Electrician

Zolon Tech Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Zolon Tech Inc. in Plant City, FL is seeking a journeyman-level Substation Electrician/Technician for high-voltage transmission and distribution substations. You will work on energized equipment from 13 kV to 230 kV on multi-person crews, following OSHA, NESC, and NERC CIP standards.

Your role includes inspecting and maintaining transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, and related systems, with strict adherence to safety and documentation. Travel and on-call duties are required.

Qualifications

• Accredited four-year Substation Electrician Apprenticeship or 4+ years journeyman HV substation maintenance
• HV substation safety training (NFPA 70E or OSHA 1910.269) documented
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to read single-line and three-line diagrams and understand OSHA 1910.269 and NESC
• Valid state driver’s license; Class A CDL with tanker endorsement preferred
• Willingness to travel and be on-call; able to pass background checks and drug screening
• Must qualify for NERC CIP clearance within 6 months
• Physically able to work outdoors in all weather; lift up to 50 lbs and work at height

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, repair and overhaul transformers, breakers, switchgear and related HV equipment
• Oil sampling and dielectric fluid filtering
• Execute HV/LV switching under System Dispatchers with LO/TO, tagging and safety briefings
• Diagnostic testing: Doble PF, TTR, insulation resistance and SFRA
• Respond to outages and storm restoration; operate bucket and crane trucks on-call

Skills

Journeyman HV maintenance

Arc-flash safety training

Reading electrical diagrams

On-call readiness

Education

4-year Substation Electrician Apprenticeship

4+ years HV substation maintenance

Job description

Job Title: Substation Electrician / Technician — High Voltage

Job Location: Plant City, FL (Onsite)

Job Description

The client is hiring Substation Electricians / Technicians for high-voltage transmission and distribution substation work out of Tampa / Plant City, FL.

This is journeyman-level electrical and mechanical work on energized utility substations from 13 kV to 230 kV and above, on multi-person field crews, to OSHA, NESC, and NERC CIP standards.

What you'll do

• Inspect, test, repair and overhaul power transformers, oil/SF6/vacuum circuit breakers, voltage regulators, tap changers, switchgear, disconnect switches, buswork and surge arresters
• Oil sampling and dielectric fluid filtering
• Execute complex high- and low-voltage switching under System Dispatchers — lockout/tagout, grounding and safety tagging, daily tailgates, job hazard analyses and pre-job briefings
• Diagnostic testing: Doble power factor, transformer turns ratio (TTR), contact resistance (micro-ohm), insulation resistance (Megger) and sweep frequency response analysis (SFRA) Station auxiliary and DC backup — battery banks, chargers, DC distribution panels, standby generators, AC/DC control circuits
• Respond to unplanned outages and storm restoration on an on-call rotation; operate bucket trucks, crane trucks and oil processing trailers in all weather

What you’ll need — every item is a hard requirement unless marked preferred

• An accredited 4-year Substation Electrician Apprenticeship, OR 4+ years of journey-level high-voltage substation maintenance with an electric utility or industrial facility
• Documented high-voltage or arc-flash safety training — from the military, a utility, an employer safety program, NFPA 70E or OSHA 1910.269
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30
• High school diploma or GED
• Able to read single-line and three-line diagrams and schematics; working knowledge of OSHA 1910.269 and NESC
• Valid state driver's license with a clean record Class A CDL with tanker endorsement, or able to obtain one within 6 months (preferred)
• Available to travel, and available for emergency response and on-call work
• Must qualify for NERC CIP clearance within 6 months
• Able to pass a pre-employment technical assessment, and a seven-year background check for site clearance after an offer
• Physically able to work outdoors in all weather — lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing, working at height in bucket trucks and on top of transformers, in restricted clearances, in arc-flash PPE