Apprentice Substation

About the Role

Under the close supervision of a journeyman or foreman, an apprentice may participate in operating, constructing, and maintaining substations, switchyards, and associated equipment and systems. This role involves performing electrical, mechanical, or civil work in overhauling, repairing, troubleshooting, and maintaining all apparatus and substation property.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, test, adjust, troubleshoot, repair, operate, and overhaul all substation apparatus such as generators, circuit breakers, transformers, electric motors, protective devices, capacitor banks, regulators, condensers, pumps, reactors, load tap changers, circuit switchers, motor-operated and manual switches, bus work, wiring, battery banks and chargers, and associated equipment at switch-yards, and substations or power plants.
• Perform all substation inspections and documentation activities for all substation equipment.
• Install and maintain station service auto transfer panels, and emergency generator instrumentation and controls.
• Assist in the installation of protective relaying or metering equipment.
• Install conduit, and pull wire or cable as necessary.
• Use special equipment to test, maintain, or troubleshoot apparatus such as taking oil samples (DGA and quality), Hydran, oil processing, power factor testing, ground grid, TTR, high pot, breaker timing, and using an infrared camera.
• Work from blueprints, instruction manuals, schematics, and manufacturer's bulletins to install, layout, repair, and/or maintain all electrical or mechanical systems pertaining to apparatus equipment.
• Perform welding and operate shop equipment such as drill presses, grinders, saws, and torches in the repair, manufacture, or maintenance of equipment and apparatus.
• Install, maintain, and repair lighting, security systems, air conditioning, and heating systems.
• Maintain emergency power units.
• Operate service, boom, and bucket trucks, and cranes.
• Tow oil, gas, and vacuum trailers, and other mobile equipment used in the maintenance, overhaul, and operation of plants, substations, and switchyards.
• Perform switching orders for System (Main Grid Ops) or Region Dispatchers to effect clearances and assurances to work on or maintain substation apparatus.
• Prepare reports and maintain records, such as work orders, notifications, mileage, timesheets, weekly activity, overhaul records and reports, inspections, and equipment maintenance records.
• Use high voltage proximity meters, high voltage amprobes, cordless phasing sets, or power factor sets.
• Open or close cutout devices for station service transformers or similar equipment.
• Lift or apply hot tips as necessary to accomplish work on station service transformers or station cap banks.
• Physical requirements may include working in confined spaces and in elevated work areas such as heights from ladders, structures, scaffolds, buckets, and boom trucks.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma, GED, or proof of equivalent.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Class A CDL.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Must be able to work inside substation apparatus.
• Must have completed electrical theory training, which includes AC & DC circuit power, motors, and industrial controls.
• Proof of electrical theory training with a "B" or better grade through an accredited institution with courses such as: AC and DC Essentials (EET-1140), Power and Motors (EET-2120), Industrial Controls (EET -2170).
• Electrically qualified journeymen whose qualifications can be verified through documentation and/or assessment will meet the course requirement.
• High voltage proximity meters, high voltage amprobes, cordless phasing sets, power factor sets.
• Welding, drill presses, grinders, saws, torches.
• Blueprint reading, instruction manuals, schematics, manufacturer's bulletins.
• DGA, Hydran, power factor testing, ground grid, TTR, high pot, breaker timing, infrared camera.
• Service trucks, boom trucks, bucket trucks, cranes.
• Oil trailers, gas trailers, vacuum trailers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option.
• Life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Mass Transit Pass for employees in Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Bereavement Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.