Substation Electrician
Core
Installation, maintenance, and repair of low, medium, and high-voltage substation equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, and protective relays.
Role type
Journey-level Substation Electrician
Builds
Electric transmission, distribution, and power monitoring systems
Domain
Electrical utility infrastructure
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
High-voltage switching, transformer maintenance, circuit breaker repair, SCADA system troubleshooting, PLC programming, electrical drawing interpretation, fault locating, infrared scanning, insulating oil testing
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
SCADA, PLC, TTR, Megger, AC/DC Hipot, multimeters
Responsibilities
Install, test, calibrate, and repair protective relays and power transformers; perform high-voltage switching operations; troubleshoot and maintain computer-based SCADA systems; test and repair distribution system line equipment; conduct fault locating on underground cable systems; assist with PLC design and installation
Seniority
Journey-level, hands-on IC