Substation Technician C (GTC)

Pike • Monroe, GA

24d

About The Position

Substation Technician C is a non-exempt position involving the construction, maintenance, and repair of substation equipment and systems. The role requires a 2–4 year working knowledge of substation equipment, apparatus, and wiring rated at 525 kV and below. The technician may work independently or with others at various locations and may travel to another state based on customer demands. The work includes confined spaces and elevated work areas, use of trade-specific construction equipment, and frequent work near energized high-voltage systems. Long hours may occasionally be required during emergencies or when requested.

The technician performs construction, maintenance, repair, testing, adjustment, and troubleshooting of substation equipment and systems, including foundations and ground grids, steel erection, buswork, switches, control cable, terminations, control buildings, conduit and duct banks, capacitor banks, transformers, regulators, circuit breakers, and circuit switchers. The position is responsible for maintaining company vehicles, test equipment, and tools in good working condition. It requires frequent travel, physical labor, climbing, lifting, working at heights and in confined areas, and willingness to work changing schedules, including overtime, weekends, and holidays as required.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of working knowledge of substation equipment, apparatus, and wiring rated at 525 kV and below.
• Ability to perform rigorous physical labor.
• Ability to climb and work at heights up to 125 feet above ground.
• Must possess or be capable of obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License.
• Must supply personal hand tools required by the company for the work.
• Must supply safety-toed work boots.
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in confined spaces or areas.
• Ability to work independently or with others.
• Ability to learn to operate various types of heavy equipment.
• Willingness to work overtime or long hours during emergency conditions and/or when requested; schedules may change frequently and with short notice.
• Ability to travel 90% of the time and work for extended periods at various locations when requested.
• Ability to follow company safety rules and policies.
• Ability to gain knowledge of construction standard practices, techniques, quality requirements, applicable codes, and standards.
• Knowledge of substation structural drawings, including elevations, plan views, section views, grounding details, and foundation plans.
• Willingness to work outside the normal schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including regularly talking or hearing and frequently standing, walking, handling and feeling objects, and reaching with hands and arms.

Responsibilities

• Safely construct, maintain, repair, test, adjust, and troubleshoot substation equipment and systems.
• Perform work involving concrete foundations, ground grids, steel erection, high- and low-voltage buswork, airbreak and hookstick switches, control cable, high- and low-voltage terminations, control buildings, conduit and duct banks, capacitor bank installations, transformers, regulators, circuit breakers, circuit switchers, and motor-operated and manual switches.
• Maintain company vehicles, test equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Work carefully with energized high-voltage systems and in close proximity to energized substation equipment, protecting the safety of self and others.
• Operate or learn to operate trade-related heavy equipment, including bucket, derrick and boom trucks; backhoes, excavators and skid steer loaders; articulating man-lifts; pressure diggers; trenchers; track crawler loader/backhoes; and rough-terrain telescopic forklifts.
• Follow company safety rules and policies and apply construction practices, techniques, quality requirements, codes, and standards.
• Read and use substation structural drawings, including elevations, plan views, section views, grounding details, and foundation plans.
• Work independently or collaboratively at various locations, including extended assignments and travel as required.
• Work overtime, long hours during emergency conditions, and schedules that may change on short notice; work weekends and holidays when required.

What This Job Offers

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