Sr. Field Service Technician

Sr. Field Technician

At Electric Power Systems, we specialize in electrical acceptance testing, commissioning, and maintenance testing for a wide range of clients including utility, generation, renewables, industrial, transit, data centers, and commercial facilities throughout North America. We are committed to providing a culture of safety and technical expertise as a way of setting the standard of excellence in the power industry.

We care about our employees and offer a generous benefits package including competitive pay, Nashville Training Academy & comprehensive training resources, career path planning, incentives for professional certifications, competitive per diem, referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, medical, vision, and dental benefits, and 401k with company match.

The Sr. Field Technician will inspect, test, and maintain high, medium, and low electrical power equipment. Technicians will work with electrical equipment, such as SF6 & vacuum circuit breakers, pad mount transformers/GSU transformers, grounding, instrument transformers, and variance of switches both manual and motor operated. Technicians will implement safety policies.

Responsibilities include leading safety briefings on job site, identifying, eliminating, or mitigating hazards; performing high, medium, and low voltage testing of electrical power equipment as a crew leader; utilizing human performance error elimination concepts and tools; consulting manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel in order to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning; preparing and maintaining reports detailing all tests, repairs, and maintenance performed; troubleshooting, repairing, replacing, and cleaning equipment and components; being a leader in safety culture and responsible for other team members; ability to install, test and maintain electrical apparatus; understanding the theory behind and reason for testing with the ability to analyze results; developing and writing reports; creating plans for testing apparatus; project management of large scale and complex projects; ability to train and qualify Field Technician I, II and III; interacting with customers; and ability to perform complex troubleshooting.

Required skills/abilities include being able to pass a pre-employment drug screen, complete a satisfactory criminal background check, work overtime and travel out of town for periods of time, and must have a valid driver's license and currently have and be able to maintain a good driving record. Preferred skills/abilities include excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with the following test equipment: power factor, ductor, megger, CT ratio & saturation, hi-pot. Knowledge of the following equipment: circuit breakers, low voltage, medium voltage, high voltage, transformers, switchgear, motors, PT's & CCVT's.