Substation Electrician

Berkshire Hathaway Energy • Elko, NV

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About The Position

The Substation Electrician is qualified by training and knowledge to construct, erect, and maintain substations. The role installs, maintains, tests, and repairs substation, generating station, and distribution equipment, including transformers, regulators, tap-changing devices, circuit breakers, switchboards, generators, and other rotary equipment. The electrician must be qualified to perform switching and to lay out, assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical fixtures, apparatus, and wiring. Under direct supervision, the employee may also perform work on protective relaying, communications equipment, supervisory control, and related equipment.

Eligible candidates may receive relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus. Benefit levels depend on where the selected candidate is relocating from to Northern Nevada locations.

The position is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under Title 49 CFR Parts 382 and 40. Employees who are licensed and operate a commercial vehicle for the Company are subject to drug and alcohol testing under the Company’s FMCSA testing programs. Employment, transfer, or promotion offers are contingent on passing a drug test before starting the new role; an offer will be revoked if the applicant or employee fails the test. Applicants requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future are not being considered.

Requirements

• Must be qualified by training and knowledge to perform the work described.
• Must have successfully completed the Electrician Apprentice training program or equivalent.
• Applicants must not require immigration sponsorship now or in the future to work in the United States.
• Any employment, transfer, or promotion offer is contingent upon passing a drug test before the new role begins.

Responsibilities

• Construct, erect, and maintain substations.
• Install, maintain, test, and repair substation, generating station, and distribution equipment, including transformers, regulators, tap-changing devices, circuit breakers, switchboards, generators, and other rotary equipment.
• Perform switching.
• Lay out, assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical fixtures, apparatus, and wiring.
• Under direct supervision, perform work on protective relaying, communications equipment, supervisory control, and related equipment.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available to eligible candidates; benefit levels depend on the candidate’s relocation origin.
• A sign-on bonus may be available to eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed