GIS Installation Trainee

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a GIS Service Supervisor Trainee to help supervise GIS service projects at job sites, coordinating with teams and contractors to ensure safe, efficient operations. You will assist in assembly, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of GIS systems while delivering excellent customer service.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and the ability to interface with customers and partners to drive project success.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• No GIS experience required; willingness to learn.
• HV GIS Certificate preferred but not required.
• Construction site experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Self-confident, strong work ethic, teamwork.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Supervise GIS service projects at job sites, ensuring smooth operations.
• Coordinate with team members and contractors.
• Assist in assembly, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of GIS systems.
• Interface with customers and partners to ensure project success.
• Help create proposals including planning and cost estimation.

Skills

Electrical basics

Teamwork

Self-confidence

Organization

Problem solving

MS Office

Customer service

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

"We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

As a GIS Service Supervisor Trainee, your day will involve working closely with the Grid Technology Service Substation Upgrades team on various Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Service projects. You will assist in tasks such as assembly, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of GIS systems. Your role will require you to coordinate with team members and contractors, ensuring that projects are completed efficiently and safely while providing excellent customer service.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Supervise and coordinate GIS Service projects at job sites, ensuring smooth operations.


• Learn to troubleshoot and analyze faults in GIS and related electrical equipment.


• Manage and guide contractors performing GIS service work.


• Interface with customers and partners to ensure successful completion of project tasks.


• Collaborate with team members in the field to address any issues that arise during work.


• Assist in creating proposals for GIS service projects, including planning and cost estimation.

What You Bring

• Degree: A foundational understanding of electrical engineering principles.


• Experience: No prior experience in GIS installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair is required, but a strong desire to learn is essential.


• Certification: A Siemens Energy HV GIS Certificate is preferred but not required.


• Construction Site Experience: Experience working on construction sites is beneficial but not mandatory.


• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.


• Personal Qualities: Self-confidence, strong work ethic, teamwork, organization, and dedication.


• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture


• Company paid Health and wellness benefits

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