As a Hydroelectric Specialist I, you will utilize journey level electrical skills, experience and knowledge in the practices and procedures of installing, commissioning, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting and operating complex power systems equipment for ongoing operations reliability and uninterrupted service. This includes substation equipment, generation equipment, distribution equipment and protection relay equipment.
You will perform maintenance of equipment at the District’s hydroelectric plants, pumping plants, treatments plants, and other facilities. You will install, maintain, test, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair substation equipment which includes transformers, regulators, load tap changers, circuit breakers and switches, motor-operated and manual switches, bus work, wiring battery banks and chargers, and other related equipment and substation structures. You will also perform testing on substation apparatus such as power factor, transformer turns ration, megger, ductor, battery load testing, oil sampling, and other analytical tests; install, commission, maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate power system substation protection control, monitoring and metering equipment; and operate substation equipment, including switching and grounding.
As you perform the job duties of this position, you will follow safety rules and practices to maintain and provide a safe work environment; work at times in confined spaces and in elevated areas such as heights from ladders, structures, scaffolds, buckets, and boom trucks; and occasionally work long hours during shutdowns or emergency conditions.
The Incentive Pay program will be setup to provide a Desert Branch Assignment Premium to qualifying employees as follows:
- 5% for all employees assigned to Gene Camp or Intake
- 15% for all employees assigned to Hinds Pumping Plant, Eagle Mountain, or Iron Mountain
Schedule: 4/10, 6:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday alternating every other week to Tuesday through Friday.
This position will require frequent travel to various District facilities throughout the service area, often requiring overnight stay in the project area.
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,334.00 - $119,018.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person