AE Distribution Electrician III - Smart Grid

About This Position

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision, this position performs journeyman level lineworker tasks specializing in the Distribution, Network, or Transmission craft.

• Climbs utility poles and structures (steel/wood/fiberglass/concrete), uses approved hand and powered tools, and drives various electric utility vehicles to assist with trouble call response, construction, and maintenance of Austin Energy’s electrical transmission, network, or distribution system.
• Responds to on-call, emergency call back, and after hour outages due to weather related events or system disturbances.
• Determines work requirements for jobs based on reviewing job packets, which include blueprints (plan and profile views), material list, workorder, and job summary.
• Works on and around high voltage energized lines and equipment, and performs troubleshooting of electrical systems using various test equipment (i.e. Multi-Range Voltage Detector [MRVD], phasing sticks, rotation meters, Digital Multi-Meters [DMM], and clamp-on amp meters).
• Performs pulling, installing, repairing, or moving high voltage wires, cable, and other material on AE’s electrical distribution, network, or transmission system.
• Performs installation, framing, construction, and maintenance of structures, hardware, and equipment on AE’s overhead and underground electrical distribution system, network distribution system, and/or transmission system, according to AE’s standards and work practices.
• Performs set up and operation of electric utility aerial equipment (i.e. cranes, boom trucks, digger derricks, bucket trucks, etc.) and other equipment (i.e. wire tensioner/puller, cable reel truck, cable trailer, wire trailer, skid-steer loader, bulldozer, backhoe, and forklift).
• Operates high-voltage transmission, substation, and/or distribution switching devices and equipment, using proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Personal Protective Devices (PPD), to de-energize and isolate circuits.
• Attends refresher, cyclical, and annual training to keep up with new technology and rescue techniques.
• (Distribution only) Installs and connects single-phase and three-phase electrical services to AE’s residential and commercial customers, and installs and connects overhead and underground transformers, switches, cutouts, etc.
• (Distribution only) Performs cutting, splicing, terminating, and taping of Underground Residential Distribution (URD) and power cable on AE’s electrical system.
• (Network only) Locates faults on AE’s underground network and substation getaways and installs and connects network transformers and protectors.
• Performs cutting, splicing, terminating, and taping of Underground Residential Distribution (URD) and power cable on AE’s electrical system, and builds power cable risers for substation feeder exits.
• Installs and services: network vaults and vault equipment, electrical service to downtown residential and commercial customers, and small cell and streetlight equipment.
• (Transmission only) Plans various types of transmission installations and maintenance projects (i.e. structure change outs, pulling in or changing conductors, and pulling in or changing fiber optic cable).
• (Transmission only) Constructs and maintains transmission equipment and structures with circuit voltages of 69kV, 138kV, and 345kV.

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

• Knowledge of AE, COA, and/or State of Texas requirements for vehicle inspections.
• Knowledge of the electrical theory and principles related to electricity, magnetism, circuits, and electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of the hazards involved in working on and around high-voltage energized lines and equipment.
• Knowledge of various transformer connections and the procedures for proper transformer phasing.
• Knowledge of installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical equipment, apparatus, and instruments.
• Skill in planning and organizing personnel and work assignments.
• Skill in handling conflict and…