UTILITIES ELECTRIC TEST TECHNICIAN

The Position

The City of Riverside, Public Utilities Department (RPU) is accepting applications for the position of Utilities Electric Test Technician to fill two (2) vacancies in the Electric Division. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months.

Under general supervision, a Utilities Electric Test Technician will perform skilled technical work in the testing, maintenance, and repair of electric substation apparatus, protective relays, supervisory controls, automation systems, communications systems, LAN/FAN/WAN networks, fiber optic networks; and do related work as required.

Work Performed

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Test, maintain, and repair substation protective relays, tele-protection circuits, metering circuits, control circuits, and transducers.
• Test and troubleshoot air circuit breakers, gas circuit breakers, oil circuit breakers, vacuum circuit breakers, motor operated disconnects, reclosing switches, transfer switches, power transformers, potential transformers, current transformers, cabling, and bus work.
• Install, configure, and maintain communications networking infrastructure, including SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork), and various LAN/FAN/WAN applications.
• Test, maintain, and repair remote terminal units (RTUs), and related substation and distribution automation equipment.
• Install, configure, and maintain wireless radio systems, including land mobile radio (LMR), point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint microwave.
• Terminate single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable at substations, and at various City and Utility facilities.
• Perform substation and field manual switching as required.
• Perform functional testing and commissioning for substation apparatus, protection, controls, logic, automation, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs).
• Redline electrical schematics and wiring diagrams, and modify protective relay settings, remote terminal unit settings, and various intelligent electronic device (IED) settings as directed by Engineering.
• Maintain records for substation apparatus, protective relays, communications equipment, networking equipment, and various intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) affiliated with our substation and distribution systems.

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or satisfactory equivalent (GED).

Experience: Five (5) years of experience in specialized testing and repair of electric substation apparatus, protective relays, supervisory controls, automation systems, communications systems, LAN/FAN/WAN networks, and fiber optic networks.

• Knowledge of electronics and radio frequency theory, and their application in various electrical and communications systems.
• Experience performing functional testing and commissioning for substation apparatus, protection, controls, logic, automation, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs).
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining wireless radio systems, including land mobile radio (LMR), point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint microwave.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining communications networking infrastructure, including SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork), MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), and various LAN/FAN/WAN applications.

Selection Process

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS:

If you are selected to move forward in the assessment process, you may be required to self-schedule your appointment. You will be notified via email of your status and provided with self-scheduling instructions. Please check your email regularly following the closing date of this recruitment.

Positions that require, or may require, a California Commercial Driver’s License are considered Safety Sensitive and are monitored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Any candidate being considered for a Safety Sensitive position must submit authorization forms to the City immediately upon request to begin the pre-employment process.

It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.

Appointment may be subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, and/or medical/physical examination.

NOTE: The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university.

Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options:

• An equivalency statement from an evaluation company certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at http://www.naces.org/members.html or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE) at http://aice-eval.org/members/.
• An advanced-level degree from an accredited US college or university.

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT.