Journey Substation Technician

Nebraska Public Power District•York, NE

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has an opening for a Substation Technician at the York Operations Center in York, Nebraska. This position is responsible for performing effective substation maintenance, testing, and operation activities to ensure reliable power delivery. Key duties include installation, checkout, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and operation of electrical equipment. The role requires frequent travel, overnight stays, and the ability to respond to after-hours trouble calls and emergencies within 30 minutes of notification. Due to NERC regulatory requirements, all Substation Technicians must obtain and maintain a satisfactory NERC background check.

Requirements

Associate's degree in electro-mechanical, electronics, electrical technology.
OR An associate's degree or certificate of completion from an approved community college or correspondence school in a related field.
OR Substation technician experience within the District or with another utility or electrical contractor that is considered an acceptable equivalent to the formal education options.
Ability to arrive from residence to the NPPD office within 30 minutes of notification of a call out.
Obtain and maintain a satisfactory NERC background check.
Maintain CDL operator's license.
Maintain switchman certification.
Maintain CPR & first aid certifications.
Knowledge of Computers, Software, and Test Equipment, and how they interface.
Understanding of protection and control circuits.
Ability to install equipment without jeopardizing the stability of the system.
Ability to perform testing on equipment in service without jeopardizing the stability of the system.
Knowledge on safely operating mobile substation equipment.
Five years of combined experience at the Apprentice Substation Technician and Substation levels for progression to Journey Substation Technician.

Nice To Haves

Senior Substation Technician must be certified as Substation Journey in one of the Substation Technician disciplines (Protection and Control, Metering, Equipment Maintenance).
Technicians may obtain multiple Journey certifications and/or specialized Substation Technician classifications with Substation Manager approval.

Responsibilities

Perform effective substation maintenance, testing, and operation activities.
Install, checkout, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and operate electrical equipment.
Travel frequently and have overnight stays.
Respond to after-hours trouble calls and emergencies.
Perform Acceptance and Diagnostic Testing of Substation Components.
Interpret test results using computers with various operating software and diagnostic test equipment.
Install substation equipment such as Relays, Electrical Controls, Wiring, Control Panels, Potential Transformers, Current Transformers, and other related equipment.
Perform diagnostic troubleshooting and repairing of electrical equipment including Protection and control equipment, Breakers, Transformers, and Load Tap Changer controls.
Test equipment in service without jeopardizing system stability.
Install, test, and maintain various mobile substation equipment.
Make decisions involved in energizing and placing new equipment in service.
Perform final testing on energized equipment to establish integrity.
Assist other Technicians in performing their duties.
Lead other levels of technicians in the absence of the supervisor (Journey level).
Provide training for other technicians (Journey level).
Provide oversight of projects (Journey level).
Ensure all technicians perform safely and utilize all available human performance tools (Journey level).