Statesville Public Power: Substation Technician

Primary Responsibilities

• Inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs components related to the operation of power transformers, switches, microprocessor relays, insulators, fuses, lightning arrestors, voltage regulators and related equipment; makes repairs and adjustments to ensure satisfactory operations; replaces broken parts.
• Affords assistance with contracted maintenance and repairs in substations to meet preventative maintenance schedules and programs.
• Ensures circuit breakers, regulators, switches, relays, and related power supply equipment operate within preset parameters.
• Affords assistance with the troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of the City’s owned fiber network.
• Performs high voltage switching operations to isolate equipment inside the substation.
• Notifies the supervisor of any major breakdowns or extensive repairs needed; schedules necessary work.
• Examines automatic controls and indicators to determine if specific voltage is being delivered and analyzes the maximum and minimum power demands on the substation.
• Maintains electronic records of inspections and repairs to station batteries, chargers, and other Direct Current (DC) equipment.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly reports on information related to substation inspections.
• Tests temperature controls of transformers; filters and tests transformer oil.
• Performs routine maintenance tasks on control buildings, fences, and grounds of substations.
• Maintains oversight and assists in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
• Affords assistance with PCB handling and disposal.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education and/or Experience:
  • Substation Tech – High School Diploma or GED.
  • Substation Tech I – One (1) year of experience working as a Substation Technician and completion of the ElectriCities of NC Substation Technician Level I career path.
  • Substation Tech II – One (1) year of experience working as a Substation Technician I and completion of the ElectriCities of NC Substation Technician Level II career path.
  • Substation Specialist – Two (2) years of experience working as a Substation Technician II and completion of the ElectriCities of NC Substation Technician Level III career path.
  • Substation Specialist Advanced – Two (2) years of experience working as a Substation Specialist and completion of the ElectriCities of NC Substation Technician Level IV career path.
• Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license, or any valid driver’s license with ability to obtain a North Carolina driver’s license within 60 days of establishing a permanent residence in North Carolina.
• Maintain a residence within a 45-minute response time of the Municipal Operations Center within (six) 6 months of accepting position.