Substation Technician
About The Position
A Substation Technician is responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of substation equipment / systems with working knowledge of substation equipment, apparatus, and wiring. This position requires work in confined spaces and in elevated work areas and works with various pieces of construction equipment specific to the trade. This position works at various locations. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified Individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions considering business necessity.
Requirements
- Knowledge of substation equipment, apparatus, and wiring
- Understand the minimum approach distance while working in the vicinity of energized circuits
- Able to perform rigorous physical labor for a continuous period
- Must be able to work outside, frequently in inclement weather.
- Comfortable & capable or working at heights &/or confined spaces
- Comfortable & capable of working from an aerial device.
- Capable of properly installing, inspecting & removing PPE.
- Ability to wear PPE & understands when to wear it.
- Able to talk, hear, stand, walk, use hands & sense of balance.
- Ability to sustain awkward positions/postures.
Responsibilities
- Construct protective grounding grids for electrical systems, controls, transformers, control houses, fences & steel structures
- Install foundations and bases for control cabinets, transformers, control houses & steel structures
- Dig trenching, rebar construction, utility locations & conduit installation
- Layout & build protective parameters &/or security fences for substation and public protection
- Cable pulling, coding, wiring & termination of cables for electrical systems, control monitoring & communication with the substation & outside sources
- Erect steel support structures for high voltage electrical apparatus
- Construct steel control houses for monitor and switching
- Install, connect and service substation transformers and circuit breakers for maintenance and new construction
- Bend and install isolated high voltage pipe or bus for distribution connections between transmission lines, distribution lines and transformers
- Install suspended wire used as bus for distribution connections between transmission lines, distribution lines and transformers
- Weld conduit used as bus for circuit connections
- Weld various materials using various welding techniques and applications
- Assemble, install and adjust switching gear for transmission and distribution of high voltage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
