Substation Technician

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

This position performs difficult skilled technical work in the installation, operation, inspection, repair, and maintenance of electrical substation and related equipment.

The Substation Supervisor assigns work in terms of general instructions.

• Substation Technician I: $26.59 - $39.89 per hour
• Substation Technician II: $27.92 - $41.89 per hour

This position requires residency within acceptable reception and transmission range of the City's 800 MHz radio system (approximately 20 miles).

• Assist in the installation, operation, inspection, repair, and maintenance of all types of equipment used in electrical substations.
• Assist in the installation, construction, and modification of all types of equipment, structure, bus, communications and control schemes, etc. used in substations.
• Assist in switching on transmission and distribution circuits.
• Assist in the testing and repair of high voltage transformers, circuit breakers, reclosers, capacitors, voltage regulators and other related equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• This position will require the candidate to be on call every other week outside of normal working hours.
• Possession of a valid Class-A CDL driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina.

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Possession of a valid Class-A CDL driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina.

• Knowledge of basic electricity.
• Knowledge of electric substation and/or electric distribution system installation, operation, inspection, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of electrical wiring.
• Knowledge of hand tools, test instruments, and power tools.
• Knowledge of proper safety procedures, rules and regulations including NESC, OSHA, APPA and City policies.
• Skill in the interpretation and application of federal, state, and local policies, codes, and laws.
• Skill in analyzing problems and identifying solutions.
• Skill in establishing cooperative and productive working relationships.
• Skill in setting priorities for competing projects.
• Skill in performing mathematical calculations.
• Skill in operating computers and other standard office equipment.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

• Operate, inspect, maintain and repair all types of equipment, communication and control schemes used in electric substations.
• Installs, constructs and modifies all types of equipment, structure, bus, communication and control schemes, etc. used in electric substations.
• Participates in the switching of transmission and distribution circuits.
• Test and repair high voltage transformers, circuit breakers, reclosers, capacitors, voltage regulators and other related equipment and maintain associated records.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• This position will require the candidate to be on call every other week outside of normal working hours.
• Possession of a valid Class-A CDL driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina.

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with high school education.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of the Substation Technician I position to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with three or more years' experience or service.
• Possession of a valid Class-A CDL driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina.

• Knowledge of electric substation and/or electric distribution system installation, operation, inspection, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of electrical wiring.
• Knowledge of hand tools, test instruments, and power tools.
• Knowledge of proper safety procedures, rules and regulations including NESC, OSHA, APPA and City policies.
• Knowledge…