Transmission Relay Technician I or II
Duke Energy CorporationGreensboro, North Carolina, United States
Posted May 14, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. The company’s electric utilities serve 8.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 54,800 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition, keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and nuclear. Our team is available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. If you suspect an emergency, please call 911.
Job Description
Build an exciting, rewarding career with Duke Energy, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
