American Electric Power
P&C Field Technologist
Pittsburg, TX
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About the role
- Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Responsibilities
- AEP FACTS employees serve a key role during new projects assisting with the following: specification development, technical bid review/evaluation, design review, approve prints and other vendor documents, and commissioning the equipment in the field with support from local TFS.
- Develop maintenance plans, inspection reports, and other documentation to record the maintenance and repair activities of the FACTS fleet.
- Support AEP's documentation plan and record keeping efforts as it relates to the FACTS/HVDC equipment.
- Procurement of replacement parts and manage warranty and service contact issues with vendors.
- Lead in the investigation and remediation of equipment failures and operating events to ensure the reliability of FACTS equipment.
- If you don't have an account, you can create one.
- Support new FACTS project activities from project specification and design through final in-service operation.
- Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of current, potential, closing and trip circuits.
- Working knowledge of material such as cable, lugs, and wire as applied to protective relay and control circuits.
- Must have the ability to read, understand, and correct electrical prints and diagrams and the ability to use hand tools.
- Ability to interpret, analyze and transmit facts graphically, orally, and in writing clearly and precisely.
- Considerable travel and overtime may be required to complete work assignments.
- When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.
- (1) When it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg c ontrols; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Compensation
- This includes completing the annual work plan maintenance as well as field troubleshooting.
- Coordinate/Schedule the annual FACTS maintenance work plan.
Benefits
- Promote and enforce the Company's Accident Prevention and Safety & Health Programs.
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