OverviewM.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust. ResponsibilitiesU.S. Electrical Testing specializes in electrical acceptance testing, maintenance testing, and commissioning services for the nation's most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, commercial and industrial clients, and electrical contractors. The company's capabilities include emergency response, engineering services, and turn-key installation and repair.
- Programs, installs and maintains protective relaying and metering. Performs electrical tests and repairs concerned with maintenance and performance evaluation of in-service relays to prevent and remedy abnormal behavior or failure of transmission and distribution equipment. Analyzes test results and interprets electrical diagrams to locate defective equipment.
- Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:
- Proficiently uses hand, power tools, meters and other test equipment in energized electrical rooms, vaults, and substations to install, maintain, repair and program protective relays and associated wiring and equipment
- Applies, reads, understands, reviews and corrects schematic, wiring diagram blueprints and substation drawings and inspections
- Programs and operates various test equipment and exercises all safe work practices as outlined in the company safety handbook
- Commissions new relay and metering installations
- Coordinates testing, troubleshooting and repairs of relaying and other equipment with other department personnel
- Performs maintenance on and testing of relays and associated equipment such as standby generators and display meters
- Troubleshoots, repairs and replaces components involved in questionable operations and failures
- Participates in emergency call outs
- Performs other duties, tasks and special projects as assigned
Qualifications
- This position may require ongoing or intermittent use of a company vehicle. Selected candidates must possess an acceptable driving record in accordance to our policy.
- Applicants selected must have minimum 4+ years of experience OR Associate's degree and 2+ years of experience OR Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience in Related field
Candidate Expectations:
- Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills
- Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives
- Strong MS Excel, Word, Power DB, and Smartsheet experience
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% - 50% of the time
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- A competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Military Reserve pay offset
- Paid maternity leave
Abilities:
- Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time.
- Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
- Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
- Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
- Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
- May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
- Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.