Job Description

Overview

The Field Engineering Technician III role focuses on electrical testing, commissioning, and maintenance of high, medium, and low voltage equipment across utility, industrial, and renewable energy projects. This senior, field-focused position requires experience in electrical testing and leading work on job sites.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, test, maintain, and troubleshoot high, medium, and low voltage electrical equipment.
  • Perform electrical testing on circuit breakers, transformers, grounding systems, and switchgear.
  • Conduct circuit breaker testing on SF6, vacuum, and low-voltage breakers.
  • Execute transformer testing and interpret results to identify potential issues.
  • Perform comprehensive switchgear testing and electrical troubleshooting.
  • Read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
  • Prepare detailed reports documenting all testing, commissioning, and maintenance performed.
  • Lead field crews on job sites, assigning tasks and overseeing work quality.
  • Conduct safety briefings and toolbox talks for crew members.
  • Analyze testing results and develop troubleshooting and corrective action plans.
  • Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders for successful commissioning and maintenance.
  • Travel extensively to regional and project-based locations.
  • Work overtime as needed to support project schedules.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant industry experience in electrical testing, commissioning, and maintenance.
  • Hands-on experience testing high, medium, and low voltage electrical equipment.
  • Proficiency in circuit breaker testing, including SF6, vacuum, and low-voltage breakers.
  • Strong experience performing transformer testing and interpreting test results.
  • Knowledge and experience working with current transformers (CTs) and potential transformers (PTs).
  • Demonstrated ability to perform switchgear testing and identify operational or safety issues.
  • Field-based electrical troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, and wiring diagrams.
  • Proven crew leadership experience.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 100% of the time.
  • Ability to work in varying outdoor conditions for extended periods.
  • Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
  • Willingness to work overtime to meet project demands.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Dallas, TX.
  • The role is 100% travel-based across utility, industrial, and renewable energy sites.
  • Per diem is provided at GSA rates, gas expenses are reimbursed.
  • A company vehicle is not provided.
  • The environment emphasizes safety, teamwork, and professional growth.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX — toward the top of a $30–$43/hr middle band drawn from 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 124 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 89 different employers. 55 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

Actalent currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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