Substation Technician

SUBSTATION TECHNICIAN I 

SUMMARY  

Substation Technicians I, under close supervision, must be willing and able to perform all difficult tasks and assist others in high and low voltage work involved in the construction and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution conductors, structures, substations, underground systems, and related equipment. 

DUTIES 

• Promote reliability and performance of electrical distribution systems 

• Inspecting, testing, and maintaining electrical equipment and devices, analyzing and determining the presence of any adverse conditions 

• Documenting and reporting test results and taking appropriate corrective actions 

• Read blueprints and technical diagrams, test and maintain wiring, controls, and power distribution systems, and inspect and test electrical components such as transformers and circuit breakers 

• Identify electrical problems using various testing devices and repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools, power tools, aerial lifts, and platforms 

• Identify electrical problems using a variety of testing devices 

• Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools, power tools, aerial lifts, and platforms  

• Ability to use standard and/or metric rule to measure. 

• Perform transmission and distribution switching and building switches 

• Operate Company’s vehicles and equipment 

• Execute and complete all other duties assigned by supervisors 

• Adjust/time switches.  

• Elevated work under 6 ft or 6 ft and higher.   

• Spotting and tag lining.  

• Qualified observer.  

• Conduit foundation, trenway, ground grid and manhole installations 

• Control cable terminations.  

• Cutting/bonding/crimping/installing jumpers (on ground/in air) 

• Disassembly on ground of steel, structures, elec equipment.   

• Demolishing horizontally mounted disconnect switches, A-frame dead ends, below grade conduit, below grade ground grid, bus, steel communication poles, control cable, direct imbed concrete poles, HV equipment, oil, filled equipment, static mast structures, steel monopoles, string bus, vertically mounted disconnect switches, wood pole structures and yard steel. 

• DMC crimps for ground grid, HV buss and string buss.   

• Excavating with backhoe, mini-excavators and ride on trenches. 

• Flying hook stick switches. 

• Grounding equipment. 

• Hanging (supervised) and taking down TPG’s 

• Install buss clamps for buss, CAP banks and CCVT’s, control house waterfall and equipment lettering, equipment numbers, feeder breakers, HV breakers, HV IPO breakers, LA’s, phasing lettering, PT’s, SSVT’s, steel A-frame dead ends, switches, wave traps and yard steels. 

• Material inventory management. 

• Operating any fueled equipment (OPP card required)  

• Pulling fiberoptics and interduct.  

• Spreading yard rock. 

• Welding jumpers. 

• Performs other duties as assigned  

• Complies with all policies and standards  

REQUIREMENTS 

• Minimum 6 years of verifiable experience performing high voltage (4kV and above) substation technician duties 

• Must be able to assess through Burns and McDonnell assessment program 

• Ability and willingness to travel to various company locations and job sites 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, or reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, crawl, push and pull 

• Ability to use repetitive hand motions and the ability to grasp and operate field tools and equipment  

• Ability to climb on, in or through equipment in confined spaces and elevated work using fall protection harnesses.  

• Ability to work long hours with infrequent days off, night shifts, and in adverse climates.  

• Ability to use respirators or Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus.  

• Ability to utilize vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  

• Ability to lift, carry and or move up to 50 pounds  

• Ability to work in an environment with loud noises and vibrations for extended periods of time 

• Ability to properly wear and/or use Personal Protection Equipment 

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS 

• Ability to seek advice, make decisions, exercise sound judgement, and solve problems 

• Ability to work under stressful situations 

• Ability to learn and adopt new processes and technology  

• Ability to apply verbal and/or written instructions or other information 

Burns & McDonnell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Burns & McDonnell does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religions, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by application state or federal civil rights law.