High Voltage Electrical Technician

Aggreko; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

No premium medical plan

Career growth opportunities

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

Aggreko is seeking a High Voltage Electrical Technician based in Houston, TX to install, commission, and service electrical power distribution equipment including transformers, switchgear, load banks, cables, and related systems.

You will perform diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance in field and service center environments, ensuring safety, quality, and customer satisfaction across busy operations and diverse sites.

Qualifications

• HV electrical systems knowledge and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics.
• Commitment to safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Respond to major component failure escalations.
• Carry out major component changes and field repairs.
• Advanced troubleshooting of electrical LV or HV systems.
• Provide hands-on electrical support.
• Ensure major repairs meet timelines, standards, and budgets.
• Read from drawings and specs and use blueprints or schematics
• Locate and repair defects in electrical systems and review reports
• Comply with electrical practices and safety
• Handle multiple tasks under pressure and respond to urgent needs
• Suggest improvements to maintenance procedures
• Support continuous improvement and seamless service
• Exercise independent initiative per accepted practices
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

HV power systems

Electrical repair

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings

Safety compliance

Travel readiness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Bring your energy to Aggreko as a High Voltage Electrical Technician based in Houston, TX.

You’ll perform installation, commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of Aggreko’s electrical power distribution equipment, including transformers, switchgear, load banks, cables, and related systems. This role supports both field and service center operations while ensuring compliance with safety regulations, technical standards, and customer expectations.

What you’ll do as a High Voltage Technician

• Respond to major component failure escalations.
• Carry out major component changes and field repairs.
• Carry out advanced troubleshooting of electrical LV or HV systems
• Provide hands on electrical support.
• Ensure the completion of major repairs are on time, to standard and within agreed budgets for both specific repairs and overall department budgets.
• Read and work from drawings and specifications, and use graphic instruction such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, or other visual aids
• Locate and repair defects in electrical systems Review accuracy of reports
• Comply with all electrical practices
• Work under pressure to handle significant problems and tasks which come up simultaneously and/or unexpectedly
• Recommend improvements and revisions to current maintenance procedures
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless service
• Exercise independent initiative and judgment in accordance with accepted practices
• Perform other duties as assigned

You are:

• Knowledgeable in 4160 and higher voltage power generator systems, amperage, frequency, and power factors.
• Skilled in locating and repairing defects in electrical systems, installing load break elbows, high voltage terminating, splicing, and service grounding
• Knowledge of safety principles and using personal protective equipment
• Additional knowledge and skill requirements may vary by assignment
• Minimum five (5) years of high and/or medium voltage experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience with Refineries/government site protocols and requirements to enter and preform work.
• Experience with HV test equipment preferred
• Able to travel domestically and internationally and current or ability to obtain a Passport.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a TWIC Card

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Competitive pay $32 - $45 per hour with potential for overtime and/or weekends
• Annual bonus program
• No premium cost medical plan option available
• Career growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement available
• Safety-focused culture working on brand new technology.

Otheressential jobrequirements

• Availability to work the assignedschedule, travel to work locations (if needed) and be onstandbyfor work outside of regularly scheduledshifts
• Must be able to stand,walkand sit for prolonged periods of time; and be able to walk over uneven terrainwith functional balance that does not require any special assistive devices
• Must be able to move the extremities and spine through a functional range of motion that willpermitwork to be safely performed from ground / floor level tofull overhead level
• Must have good finger dexterity to manipulate small items,functional hand-eye coordination, andfunctionally grip with adequate strength to safelyhold tools and stair railing or ladders
• Must be able to safely meet the physical demands outlined in the Essential Physical Capacities Assessment and pass the post-offer physical abilities assessment, which includes being able to lift (60 lbs), push/pull (80 lbs), carry (60 lbs), climb stairs and ladders as well as a combination of climbing while carrying objects (15 lbs), stoop, kneel and squat

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Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.