Protection & Control Electrician ; PaCE

Position Description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

• Conduct protective equipment commissioning by testing circuits, protection schemes and performing operational tests on the protection system, verifying implementation with blueprints, schematics and manuals.
• Inspect, test, calibrate and repair relaying circuits, relays, control circuits or load‑measuring equipment in generating plants and substations according to routine maintenance schedules.
• Troubleshoot problems in protection and monitoring schemes of high voltage equipment using blueprints, schematics, manufacturer's drawings and a variety of different test equipment.
• Provide technical support to other units and utilities as requested.
• Communicate with and control test equipment (e.g., breaker time/motion analyzers, power system simulators, meters, oscilloscopes, insulation power factor test sets, microprocessor‑based relays using computers and various proprietary software and hardware configurations). Prepare reports, graphs and charts to inform other units, divisions, utilities or manufacturers of test results, problems or issues resulting from equipment or circuit testing.
• Mark drawings to reflect changes made in the field (red‑line drawings).
• Load current transformers for operational and polarity checks to ensure equipment is not damaged or out of tolerance.
• Repair testing and load equipment.
• Execute engineer's test procedures.
• Performs other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.

• The Protection and Control Electrician I work requires a minimum of four years in a high voltage electrical apprentice classification or program working under a journey‑level electrician of which one year of experience is working on 2,200 Volt or higher voltage equipment, or electrical journey level standing with at least one year of experience working on 2,200 Volt or higher voltage equipment (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background).
• A Protection and Control Electrician I incumbent must meet the minimum qualifications for and pass the Protection and Control Electrician II exam within two years from the date of appointment.
• The Protection and Control Electrician II work requires successful completion of an examination covering the principles and practices associated with Protection and Control Electrician II work.

Certification/License: Current Washington State driver's license.

Work around energized high voltage equipment and work on energized circuits or equipment. Work at heights of approximately 40 feet or less on top of equipment. Lift and carry equipment weighing in excess of 50 pounds. Work with and handle potentially hazardous chemical degreasers, solvents and asbestos. Work out of town for extended periods of time at remote sites.

• Experience working on 13 kV or higher electrical equipment in transmission, distribution, and generation of operation systems for an electrical utility.
• Experience with wiring and troubleshooting of AC and DC control circuits associated with high voltage utility protection schemes, electro‑mechanical, electronic and digital relay and devices and the associated equipment.
• Experience taking high‑voltage electrical clearances.
• Familiarity with high voltage test equipment such as power factor, circuit breaker timing, etc.

Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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