Technical Specialist - Electrical

BHE GT&S has an exciting opportunity as a Technical Specialist 1 - Electrical, Technical Specialist 2 - Electrical or Sr. Technical Specialist - Electrical at our Leesburg Station in Leesburg, VA or our Pleasant Valley Station in Centreville, VA.

Responsibilities

The Electrical Technical Specialist provides technical expertise for the maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and reliability of electrical power distribution, protection, control, and automation systems used in pipeline and compression facilities. This position supports safe and reliable operation of substations, station electrical equipment, protective relays, reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, gearboxes, SCADA systems, and associated controls.    

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair electrical distribution, protection, and control systems, including replacement and configuration of component parts.

• Perform comprehensive testing on electrical equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, relays, batteries, chargers, and associated station equipment (e.g., power factor testing, turns ratio testing, megger tests) and all analytical tests required to ensure reliable operation.

• Operate substation and station equipment, including switching and grounding activities.

• Work with Engineering to manage relay settings, passwords, Management of Change processes, and system adjustments.

• Maintain, support and test solid-state and microprocessor-based relays, metering, recorders (sequential event, digital fault), SCADA systems and control equipment.

• Review, implement, and maintain relay settings and electrical system configurations in coordination with Engineering.

• Support maintenance and calibration of associated station equipment such as generators, motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), circuit breakers, AC inverters, DC chargers, batteries, HVAC systems, and instrumentation.

• Recommend and monitor preventive maintenance software and systems, assist with preventive maintenance programs and reliability initiatives for electric and compression equipment. 

• Perform site inspections, walk-downs, and maintain accurate drawings and configuration control documentation.

• Provide technical support during equipment failures, outages, and emergency response situations.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety rules and protocols, including NFPA 70 (National Electric Code), NFPA 70E (Electrical Safety in the Workplace), and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.