Substation Electrician

Substation Electrician Company: Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is seeking a Substation Electrician to support our manufacturing areas in and around Berkeley and Hazelwood, MO.   The Substation Electrician is a skilled, journey-level position that performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work in installation, maintenance and repair of a substation. Workers specialize in low, medium, and high-voltage substation work, including switching, equipment maintenance and calibration.  Performs skilled work in electrical construction, maintenance, climb station structures, operate aerial lift and troubleshooting of electric utility facilities such as electric transmission, distribution, communication and power monitoring systems.  This position performs at the journey-level skilled in the area of installation, maintenance and repair of substations, circuit breakers, transformers, and primary switching of feeder lines. Specializes in low, medium, and high-voltage in a substation and provides training to apprentices, and other employees as assigned. Participates in policy and standards development and related work as required. Works closely with engineering teams on all maintenance and CIP projects. Positions in the class of Electrical Substation Worker are generally filled by advancement from Apprentice Electrical Substation class as vacancies occur.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following: Install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot and repair simple and complex protective relays, regulator control and operating devices, power transformer protective and safety devices and maintain appropriate records for calibration, testing and maintenance. Install, test, maintain and repair 4160V,12kV and 34kV power circuit breakers; perform periodic trip testing. Maintain, test and repair, 115V, 4kV,12kV, 34kV power transformers and ATS systems Sample, test and evaluate insulating oil and other media and maintain appropriate records including DGA and dielectric test. Troubleshoot, repair, maintain and calibrate computer-based SCADA system, transducers, input devices, communication equipment and data transmission equipment. Perform substation high-voltage switching operations. Test, calibrate, maintain and repair distribution system line equipment such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, ATS systems , high speed ground systems  and associated control equipment. Test prior to energizing and perform fault locating of high-voltage underground cable systems Assists with the design, programing, installation, maintenance of PLC  functions. Installs, maintains and repairs electric control/protection systems both AC and, PLC’s, . Perform infrared scanning of substations transmission/distribution equipment This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities General fundamentals of electrical theory, control relaying, protection relaying, control and power switching schemes. Knowledge of power distribution substations SCADA systems. Knowledge of and background in digital solid state equipment and circuits. Ability to communicate with others, make sound decisions, and to assimilate and understand information in a manner consistent with the essential job functions. Understand electrical codes including NFPA 70E, OSHA Regulations and other codes as applicable. Ability to use bench test equipment TTR (Transformer Turns Ratio), Megger, AC/DC Hipot, multimeters and analyzers and other tools and equipment of the trade. Safe work practices and procedures including high voltage switching procedures. Maintenance and operation of substation, controls, power flow, protection. Safety requirements and precautions necessary while working with low medium and high voltage systems. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other employees and the public. Effectively organize