Requisition: 84447
PSEG Company: PSEG Power
Salary Range: $ 31.331 - $ 62.391
Work Location Category: Onsite
We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.
Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.
We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories:
• Onsite: Employees work onsite daily.
• Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required.
As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.
More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.
PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs the duties required in connection with the installation, operation and maintenance of all types of protective and auxiliary relays and associated equipment in generating stations, switching stations, substations, customer's installations and field locations.
- Performs all work in the shop or field associated with relays and supervisory control and data acquisition equipment with the exception of data base configuration and maintenance. Perform field revisions to any prints as required.
- Pull and terminate control cable required for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and removal of all relays and associated relay equipment.
Job Qualifications
Meet the Company's "General Requirements"; and, in addition:
• High School diploma or GED.
• Ability to complete the Company courses relating to their occupational group.
• Ability to acquire a good working knowledge of the Company's operating and maintenance handbooks and manuals insofar as they pertain to this work, including the safety rules and practices as set forth therein.
• Ability to understand the functioning of apparatus, control circuits and testing equipment and be able to understand and apply manufacturer's instructions for testing, adjustment and maintenance of protective equipment.
• Ability to obtain a general knowledge of the system layout in the area assigned.
• Ability to obtain a general knowledge of the theory of relay operation and the records relating thereto.
• Neat, clean and orderly in work and person and able to meet the public in a pleasant and tactful manner.
• Have qualities of patience, preciseness, manual dexterity, and the ability to exercise due care on work assignments.
• Proficient in the application of approved methods of artificial respiration.
• Successfully completed the Relay Technician's portion of the preemployment test, except that an employee hired prior to May 1, 1983 who has or obtains a high school diploma or its equivalent, having taken courses in physics and mathematics including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, does not have to complete the preemployment test.
• Able to follow instructions and perform routine operations.
• Have the mechanical and mental aptitudes suited to relay work.
• Have the ability to learn:
• The reading of blueprints and wiring diagrams and the making of simple field sketches.
• The practices involved in the operation and maintenance of relays and associated equipment.
• The identification and use of instruments, tools, and equipment commonly used in this work.
• Ability to complete satisfactorily Company courses in Fundamentals of Electricity DC and AC.
• Sufficient understanding of mathematics and other subjects necessary for satisfactory progress in advanced relay work. (Satisfactory completion of additional work in mathematics and electricity in a recognized technical or correspondence school for the equivalent of one school year, will meet this requirement.)
• Ability to acquire sufficient knowledge of electronic circuits to perform work as applied in relay protection and in supervisory control.
• Resourceful and be able to use good judgment in this work; must be capable of good workmanship and able to work on energized relays without causing interruption to service.
• Assemble, disassemble, repair and adjust all types of facility electrical equipment which operates at a nominal voltage of 120 volts.
• Install, check, test, repair and remove temporary power and light as required, up to 120 volts.
• Perform minor repairs to equipment, such as leads on electrical equipment 220V and under.
• Analyze, check, and repair lighting circuits to 277 volts. Assist other occupational groups.
• Able to qualify for an auto driver's license to operate motor vehicles in the State of New Jersey.
• Must meet nuclear requirements for Unescorted Site Access.
• A valid Real ID or an approved form of alternate documentation (see https://www.pseg.com/IDrequirement) is required for this position by May 7, 2027.
• Compliance with the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 is required.
Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a “Generally Authorized” destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a “Protected Individual” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).
As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG’s drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.
If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.
PSEG is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment, including the hiring process, based on any legally protected characteristic. Legally protected characteristics include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in locations where PSEG employs individuals.
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If you need to request a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job, email accommodations@pseg.com. Any information provided regarding a disability will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone involved in making a hiring decision.
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