Founded in 1957, the Ian Martin Group is North America’s most progressive recruitment and project-staffing firm. As a Certified B Corporation, the company meets comprehensive standards that measure its impact on employees, suppliers, community, and the environment.

Our guiding statement is: “building authentic connections around meaningful work."

The Ian Martin Group specializes in technical recruitment in Engineering, Telecom and IT. We also offer an affordable shortlisting staffing service that allows clients an opportunity to do "empowered hiring."

The Distribution Engineering Applications team is responsible for grid device evaluations and performance, deployment of Substation and Distribution Automation, and enablement of Distributed Energy Resource integration. The team develops technical designs, operational documentation, installation procedures and testing activities for grid applications and technologies.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The Distribution Diagnostic Technician will be responsible for operational support of the Fault Analysis, VVO (Volt VAr Optimization), and Distribution Power Flow programs. This support will occur within the Distribution Diagnostic Center and will require frequent coordination with engineering groups, SCC, DCC, WMC, and other operational support organizations.

• The Distribution Diagnostic Technician key responsibilities include:
• Monitoring data from various applications including SCADA, SMS (Sensor Management System), OMS, PI Historian, and others
• Performing basic load flow analysis on primary distribution networks using CYME
• Evaluating outage information based on notes and customer descriptions in OMS
• Working in SAP to support the ongoing operations and maintenance of distribution capacitors and regulators
• Using PI DataLink in MS Excel to evaluate DSCADA power flow information and create resources for the VVO program
• Create switching orders and scheduled work in TOA for distribution load transfers
• Utilizing waveform analytics and other fault event data to validate and improve real-time distribution fault response and restoration.
• Develop technical designs, operational documentation, installation procedures, and testing activities for emerging grid applications and technologies.

Desired Skills:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in electric distribution.
• Strong Analytical Thinking and well organized
• Ability to prioritize work to meet changing schedules and deadlines
• Extremely Self-Motivated
• Good Team Player
• Effective Communications (Verbal and Written)
• Understanding of Electrical Distribution Systems

The following skills and experience will set you apart from others:

• Experience with Low Voltage Distribution system protection.
• Experience with power system fault analysis.
• Experience deploying electric utility operational systems, design, documentation, installation, and testing.
• Experience with power systems field operations and damage assessment.
• Engineering Technology or related technical degree

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.