Substation Electrician Journey or Apprentice

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At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. Our employees make a difference every day by using their personal energy to bring this purpose to life.

This role may be filled at the Apprentice or Journey level dependent upon qualifications.

Union Details (If applicable)
IBEW Local 204 (Large Group)
Seniority Group (Local 965 Only) and Business Unit Operations-IA Energy Del IPLNumber of Positions Available1

Salary GradeU
104010

Career Band Journey Job  CodeJ
01401

Pay Range $42.00 - $56.00

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Training Locations Ames Operations Center, IPL Technical Training Center, Mason City Operations Center Residency Requirement Travel time from your primary residence to your assigned headquarters must be 60 minutes or less under normal driving conditions.

Job Description

Job Summary Responsible for general installation and maintenance of substation, power plant substation, small hydro-plant, and combustion turbine equipment.

What you will do Installs, commissions, maintains and troubleshoots substation power transformers, circuit breakers, metal-clad switch gear, oil circuit reclosers, load tap changers, voltage regulators and controls, capacitor banks and controls, circuit switchers, lightning arresters, battery and battery chargers, motors, underground high voltage and control cables, in transmission and distribution and power plant substations.

Commissions, maintains and troubleshoots oil switches.

Installs and maintains fiber optic cable from terminal equipment and control panels to high voltage substation equipment.

Installs substation protective relays, substation metering, substation interchange metering, substation current transformers, coupling capacitors, digital and analog telemetering, power line carrier transmitters/receivers, wave-traps and carrier tuning equipment, transfer trip carrier and tone equipment, fiber optic and metallic inner-panel cable, transducers, digital fault recorders, sequence of events recorders, telephones, substation local area networks (LANs), distribution automation communications circuits from the Demarc to internal equipment, and packet radio.

Installs terminations on high-voltage underground substation cables.

Performs line switching for substation maintenance and construction activities.

Prepares and maintains records of equipment tests and maintenance, keeps operating records, prepares purchase authorizations and performs other administrative work as required.

Makes special tests as directed in connection with operation, maintenance and design of all types of electrical equipment and systems.

Install, commissions, maintains and troubleshoots like types of customer owned equipment on non-commodity projects.

Trains fellow employees in related activities.

Performs other similar, related or incidental duties.

Must report to work fit for duty and free from the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

May be required to perform first responder duties and basic troubleshooting on telecommunications and system protection equipment problems.

Required Experience2 years formal education in electrical and electronic theory and fundamentals equivalent to completion of CIE Course 1B4 years technical experience in the installation, maintenance, and repair of metering, electrical and electronic plant and substation electrical equipment.

Related training through an accredited electrical apprenticeship program may be substituted for the two years formal education, as determined by the JATC.Other Requirements This classification shall be required to hold a CDL and may operate vehicles that require the possession of a CDL (company policy regarding CDL applies to this classification).This position is subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing requirements under 49 CFR Part 40 and FMCSA regulations (Part 382).Knowledge,

Skills, and Abilities Basic knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC), National Electric Code (NEC), and Alliant Service Standards.

Knowledge of electric utility systems operation, maintenance and construction practices.

Demonstrated mechanical ability.

Ability to read, interpret and demonstrate practical and theoretical knowledge of blueprints, maintenance manuals, technical manuals, electrical and electronic circuits and electrical equipment operating at power…