Substation Technician B (Next Era)

About the role

This position serves as a Substation Technician - B, responsible for the construction, maintenance, and repair of substation equipment and systems. The role involves working with various pieces of construction equipment specific to the trade, and may require work in confined spaces and elevated work areas.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintenance or repair, testing, adjusting, and troubleshooting work of substation equipment/systems, including buswork, airbreak/hookstick switches, control cable terminations, transformer/regulators/circuit breakers, circuit switchers, and more.
• Maintain Company vehicles, test equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Work safely while handling energized high voltage systems, requiring skill and care to protect lives.
• Coach subordinates on the crew.

Requirements

• Able to perform rigorous physical labor.
• Capable of climbing and working at heights up to 125 feet above ground.
• Must supply own personal hand tools required by the company for this work.
• Must supply own safety toed work boots.
• Able to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
• Capable of working in confined spaces/areas.
• Capable of working independently or with others.
• Operational experience of various types of heavy equipment.
• Willing to work over-time or long hours during emergency conditions and/or when requested.
• 90% travel required.
• Capable of following Company safety rules and policies.
• Knowledge of construction standard practices, techniques, quality requirements, applicable codes and standards.
• Capable of working in close proximity of energized substation equipment.
• Capable of interpreting substation structural drawings (i.e. elevations, plan views, section views, grounding details, and foundation plans).
• Willing to work over-time when requested. Willing to work outside of the normal work schedule including weekends, holidays, and overtime as required for the position.

Qualifications

• Able to establish grade, elevations, and layout of foundations and cable trough in new and existing stations.
• Grade and finish concrete slabs and foundations.
• Perform routine carpentry work on building wood concrete forms to meet size and shape of concrete to be placed.
• Retained knowledge in all aspects of substation systems.

Skills

Ability to establish grade, elevations, and layout of foundations and cable trough in new and existing stations. Grade and finish concrete slabs and foundations. Perform routine carpentry work on building wood concrete forms to meet size and shape of concrete to be placed. Retained knowledge in all aspects of substation systems.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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Competencies

• Emphasis on Safety
• Self-Motivated
• Team-Oriented
• Customer Oriented
• Trustworthy
• Commitment
• Professionalism demonstrated through unwavering reliability and punctuality
• Good appearance and attitudes
• High productivity work ethics
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Receptive to constructive instruction/coaching

About Pike Electric, LLC

Pike Electric, LLC is a leading provider of construction, repair, and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country and continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower, and equipment needed to perform any job. As a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation, and exceptional customer service, Pike is dedicated to ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.