Electrical Substation Tech​/HV Electrical Tech - Renewables

High Voltage Substation Supervisor / High Voltage Electrical Tech - Renewables

Location(s):

• Sanborn, CA
• Union City, IN
• Watertown, NY
• Normal, IL
• Arlington, OR

A global leader in utility-scale renewable energy development and operations is looking to grow their field operations team with the addition of a HV Substation Tech and a HV Substation Supervisor. The Supervisor role requires hands-on High Voltage electrical reliability systems field and/or engineering experience.

The position(s) can be based out of Illinois, New York, Indiana, Oregon, or California (relocation assistance available) and support regional wind farm operations with a key focus on high voltage substation maintenance initiatives.

The company operates in over 10 countries worldwide and has been aggressively growing their utility-scale renewable operations within the United States.

They are offering a competitive compensation package that includes base pay (hourly rate + 1.5X overtime), annual bonus, 401k (6% match), and other incentives.

High Voltage Substation Supervisor / Electrical Supervisor:

• Supports all high-voltage and electrical operations for wind farms in the northern region.
• Leads technical support initiatives for start-up, commissioning, testing, and engineering operations.
• Manages all associated NERC documentation and compliance issues, switching orders, LOTO procedures and requests.
• Provides support and emergency response for Balance of Plant operations across the Northern region.
• Leads BOP maintenance and compliance inspections.
• Provides technical support of SEL relays, switchgears, 3M Splicing, VON Thumper unit, SAP, and troubleshooting AC/DC circuits.

HV Substation Technician:

• Performs high voltage substation equipment (circuit breakers, transformers, relays, etc.) testing, repairs, switching, and construction activities.
• Provides 24/7 on-call support for renewable energy / wind farm substation operations.
• Assists with initial operating activities including commissioning on renewable energy systems (Wind Farms and Solar Farms).
• Facilitates high voltage switching orders to be processed through switching procedures.
• Conducts preventative maintenance on substations which includes reports on infrared inspections and SF6 sampling results.
• Carries out substation and transmission inspections within NERC guidelines.
• Provides remote troubleshooting high voltage substation support to supervisor.
• Supplies analytics and written reports to management.

Required Expertise:

• 4+ years of electrical experience with high voltage substations (maintenance, testing, relay settings, and/or commissioning).
• Supervisor role requires Management / Leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of high-voltage substation, relay protection, collection, and transmission systems.
• Troubleshooting and repair of Substation, Protective relay systems, and/or Renewable Energy Equipment.
• Hands-on testing of electrical protective relays (SEL), switchgears, transformers, and circuit breakers.
• Ability to read/interpret schematics and electrical diagrams.
• Working knowledge of electrical SCADA systems.
• Working knowledge of OSHA guidelines and LOTO (lock-out-tag-out).
• Experience in roles such as High Voltage Supervisor, High Voltage Tech, Substation Specialist, Electrical Substation Tech, High Voltage Reliability Engineer, Electrical Substation Systems Engineer, Relay Supervisor, Relay Technician, P&C Tech, Lead P&C Field Specialist, Protection & Controls Technician.