# Lead P&C Technician Field Services **Company**: WSP **Location**: Minneapolis, MN **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/97045?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b168f6f4-d13 ## Description WSP is currently seeking a Lead P&C Technician Field Services based in Wisconsin or Minnesota. The successful applicant will be involved in projects with the PTE Team and be part of a growing organization that solves problems and supports client needs in electrical testing and commissioning in utility substations, industrial, and bulk electrical power systems. ## This Opportunity As a Lead P&C Technician Field Services, you will lead field operations for complex construction, environmental, and infrastructure projects by providing expert technical guidance, hands-on execution, and oversight of day-to-day site activities. You will apply extensive field experience and specialized knowledge to support day-to-day site activities, troubleshoot technical challenges, and uphold quality and safety standards while ensuring escalations are made to project leadership for issues involving contractual, schedule, or major scope impacts. ## Your Impact - 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 - Independently execute and validate advanced protection and control testing sequences, ensuring alignment with test plans, applicable standards, and client specifications - 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 - Act as a primary field liaison with clients, contractors, vendors, and project managers to communicate progress, risks, and technical concerns - Apply expert knowledge of field instrumentation and troubleshoot technical issues with minimal supervision - Lead field implementation of site-specific health and safety protocols, job hazard analyses, and quality control procedures - Lead field crews, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and ensuring consistency across work streams - Mentor junior and mid-level technicians in technical procedures, safety practices, and proper documentation - Support corrective actions by troubleshooting equipment or procedural issues and identifying practical solutions - Monitor contractor compliance with site safety plans, environmental controls, and work quality expectations - Lead field readiness planning, including tool inspection, site access coordination, utility marking, and weather contingency measures - Participate in pre-construction meetings, regulatory inspections, and client walkthroughs as the senior field representative - Ensure accurate data collection, reporting, and integration with project systems and internal databases - Maintain oversight of fleet vehicles, tools, materials, and inventory to support site productivity - Contribute expert technical expertise to incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across projects - Maintain a strong safety culture and encourage proactive hazard recognition and reporting - 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 ## Who You Are ### Required Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent - Minimum of 11 years of experience in the electrical testing industry, including experience in medium and high voltage circuit breakers, power transformers, instrument transformers, and substation protection and controls testing - Demonstrable expertise on transmission, generation, or distribution relays (SEL, Basler, Beckwith, and GE families) and protective schemes - Advanced technical skills related to protective relays, including relay calibration utilizing test sets/measuring devices such as Omicron CMC 256/356 and Doble F6150, control scheme testing, testing of the sensing CT/PT circuits, ability to upload settings to microprocessor relays, and static & dynamic testing of microprocessor-based protective relays - Proven experience with electrical field testing standards, practices, and procedures, such as NETA, IEEE, and NFPA applicable standards - Expert knowledge of testing electrical distribution, generation, and transmission projects with voltage levels ranging from 15 kV to 500 kV, including protective relays and circuit breakers - Strong understanding of technical software used for testing purposes and data review: ProTesT, Protection Suite, ENOSERV RTS, Omicron Test Universe, and AcSELerator Quickset - Demonstrable ability to identify and respond to field challenges and equipment malfunctions - Advanced skill 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 - 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 such as CTs, CCVTs, PLC systems, and DC systems, including batteries and battery chargers - Current OSHA 30-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification ## Skills ### Required - Omicron CMC 256/356 - Doble F6150 - SEL relays - GE relays - Protective relay testing - Electrical field testing - NETA standards - IEEE standards - NFPA standards - ProTesT - Protection Suite - ENOSERV RTS - Omicron Test Universe - AcSELerator Quickset ### Nice to have - Electromechanical relays - CTs - CCVTs - PLC systems - DC systems - OSHA 30-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/97045?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)