Substation Electrician 3/C

Job Info

POSITION – Union: Substation Electrician 3/C

NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1

LOCATION: CT – Orange – 100 Marsh Hill Rd

Responsibilities

• Assist substation electricians through following instructions under the direction of higher class electricians and perform a variety of routine duties according to previous experience on similar or related work.
• Assist higher class electricians in performing all aspects of transmission & distribution and substation operations, maintenance, construction & installation.
• Ability to manufacture small parts necessary for repairs.
• Qualified as safety observer of others.
• Understand and use heavy construction equipment.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Skills and Requirements

• Once in the position, you must be able to satisfactorily complete assigned portions of Substation TMP program.
• Expected to respond to emergencies after normal working hours.

Education & Experience

Education:

• Requires, as a minimum, a current State of Connecticut Electrical Journey person E-2 license or Associate degree in Electrical or Electronic related field.
• The E-2 License must be maintained.
• Requires the use of advanced trades’ mathematics together with the use of diagrams, electrical maps, schematics and construction drawings, drawings, and charts.
• Calculate and apply electric formulas.
• Use a variety of measuring and testing instruments, knowledge of National Electrical Code and National Electric Safety Codes.
• Use mobile data terminals and instruments.
• Must have and maintain a valid Connecticut driver's license, must obtain and maintain a CT CDL.

Experience:

• Six to twelve months experience in substation electrical work performance.
• Involved in the work performance associated with substation equipment, maintenance, operations, construction and installation, and troubleshooting of wide range of substation equipment and associated controls.

Working Conditions

• Good working conditions.
• Some exposure to cold when working outside with occasional exposure to oil, chemicals, dust and dirt.
• Able to work inside underground network lines (holes, vaults, etc.)
• Able to work from heights.

Physical Demand

• Able to wear a respirator when needed.
• Light physical demand.
• Rare lifting up to 60 pounds sometimes in difficult positions while installing or building new installations.
• This can involve climbing, pulling of wire, rigging large pieces of equipment, bending and installing pipe and work that is related to the building and removal of substation, transmission and customer equipment.

Competencies

• Be a role model
• Be agile
• Collaborate and Share
• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Focus to achieve results
• Technical Skills

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

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