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Transmission Relay Technician I/ II

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Location
Charlotte, NC
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid State Driver's License, required

Job overview

This is a career/journeyman-level role in the Relay Technician hierarchy. A Transmission Relay Tech II assists and leads lower-level technicians in relay construction and maintenance, working independently on activities of any complexity. The position is based in North and South Carolina and requires after-hours availability and participation in a call-out rotation. The posting lists separate qualifications for Relay Tech I and Relay Tech II.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Safety Practices, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveIsolation Procedures, nice to haveRelay Construction, nice to haveRemote Logic Testing, nice to haveEnd-to-End Testing, nice to haveDesign Error Correction, nice to haveRelay Commissioning, nice to haveRelay Troubleshooting, nice to haveSCADA Systems, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveTeam Coaching, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveRecordkeeping, nice to haveLifting 50 Pounds, required

Qualifications

Associate's in Engineering Technology or HS/GED, required1+ Years Work Experience or 3+ Years With HS/GED, requiredAssociate's in Engineering Technology or HS/GED, required3+ Years Work Experience or 5+ Years With HS/GED, requiredAssociate's in Electrical Systems and Technology, nice to havePermanent Residence Near Base Location, requiredValid State Driver's License, requiredBackground Check, required275-Pound Weight Restriction, requiredPanel Review, required

Full job description

Transmission Relay Technician I/ II

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Field

locations

Charlotte, NC

time type

Full time

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time left to apply

End Date: November 26, 2026

job requisition id

R42228

Important Application Submission Information

In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 25, 2026

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Position Summary

This is the career/ journeyman level of the Relay Technician hierarchy. A Transmission Relay Tech II will assist and lead lower level technicians in activities associated with relay construction and maintenance. Incumbents are expected to have complex skills and the ability to work independently and lead construction and maintenance activities of any complexity.

Responsibilities

  • Has professional safety behavior and holds high expectation of others to work safely and follow safe work practices. • Has expert verbal communications skills and frequent use of 3-way communication • Reviews and critiques isolation procedures, coaches team in proper techniques for writing and execution of these procedures • Provides peer level P&C technical support • Capable of creating hand written test routines using manufactures bulletins. • Remains focused under internal and external pressures. Resilient to conflict, leads team while under pressure and ensures all distractions are eliminated. • Can lead any construction or maintenance activities, within any station, no matter the sensitivity and complexity • Has the demonstrated ability to conduct remote logic testing via mirror bits, using MB tester or relay MB outputs along with knowledge of end to end testing with time synched test sets • Utilizing old and new drawings and existing conditions, is fully capable of finding and correct design errors that affect scheme operation. • Is expert at installing, commissioning, testing and troubleshooting carriers, tone equipment, traps and tuners, MP or EM relays. • Can lead teams to ensure paperwork and files are accurate and submitted in timely fashion with no issues • Can lead the relay installation portion of mobile substations/transformers or other temporary equipment • Can lead other technicians to organize, develop and execute procedures and work plans to complete a tasks with error free performance • Has expert knowledge to trouble shoot P&C circuits within any station or protection scheme • Can independently commission schemes by interacting with ECC/DCC/Generation • Has working knowledge of complex SCADA systems, with sound ability to troubleshoot wiring and I/O associated SCADA systems, legacy RTU’s, SEL3354’s, SEL3610’s, DFR’s.

Basic/Required Qualifications - Relay Tech I

  • Associate's degree in engineering technology and one plus years work related experience OR

  • HS/GED and three plus years work related experience in lieu of an associate's degree.

Basic/Required Qualifications - Relay Tech II

  • Associate's degree in engineering technology and three plus years work related experience OR

  • HS/GED and five plus years work related experience in lieu of an associate's degree.

Desired Qualifications

  • Associates degree in Electrical Systems and Technology

Additional Preferred Qualifications

  • Expert technical and professional knowledge, skills and performance.

  • Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.

  • Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.

  • Maintains accurate records and files ensures all team documents are submitted in timely fashion.

  • Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.

  • Coaches and mentors other Technicians.

  • Provides leadership within the organization on a continual basis.

  • Good written and oral communication skills

  • Demonstrated ongoing leadership skills

  • Must have a permanent residence approximately forty-five minutes from their base location

Working Conditions

  • Demonstrated availability for after-hours work and call out rotation

  • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. for 100 feet

  • This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job. The purpose of this restriction is to ensure that all weight rated equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner within maximum allowed weight loading

  • This position is based out on North and South Carolina

Specific Requirements

  • Must have a valid State Driver’s License

  • Ability to pass any required back ground check for NERC/CIP/Nuclear compliance

  • Demonstrated ability to pass panel review by meeting or exceeding requirements noted in Transmission Relay Tech I.

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) No

Represented/Union Position No

Visa Sponsored Position No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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How this job compares

Set against the 996 open Electrical Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$65–98K/yr117 salary ranges
  • US median$31–40/hr445 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 55 open Electrical Technician jobs in North Carolina and 996 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Electrical Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 662 postings).
Education
5 of the 996 open Electrical Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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