Electric Substation Technician

City of Danville•Va 24541, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of an apprenticeship program. Placement in the program depends upon previous experience, training, and education. The role involves maintaining electric substations by performing basic repairs on circuit breakers, switches, and power transformers. Responsibilities include performing preventive maintenance on electric power equipment, repairing the SCADA system and fiber optics equipment, maintaining breaker and transformer oil, and installing and maintaining a security system within the substation. The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed, and the City retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time. Specific tasks include troubleshooting and programming NTU (SCADA), replacing capacitors and fuses in cap banks, repairing fiber optic cable, installing new batteries, security cameras, and chargers, and working from aerial devices to install new relays and programs. The role also involves checking and maintaining breaker and transformer oil, checking gas or air on breakers, inspecting station grounds for tampering, emptying trash cans, checking battery voltage and current, checking cap bank fuses, capacitors, and temperature gauges on transformers, maintaining batteries by checking voltage readings, adding water to cells, and cleaning batteries and terminals, and collecting oil samples from transformers, LTCs, and oil-type breakers. The technician will also document power reports related to power demands from feeder relays, batteries, and document transformer tap changes, and ensure Transformer LTC is operational. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED supplemented by six months to one year of post-secondary study or training: e.g. vocational, business, technical school, and four to six years of experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above.
Valid Driver’s License (CDL – Class B with DOT Card), with acceptable driving record according to City Criteria.
CPR/First Aid Certification
Flagging Certification
Fork Lift Certification
Bucket Rescue Certification
Confined Space Certification
Substation Technician Journeyman Card
Intermediate knowledge to perform most work in normal situations.
Comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
Advanced Reading: Ability to read literature, books, reviews, scientific or technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and/or legal documents.
Intermediate Writing: Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Intermediate Math: Ability to deal with a system of real numbers; and practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
Decisions regarding interpretation of existing policies may be made.
Contacts may involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions.
Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
Normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies.
There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties.
Performance reviewed periodically.
Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
No budgetary/fiscal responsibility.
No responsibility for direction or supervision of others.
Work requires medium physical effort, exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.
Adequate vision, hearing and talking to drive, use computer, and communicate effectively with others.
Constant standing and walking.
Frequent sitting, lifting, carrying, reaching, handling, kneeling, crouching, bending, twisting, climbing, and balancing.
Occasional pushing/pulling, fine dexterity, and crawling.
Responsible for appropriate use and maintenance of City equipment, tools and other resources, including work time.
Regular and predictable attendance is expected.
May experience frequent emergency situations, irregular work schedule/overtime, change of tasks, and working closely with others as part of a team.
May experience occasional time pressure, performing multiple tasks simultaneously, tedious or exacting work, and noise/distracting environment.
Typically requires use of computer and related hardware and software; hand and power tools; forklift; and any other equipment as appropriate or required.

Nice To Haves

Placement in the program depends upon previous experience, training, and education.

Responsibilities

Maintains the electric substations by performing basic repairs on all circuit breakers, switches and power transformers.
Performs preventive maintenance on electric power equipment.
Repairs the SCADA system and fiber optics equipment.
Maintains breaker and transformer oil.
Installs and maintains a security system within the substation.
Troubleshoots and programs NTU (SCADA).
Replaces capacitors and fuses in cap bank.
Repairs fiber optic cable.
Installs new batteries, security cameras and chargers.
Works from a bucket or other aerial device to install new relays and programs.
Checks and maintains breaker and transformer oil.
Checks gas or air on breakers.
Inspects the station grounds for tampering.
Empties trash cans.
Checks batteries voltage and current.
Checks cap bank fuses, capacitors and temperature gauges on the transformer.
Maintains battery with voltage readings, adding water to the cells and cleaning the batteries and terminals.
Collects oil samples from the main tank of the transformer, LTC and oil-type breakers.
Documents all power reports related to power demands from feeder relays, batteries and documents power transformer tap changes.
Makes sure Transformer LTC is operational.
Performs additional duties as assigned.