Substation Technician C (GTC)

Pike Corporation • Monroe, GA

23d

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. Work may be performed independently or with others and involves confined spaces, elevated work areas, and trade-specific construction equipment. The position works at various locations, requires 90% travel, and may involve travel to another state based on customer demands. Extended hours may be required during emergencies or when requested.

The technician performs construction, maintenance, repair, testing, adjustment, and troubleshooting on substation equipment and systems, including foundations, ground grids, steel structures, buswork, switches, control cable terminations, control buildings, conduit and duct banks, capacitor banks, transformers, regulators, circuit breakers, and circuit switchers. The position frequently involves working near energized high-voltage systems and requires care to protect the employee and others. The technician is responsible for maintaining company vehicles, test equipment, and tools in good working condition.

The work requires rigorous physical labor, climbing and working at heights up to 125 feet, lifting more than 50 pounds, and working in confined spaces. Schedules may change frequently and with short notice. Work is outdoors at construction sites and may involve loud noise, airborne particles, fumes, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and extreme conditions. Employees are expected to follow company safety rules, learn construction practices and applicable standards, and demonstrate safety, reliability, teamwork, customer orientation, professionalism, productivity, and effective communication.

Requirements

• Have a 2–4 year working knowledge of substation equipment, apparatus, and wiring rated at 525 kV and below.
• Be able to perform rigorous physical labor and lift more than 50 pounds.
• Be capable of climbing and working at heights up to 125 feet above ground.
• Possess or be capable of obtaining a Commercial Drivers’ License.
• Supply personal hand tools required for the work and safety-toed work boots.
• Be capable of working in confined spaces and areas.
• Be able to work independently or with others.
• Be capable of learning to operate 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.
• Be willing to work overtime or extended hours during emergencies or when requested; schedules may change frequently and with short notice.
• Be willing to work outside the normal schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
• Be capable of following company safety rules and policies and working near energized substation equipment.
• Gain knowledge of construction standard practices, techniques, quality requirements, applicable codes, and standards.
• Know how to read substation structural drawings, including elevations, plan views, section views, grounding details, and foundation plans.
• Be able to work for extended periods in various locations when requested.
• Demonstrate safety emphasis, self-motivation, teamwork, customer orientation, trustworthiness, reliability and punctuality, professionalism, productivity, interpersonal and communication skills, and receptiveness to constructive instruction and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Safely construct, maintain, repair, test, adjust, and troubleshoot substation equipment and systems.
• Work on concrete foundations, ground grids, steel erection, high- and low-voltage buswork, airbreak and hookstick switches, and high- and low-voltage control cable terminations.
• Work on control buildings, conduit and duct banks, capacitor bank installations, transformers, regulators, circuit breakers, circuit switchers, and motor-operated and manual switches.
• Work carefully in close proximity to energized high-voltage systems to protect oneself and others.
• Maintain company vehicles, test equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Work independently or collaboratively at various locations, including extended periods away from the usual work location when requested.
• Operate or learn to operate trade-specific construction and heavy equipment.
• Follow company safety rules, policies, construction practices, quality requirements, applicable codes, and standards.
• Work overtime, weekends, holidays, or long hours during emergency conditions or when requested.

What This Job Offers

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