High Voltage Electrician

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Electrician

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1. Installs, modifies, tests, repairs, and maintains transformers, converters, regulators, cables, switches, circuit breakers, mechanical and electronic systems, and other circuit elements found in substations. Adjusts relays and control equipment to obtain specified voltage, current, time delay, and other characteristics for appropriate holding, tripping, or other operational functions. Constructs and installs rigid conduits. Pulls in conductors, assembles bus bars, and phases out and connects conductors.

Cleans, adjusts, and repairs electrical equipment such as air and oil circuit breakers and remote-control supervisory equipment. Checks condition of transformers, switches, capacitor equipment, and cables. Checks transformer operating temperatures and voltage at secondary terminals and makes repairs to defective, loose, or corroded connections. Trains and/or guides lower graded or less experienced employees as required. Ensures tasks are performed in compliance with National Electrical Safety Codes.

With few exceptions, accurately determines and uses procedures, materials, equipment, and sequences that are acceptable for accomplishing assigned tasks; and complies with established codes and directives. Routinely performs tasks in a timely and efficient manner. 25%

2. Installs, modifies, connects, inspects, and repairs overhead and underground electrical distribution lines. Services lines, breakers, disconnect switches, transformers, insulators, grounding systems, fuses, poles (metal and wood), relays, meters, lightning arresters, cathodic protection systems, traffic lights, street and floodlight systems, airfield lighting systems, and power supplies. Strings wires and hoists conductors up to the cross arms. Pulls wires to proper tension or sag based on space, length, type, and size of conductors, prevailing temperature, and loading district.

Installs and pull cables underground from source of feed-through ducts. Installs poles and replacement of cross arms. Provides technical assistance to lower-grade or lesser experience employees as required. Ensure tasks are performed in compliance with National Electric Safety Codes. Almost always perform repairs. modifications, connections, and/or installations in a timely, efficient, and complete manner. With few exceptions, ensures tasks performed are following accepted trade practices and procedures.

25%

3. Troubleshoots distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment. Makes emergency repairs and substitutions of power lines and equipment, sometimes working on distribution systems when they are energized. Troubleshoot overhead and underground cable systems to locate shorts, opens, grounds, electrolysis damages, capacitance imbalances, or cable breaks. Locates and marks electrical underground utilities prior to excavation. Checks ground wire connections and cables for cracks, breaks, and corrosion.

Routinely provides reliable troubleshooting of distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment to locate and correct the causes of outages and improper operations. Almost always accurately locates breakdowns and trouble spots on distribution lines by power failure reports, line inspections, and use of various electrical testing instruments. 20%

4. Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Frequently works on high voltage electrical systems when they are "hot," using necessary safety equipment, methods, and precautions. Uses and assures proper fit of required safety equipment and clothing. Consistently operates equipment in a safe manner, applying established safety rules and regulations to minimize minor violations and to avoid major violations due to employee error or negligence.

With rare exception, promptly informs the supervisor of any accident and/or damage to supplies or equipment or of any observed unsafe practices and/or procedures. 20%

5. Uses and maintains various hand and power tools and test equipment such as oscillators, meggers, phase sticks, phase rotation meters, digital test equipment, and cable locating and fault-finding equipment. Uses block and tackle, hoists, winches, or other lifting and pulling equipment as necessary. With few exceptions, properly uses, maintains, and accounts for all types of tools and equipment required to accomplish assigned duties.

10% Performs other duties as assigned.