Description
WSP is currently seeking a Senior P&C Field Services Technician for our project locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
As a Senior P&C Field Services Technician, you will deliver advanced technical support across environmental, construction, and infrastructure-related field activities by performing complex assignments and leading day-to-day technical activities on site within established project parameters.
Responsibilities:
- Perform testing and commissioning of Protection and Control systems on high-voltage substations
- Perform on-site hands-on protective relay testing using relay test sets such as Omicron CMC 256/356 or Doble F6150
- Follow safety protocols and participate in daily safety briefings and job hazard assessments
- Use field forms, digital data tools, and mobile applications to document site activities
- Perform equipment cleaning, inventory control, and calibration as directed
- Support the Project Lead or Field Supervisor on projects
- Apply advanced technical knowledge of field instrumentation and troubleshoot technical issues with minimal supervision
- Lead tailgate safety meetings, daily job hazard analyses, and support regulatory compliance walkthroughs
- Provide input to field schedules, equipment needs, and task prioritization to support project managers
- Coordinate with subcontractors on site preparation, testing logistics, and equipment deployment
- Maintain and track calibration and maintenance logs for field equipment and vehicles
- Monitor and promote compliance with site-specific health, safety, and environmental protocols
- Communicate field status, risks, and updates to project leadership and technical staff
- Support logistics for multi-day assignments, including material planning and crew deployment
- Collaborate with technical specialists to integrate findings into broader reporting and analysis
- Adapt procedures to meet site-specific requirements while maintaining compliance with regulations
- Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement in field data quality, safety, or scheduling
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 9 years of experience in the electrical testing industry
- Demonstrable expertise on transmission, generation, or distribution relays and protective schemes
- Proven technical skills related to protective relays
- Proven experience with electrical field testing standards, practices, and procedures
- Demonstrable knowledge of testing electrical distribution, generation, and transmission projects
- Strong understanding of technical software for testing purposes and data review
- Demonstrable ability to identify and respond to field challenges and equipment malfunctions
- Proficient in preparing field logs, sketches, and digital reports
- Physical stamina to work in outdoor and physically demanding conditions
- Significant experience collaborating with contractors, technicians, and engineers
- Demonstrated commitment to field safety, quality, and regulatory compliance
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for field team collaboration
- Capability to support a wide variety of tasks in dynamic or changing environments
- Ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and maintain accountability in the field
- Commitment to continued learning and development in technical field services
- Understanding of confidentiality and ethical behavior in technical environments
- Reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently or with a team
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies
- Willingness and physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds individually, and up to 100 pounds with assistance
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation, and the ability to adjust focus
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Must be willing to travel (up to 80%)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Technology degree in a similar discipline
- Experience in testing and troubleshooting electromechanical relays
- Experience in testing and commissioning electrical equipment on high voltage substations
- Current OSHA 30-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification