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Protection & Control Technician - West TX Region
- Vistra (Odessa, TX)
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If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.
Job Summary
Under the minimal guidance of P&C Supervisor, the technician will be responsible for:
Maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting protection and control equipment at Fossil Generation facilities
Performing testing on electromechanical and microprocessor-based protective relays
Testing instrument transformers, transducers, meters, and associated equipment
Troubleshooting and repairing system protection and control equipment using schematic diagrams and system knowledge
Completing all required documentation related to projects and field work
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
+ Maintenance of all Plant protective relaying and associated control circuits (including testing, calibration, functional tests, trouble shooting, and installation of upgrades), such as:
+ Generator relaying
+ Main Power Transformer, Unit Auxiliary Transformer, Start-up/Standby Transformer relaying
+ All medium voltage switchgear relaying and transfer schemes
+ Plant/Switchyard interface relaying
+ Maintenance of Plant Metering:
+ MWh metering calibrations and upgrade installations
+ Voltage, current, watt, var, and frequency transducer calibrations and testing of associated equipment
+ Maintenance of ancillary equipment:
+ Emergency bearing oil pump test
+ Current transformer meggar test
+ Outage support:
+ Interface with plant I&C personnel
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
+ High school diploma or equivalent
+ Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program
+ Completion of all PSD requirements in the P&C S*T*A*R program and six (6) years as a P&C Technician or acceptable job related experience.
+ Significant amount of time in the field performing P&C services
+ Routine travel away from home
+ Extended work hours
+ Strenuous physical effort such as climbing, lifting, temperature extremes, and dusty environment.
**LEVEL OF POSITION WILL BE DETERMINED BY APPLICABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE.
Key Metrics
•Interface with outside contractors
•Provide and/or support problem solving using trouble-shooting skills and recorder data
•Lead new installation wiring verification, checkout, and functional test
•Revise and maintain all associated drawings
•Conducts diagnostic tests on generation facilities’ electrical equipment (ie: Generator CTs, PTs, and Metering).
• Install, calibrate, and maintain equipment associated with data acquisition and remote telemetry to support required ERCOT and NERC protocols
Job Family
Plant Operations
Company
Luminant Generation Company LLC
Locations
Odessa, Texas
Texas
_We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!_
_If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site._
It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us** **at [email protected] to** **make a request.
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.
Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
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_It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.
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