Power Control Room (PCR) & Switchgear Service Technologist

Join us to keep power systems safe, reliable, and ready

As a Powell Service Technologist, you’ll travel across North America to commission, maintain, and troubleshoot medium-voltage systems that keep critical operations online.

Why this role

• Make a measurable impact on customer uptime and safety.
• Master advanced test methods on industry-leading switchgear and PCRs.
• Receive extensive training, a company vehicle, tooling, test equipment, a laptop, phone compensation, and a company expense card once qualified.

What you’ll do

• Install and service AC/DC switchgear, PCRs, and PowlVac breakers.
• Perform megger, ductor (low resistance), Hi Potential, torque, and mechanical/functional tests to validate performance.
• Complete documentation: weekly time sheets, signed service/repair orders, materials logs, and clear, thorough reports.
• Coordinate with Powell Project Management, customers, vendors, and labor partners; communicate schedule updates to the Field Operations Scheduler and District Service Manager.
• Support Services Manufacturing with construction, installation, wiring, testing, and in-house fabrication tasks.
• Routinely inspect assigned vehicles and calibrated tools/test instruments.
• Contribute flexibly—from assisting in the shop to leading small installation crews.

Where and how you’ll work

• Travel up to 85% across the West Coast, Gulf Coast South, offshore locations, and the East Coast, serving customers throughout the US and Canada.
• Expect flexible hours with overtime and some weekends.
• Industrial job sites with a strong, proactive safety culture.

Minimum qualifications

• 2+ years as a shop or field electrical/breaker technician.
• Knowledge of ANSI/IEEE C37 standards for design/manufacture of breakers and switchgear.
• Understanding of device function numbers and conductor ampacities in switchgear.
• Awareness of electrical air and surface creepage clearances.
• Competence writing complete test reports and project summaries; able to explain basic anomalies.

Preferred

• Read contactor and circuit breaker schematics.
• Working knowledge of Hi Potential and low-resistance testing.
• Experience with mechanical/electrical functional testing of breakers and switchgear.
• NICET Level 1 certification.
• HUET/Offshore Survival (training provided if needed).
• NFPA 70E and OSHA 10/30 (training can be provided).

Skills that set you up for success

• Bus and structural modification know-how for switchgear projects.
• Foundation in electrical theory and control circuits (Ohm’s Law, AC/DC basics).
• Assist senior technicians with maintenance, repairs, installations, upgrades, and retrofills on Powell switchgear and PCRs.
• Hands-on capability with 120/208/240/480V systems, electrical installation, switchgear, welding, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, and heavy-equipment diagnostics.

Physical and site expectations

• Lift/carry up to 50 lbs; maintain full upper/lower body mobility.
• Comfortable stooping, standing, bending, sitting, kneeling, and squatting for extended periods.
• Operate at heights >10’, on all ladder types, and occasionally on scissor and bucket lifts.

Compliance statements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In addition, employees will be required to complete and pass Company and Customer required drug screening, background and employment verification checks, maintaining eligibility throughout employment.