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Why Team Garland?
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Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, we offer professional growth opportunities and a supportive work environment that helps you reach your full potential. As a member of Team Garland, your skills and ideas are valued; we offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits*, wellness programs, and a healthy work-life balance.
If you are ready for a career that makes a difference, apply today!
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Position SummarySummary
Responsible for technician training, completing construction and modifying substations. Also, responsible for participating in the installation, testing, maintenance, operation and modification of the electric transmission and distribution substation including protective relays, communication processors and equipment, battery systems, fiber optic multiplexers, substation equipment, metering system.
Why Team Garland?
Have you been searching for a career that positively impacts the community? Do you want to join an organization that offers growth opportunities? If the answer is "Yes," then apply today!
The City of Garland has a culture of appreciation, development, and growth!
Garland offers professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, a generous pension plan, and a robust benefits package, including medical/dental/vision/life insurance. To ensure a healthy work-life balance, Garland offers vacation leave, paid holidays, sick leave, and more! The City Care Clinic provides high-quality family healthcare services to employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits at no cost! Garland hosts an annual employee appreciation event and offers an Employee Wellness and Employee Assistance Program.
If you are ready to serve your community and join an organization that truly values its employees, apply today!
Salary: Depending on qualification and experience.
Test, repair and calibrate devices and equipment to complete new substations construction and modifications to existing substations.
Perform substation wiring on Relay Panels, Communication Equipment, Fiber Optic, Fault recorders, etc.
Install substation cabling routes and fiber optic point and connection maps.
Develop and implement mapping points for Substation SCADA system.
Perform field assessment of new projects and determining technical solutions.
Analyze historical trends data to investigate and correct anomalies in the power system.
Ensure proper storage of hard and soft copy test reports for Audit purposes.
Supervise and participate in troubleshooting system equipment and devices.
Recommend modifications, revisions and improvements in facility procedures and methods.
Develop and perform test procedures for new and existing equipment.
Document software protection relay tests modules and maintain relay testing and setting database.
Troubleshoot system faults.
Standby Duty and callout assistance after regular working hours.
Continuation occupational training.
Six months to one year of advanced study or training past the high school level
3 years related experience
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Education/ Experience:
1 year of advanced study or training in electronics, safety and maintenance of electric utility equipment
3-5 years experience in maintaining and repairing electrical and electronic equipment related to electric utility
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Considerable knowledge of electric utility equipment
Considerable knowledge of maintenance processes and procedures
Considerable knowledge of safety precautions and safe work practices under normal and emergency situations
Extensive knowledge in SELlogic setting language, WIN ECP, Doble/Pro Test and Bestlogic
Extensive knowledge in relay networking and Communication Software
Skill in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel
Skill in performing substation switching in normal or emergency situations
Skill in operating various electric utility software including Relay Testing, primary equipment testing (transformers, breakers, instrument transformers, etc) and SCADA Communication Testing
Protective Relays and Maintenance
Valid Class C Texas driver's license
The incumbent works in a substation/electrical enclosed environment; frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards; some work performed outside, exposing to inherited risks of electrocution. Occasional travel to remote system facilities.
About Us
Team Garland consists of over 2,200 employees, spanning 700+ different roles! Garland is committed to diversity and inclusion and creating pathways to employment for all. We have an organizational culture of appreciation, development, and growth. Many of our employees choose Garland for lifelong careers. We are guided by the City's Mission, Vision, and Value Statements and a commitment to public service. Team Garland makes a difference in the Garland community every day.
VisionGarland's vision is to be a progressive city working together to nurture and grow the economic, social, environmental, and cultural well-being of our community.
MissionWe are committed to preserve public trust, deliver quality services, promote economic growth, protect our community and enhance the quality of life for the good of our city and our future.