliance maintenance activities, applications, policies and associated documentation are managed and maintained in support of ETFO's Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Protective Relay and Control (PRC) programs.
This position aids in the development of new technicians through a formal training program. Maintains substation control print files, relay test records, test procedures, methods, and service advisories.
Maintenance activities include routine calibration and functional testing of electro-mechanical and microprocessor relay protection and power line carrier blocking protection applications. This position is required to perform periodic compliance reviews, equipment vulnerability assessments, and the testing and implementation of security patches for ETFO System Protection equipment. These maintenance activities require a comprehensive knowledge of the protective relay schemes and associated data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide Operating Centers with critical station Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry over a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics. These activities ensure that substation protection, auxiliaries, and primary equipment continue to operate in accordance with Dominion Engineering design.
Installation commissioning activities include the review of engineering designs for protective relay and control applications drawings, logic diagrams, protection set points, and SCADA data communication interfaces. Assists Lead/Senior technicians in the coordination of commissioning activities and functional testing of primary and secondary equipment to ensure installation per Dominion and/or its manufacturer's design. Assists Lead/Senior technicians in developing in-service verification and final commissioning procedures. These procedures establish, with Operating Center, the energizing sequence of new field equipment required to perform final commissioning checks.
Corrective activities require utilizing the existing alarm network to: assist in analyzing alarms, identify potential problems, assist Lead/Senior technicians in developing corrective action risk evaluations, and extract information necessary to develop a safe and effective corrective action investigation plan for moderately complex protection and control applications. Activities regarding potential cyber issues related to protection and control devices require security assessments to be performed to verify the integrity of cyber security control at substation locations.


Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Minimum Requirements (Note: A partial year of related work experience of 6 months or greater will be considered one year towards the qualifications):


System Protection Technician T1: 0 to 1 years of directly related experience

Basic knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits and protective relay applications.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Abilities: test basic and routine types of protective relays; lift up to 50 lbs.; manual dexterity; color vision; hearing; climbing; stooping; standing; bending.

System Protection Technician T2: 1 - 2 years directly related experience.

Basic understanding of operation and maintenance of protective relays, control circuits, SCADA systems, and substation equipment.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Abilities: Test basic to moderately complex types of protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering equipment; plan and organize basic substation construction projects.

System Protection Technician T3: 2-3 years directly related experience.

Good understanding of operation and maintenance of protective relays, control circuits, SCADA systems, and substation equipment.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Abilities: Test moderately complex types of protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering equipment; plan and organize basic substation construction projects.


The company is actively seeking United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications outlined below.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3 plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined above / below.


Required KSA and Experience


System Protection Technician


3+ years directly related experience.
Knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits, protective relay applications and substation equipment.
Knowledge of testing electro-mechanical based relays.
Knowledge of microprocessor-based relay technology, including logic diagrams, variable equations, and communication interfaces.
Knowledge of SCADA data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide System Control with critical station telemetry.
Knowledge of a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics.
Skills: good verbal and written communication; computer knowledge; leadership and training.
Abilities: test moderately complex protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering applications; direct/advise technicians in major control installations; work under tight deadlines and pressure situations; carry heavy test equipment; work independently; plan and organize moderately complex substation construction projects.


Required KSA and Experience


Senior System Protection Technician


5+ years directly related experience.
Must have successfully all 4 Modules of the Northwestern Lineman College’s DESC Technical Specialist Certification Program, or the Electric Transmission System Protection Technician Development Program.
Comprehensive knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits, protective relay applications and substation equipment.
Comprehensive knowledge of testing electro-mechanical based relays.
Comprehensive knowledge of microprocessor-based relay technology, including logic diagrams, variable equations, and communication interfaces.
Comprehensive knowledge of SCADA data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide System Control with critical station telemetry.
Comprehensive knowledge of a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics
Skills: good verbal and written communication; computer knowledge; leadership and training.
Abilities: test highly complex protective relays, SCADA remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering applications; direct/advise technicians in major control installations; work under tight deadlines and pressure situations; carry heavy test equipment; work independently; plan and organize highly complex substation construction projects.


Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:

Associate

Disciplines: Preferred:

Instrumentation Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology
Electronics
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical
Electromechanical Technology
Electronics Technology


Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.


Other:

Electrical/Electronics Technology/Instrumentation


Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Due to equipment weight limits, individuals in this role have a weight restriction of 290 pounds.


Working Conditions


Cold 76-100%


Office Work Environment Up to 25%


Operating Machinery 76-100%


Outdoors 76-100%


Heat 76-100%


Travel Up to 25%


Other Working Conditions


Test Description


No Testing Required



Export Control


Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.



Other Information


We offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which may include: health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and much more. To learn more about our benefits, click here dombenefits.com.

Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.

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