FACTS/HVDC Equipment Specialist Sr - Consultant

Job Posting End Date

07-31-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date

Job Summary

Responsible for specialized and advanced, independent work involved in planning, testing, receiving, storing, assembling, adjustment and repair of Station equipment such as: power transformer's, reactor's, current transformer's, switches', circuit breaker's, circuit switcher's, potential device's, regulator's, power cable's, oil, paint, and all associated accessories.

Job Description

Job Posting End Date

07-31-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

What You'll Do:

Commissioning:

AEP FACTS employees serve a key role during new projects assisting with the following: specification development, technical bid review/evaluation, design review, approve prints and other vendor documents, and commissioning the equipment in the field with support from local TFS.

Operation and Maintenance:

FACTS employees are responsible for assisting local TFS crews in conducting preventative and corrective maintenance.

This includes completing the annual work plan maintenance as well as field troubleshooting.

This position will serve as one of the FACTS equipment specialists in the Western AEP footprint. Supporting FACTS devices in and around the Vernon area.

The essential job functions for this position are listed below:

•  Instruct others or perform routine and emergency tests on FACTS/HVDC electrical equipment as required.
• Prepare and maintain FACTS/HVDC electrical equipment records in IPS.
• Develop and assist with operations and local TFS training on FACTS/HVDC facilities
• Actively participate in FACTS projects from bid to commissioning phases.
• Investigate failures or malfunctions of FACTS/HVDC equipment, make reports to proper parties, and recommend corrective action as required.
• Check all details of installation and “inservice” FACTS/HVDC equipment for operation
• Assist the FACTS engineer with data collection to justify replacement of aging FACTS/HVDC equipment
• Promote and enforce the company’s accident prevention and safety and health programs
• Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the company’s corporate compliance policy.

This position requires extensive travel. Travel is required to support the FACTS fleet, to meet with management and other stakeholders, to provide training to remotely located personnel (such as a dispatch center), and to meet with vendors.

International travel may be required in order to work with overseas vendors.

Where You'll Work:

Vernon, TX or Childress, TX

What You'll Get:

$98,993 - $158,383

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education requirements are listed below: Associate degree in electrical/mechanical/industrial maintenance technology or equivalent education and/or experience. Equivalent education and experience is limited to military training and work experience of technical/technician nature (such as aviation and nuclear instrumentation technician) OR recent experience (within last 6 months) as a Station Electrician or equivalent job title with another electric utility or contractor.

Work Experience requirement listed below: Work experience should include a minimum of 5 years' in Station or Protection & Control related activities. A good working knowledge of PC's and various types of test equipment is required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Physical demand level is Heavy

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-005

Compensation Range:

$98,993.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: H – Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10-20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

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