Electrical Field Technologist
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- 2 year of hands-on field experience commissioning, testing or maintaining power delivery equipment, including breakers, switchgear, relays, transformers required
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Field Services Technician / Technologist to work within our Calgary team. The successful candidate will be accountable to work with project teams on electrical field projects; ultimately providing exceptional client experiences through commissioning, repair and maintenance of primary and secondary power equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Work safely and effectively on low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems in a variety of environments, including commercial, utilities, manufacturing, mining, pipeline and oil and gas
- Commissioning, repair and maintenance of primary and secondary power equipment including circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, protective relays, etc.
- Confidently work with various brands of test and troubleshooting equipment
- Work with project teams effectively through collaboration, support, and team focus
- Ensure safe work process is executed with each job and a culture of safety is fostered
- Ensure completion of technical reports and follow up with clients to ensure satisfaction and completeness of work
- Ability to interact with clients in a courteous and professional manner
- Identify and implement process improvements
Requirements
- Electrical Engineering Degree, PSE (Power Systems Electrician) or Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma
- 2 year of hands-on field experience commissioning, testing or maintaining power delivery equipment, including breakers, switchgear, relays, transformers required
- Knowledge in commercial, industrial and utility environments
- Experience working within teams
- Self-motivated, self-managed, flexible and driven
- Proficient computer experience in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications
- Strong problem solving skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent time management skills with an attention to detail
- The ability to work flexible shifts, which include weekends, evenings and statutory holidays
- Must have a valid drivers license
- Ability and willingness to travel and to be out of town frequently
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Electrical Field Technologist at Sunbelt Solomon Services will work on live electrical systems at client sites, testing, repairing and commissioning breakers, transformers, switchgear and protective relays. The role also involves writing technical reports, following up with clients, and improving work processes.
Requirements
Sunbelt Solomon Services needs candidates with an electrical engineering degree, a Power Systems Electrician (PSE) credential, or an electrical engineering technology diploma, plus two years of field experience with power delivery equipment. Candidates also need strong problem-solving, time management and computer skills, and must be willing to travel and work flexible shifts.
Skills
- Power systems
- Commissioning
- Testing and maintenance of power delivery equipment
- Circuit breakers
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- Protective relays
- Low, medium and high voltage systems
- Test and troubleshooting equipment
- Technical report writing
- Client communication
- Process improvement
- Safety practices
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Time management
- Problem solving
Categories
- Energy
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Technology
Keywords
- electrical field technologist
- electrical technician
- electrical technologist
- power systems
- commissioning
- circuit breakers
- transformers
- switchgear
- protective relays
- substation
- high voltage
- low voltage
- medium voltage
- test equipment
- troubleshooting
- field service
- oil and gas
- mining
- utilities
- Microsoft Office
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- PSE (Power Systems Electrician)
Tools
- Circuit breakers
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- Protective relays
- Test and troubleshooting equipment
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Office
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Electrical engineering
- Electrical engineering technology