# P&C Field Services Engineer/Associate/Technician

**Company**: Southern Company
**Location**: Rome, GA
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

We are seeking a Protection & Control Field Services Engineer/Technician to join our team in Rome, GA. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for performing Protection & Control (P&C) Field Services activities in your designated area.

**Job Summary** The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring safety and quality in their work, applying switching procedures and safety measures, and completing projects efficiently and on schedule.

**Responsibilities**

- Commissioning, testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting protective relaying, controls, and communication equipment associated with substation and transmission power lines.

- Complete construction projects and substation routines as assigned, ensuring they are completed without service interruptions.

- Coordinating substation outages and commissioning activities with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

- Develop and use safe and efficient work practices to prevent safety and operational incidents.

- Develop and share technical expertise in 3-phase power, relaying, SCADA, and substation testing techniques with other engineers.

- Isolate hazards and damaged equipment during emergencies to restore service as quickly as possible.

**Requirements**

- 4-year Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or 4-year BS Degree in Engineering Technology, or Professional Engineering License, or 2-year technical degree in electrical maintenance, or equivalent applicable experience.

- P&C Field Services experience.

- Electric power utility transmission construction, maintenance, or operations experience.

- Related substation experience.

- Knowledge of 3-phase power systems, AC/DC Protection & Control Schemes, Fault Analysis.

- Familiar with test equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, communications instruments, and computerized relay test sets.

- Ability to solve problems and make decisions while managing projects with multiple priorities.

- Ability to communicate across multiple work groups.

- Familiar with computer programs including Microsoft Office products.

**Other Requirements**

- Valid driver’s license.

- Participation in callout rotation and availability to respond to outages or other abnormal conditions.

- Overnight travel may be required.

- Safety-sensitive position subject to relevant pre-employment screening(s).

- Field position requiring physical ability to operate manual switches and work in a substation environment.

- Must live in/near or be willing to relocate within reasonable distance to the office location.

- Pass the standard Southern Company background check, drug screen, and NERC background check.

## Skills

### Required
- 3-phase power systems
- AC/DC Protection & Control Schemes
- Fault Analysis
- voltmeters
- ammeters
- ohmmeters
- communications instruments
- computerized relay test sets
- Microsoft Office products

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