Power Cable Tech Specialist
Core
Perform underground power cable installations, repairs, fault location, testing, maintenance, and commissioning for high-voltage cables (2.4KV-115KV) in the field.
Role type
Senior IC power cable technician
Builds
Reliable electrical energy delivery infrastructure
Domain
Energy / Power Systems / High Voltage Transmission & Distribution
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
High voltage cable splicing and termination, fault location and diagnosis, cable testing (megger, partial discharge, TDR), preventive maintenance, excavation supervision, safety grounding procedures, reading construction drawings and schematics
Preferred skills
Submarine cable handling, oil-filled cable (LPOF/HPOF) maintenance, training junior technicians, switching operations
Technologies
Insulation resistance testers, Partial discharge analyzers, Very Low Frequency (VLF) testers, Tan delta power factor meters, Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR), High Potential AC/DC testers
Responsibilities
Supervise and perform high potential cable testing up to 230 KV; Install, repair, and maintain HV transmission/distribution cables (solid dielectric, PILCA, LPOF, submarine); Locate and repair cable faults using thumping and high-voltage burn-set; Perform splices, terminations, taps, potheads, and transitions; Supervise cable excavation and laying; Conduct commissioning tests on new cables; Train subordinate technicians in diagnostic and repair procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC