Lead Protection and Control Technician

The Lead Protection and Control Technician will play a critical role in maintaining the safety, reliability, and performance of electrical substations and power grid infrastructure.
This position focuses on commissioning, testing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing complex protective relays and control systems.
You will work with advanced protection technologies, including microprocessor and electromechanical relays, SCADA systems, and substation automation equipment.
As a technical leader, you will coordinate field activities, oversee commissioning assignments, and ensure projects are completed safely and efficiently.
The role also involves providing technical guidance, mentoring junior technicians, and supporting field service teams on complex engineering challenges.
Working across indoor and outdoor environments, you will collaborate with utility clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable power infrastructure solutions.
This is an opportunity to leverage your technical expertise while contributing directly to grid modernization, operational resilience, and electrical system safety.

The ideal candidate is an experienced field service professional with strong expertise in electrical power systems, substation commissioning, and protective relay technology. You should bring:

• At least 5 years of hands-on field experience in commissioning, equipment and panel checkout, relay calibration, testing, and repair of substation protection and control systems.

• Strong knowledge of three-phase power systems and electrical protection and control schemes.

• Experience with protective relays, including electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based technologies.

• Ability to interpret electrical wiring diagrams, elementary diagrams, single-line drawings, and substation schematics.

• Practical experience using electrical testing equipment, associated software, tools, and wiring systems.

• Familiarity with substation design, protection and control engineering, construction, and commissioning.

• Additional experience with SCADA, fault data systems, sequence-of-events recording (SER), and integration or automation equipment installation and testing is highly desirable.

• Ability to quickly learn and apply testing procedures for different types of substation equipment.

• Understanding of electrical safety practices and the ability to follow client-specific switching procedures and operational requirements.

• Ability to interpret technical specifications and complete assignments in accordance with established requirements.

• Strong technical problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to understand and prepare safety-related documentation and communicate effectively with clients and diverse teams.

• Strong interpersonal skills, business acumen, leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage field activities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Valid driver's license and a good driving record.

• Willingness and ability to perform regular fieldwork in both indoor and outdoor environments.