Shermco Industries
About Shermco
Since 1974, Shermco has become North America’s largest and fastest growing NETA-accredited electrical testing organization. Our focus is to make sure electrical power systems are functioning properly and safely. Add to that our Professional Engineering Group, Rotating Machinery Division, Renewable Energy Services, and Field Repair and local Repair Service Centers, places Shermco in a position to handle all things electrical. All done with an emphasis on safety and client service. That’s why we say… if it’s in the electrical power system, Shermco does it.
Backed by Gryphon Investors, a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management, Shermco is poised for the next decade and beyond.
Shermco Canada is seeking a Protection and Control Technician.
PROTECTION AND CONTROL TECHNICIAN
Due to our continued growth and success, Shermco is hiring qualified and experienced Protection and Control specialists to join our team. The potential candidate must possess a valid Canadian Passport, driver’s license, and must be willing to travel to the US the majority of the time.
The Opportunity:
- Opportunities to work full-time; live anywhere in the Country.
- Access to Shermco’s best-in-class technical and safety training and use of Shermco’s top-end testing equipment.
- Competitive compensation and lucrative overtime pay.
- Shermco is the largest independent electrical testing and maintenance company in North America
Job Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Be fully responsible and work onsite at P&C substation projects from start to finish of the project, under the oversight of local utility’s P&C supervisor/engineer.
- Effectively interface and own the relationship with customers and their vendors.
- Read and interpret control prints, writing diagrams, and relaying schematics.
- Maintain accurate and complete outage to energization checklists.
- Perform testing and commissioning of all relays.
- Communicate with telecommunications to ensure proper scheduling of LAN setup and configuration.
- Perform function tests.
- Request end to end test plans.
- Perform end-to-end relay testing using RTS or ProTesT software to verify carrier and fiber systems.
- Conduct differential and distance relay testing.
- Work with utility’s P&C supervisor to determinate and mitigate reduced or inadequate protection situations.
- Plan and schedule in advance SCADA checkouts through utility’s P&C oversight or directly with SCADA support.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or diploma in Electrical Technology.
- Related experience in the areas of transmission line and substation protective relay control system and SCADA/Automation checkout, installation, testing and troubleshooting; an equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
- Must have testing skills and understand fundamental electrical testing procedures.
- Need to have knowledge of differential and phase angles.
- Experience with RTS or Protest relaying testing software desirable.
- Understand three phase power and phase angles.
- Must have ability to use Doble 6150, 2253 & 2250 and Megger MPRT & EZ CT 2000.
- Must be able to demonstrate SAFE electrical troubleshooting skills using basic and advanced test equipment.
Other Requirements:
- Must have a valid driver’s license, and currently have and be able to maintain a good driving record.
- Must possess a valid Canadian passport.
- Must be willing to travel the majority of the time throughout Canada and the United States.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently.
- Ability to work regularly in the field which may vary from an outdoor environment exposed to any seasonal elements to inside working space which could vary widely in temperature to include occasional sub-freezing and 100+ degree temperatures.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Shermco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Any unsolicited resumes sent to Shermco from a third party, such as an Agency, including unsolicited resumes sent to Shermco mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Shermco System Integration employees, or to Shermco System Integration resume database will be considered Shermco property. Shermco will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
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