High-Voltage Electrical Technician – Substations & Drawings

Crest Operations, LLC; Pineville (LA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Beta Engineering seeks an Electrical Engineering Technician to assist project engineers with layout and design of high voltage substations, switchyards, power quality projects, transmission lines and related high voltage work. You will generate and review drawings and perform necessary calculations in a collaborative project team environment.

Expect to work on AC/DC schematics and cable schedules, with occasional travel to active job sites.

Qualifications

• Vocational or technical certification as an Electrical Engineering Technician or an Associate Degree is the minimum requirement.
• Bachelor’s Degree as an Electrical Engineering Technology or Engineering Technology is preferred.
• Strong background in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required; strong verbal and written communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Generates new and makes corrections to existing one-lines, panel elevations, AC/DC/Communication schematics, relay panel wiring diagrams and equipment wiring diagrams
• Makes other changes and corrections to drawings as instructed
• Performs batch plotting of project drawings in preparation for delivery to customer
• Performs various calculations for cabling, battery sizing, lighting design, AC load and ground grid
• Generates cable scheduling
• Demonstrates integrity and ethics in all client relationships and communications.
• Recognizes and recommends methods to improve every customer’s experience.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Vocational or technical certification / Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technician

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology / Engineering Technology (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microstation

CDEGS grounding software

Job description

Beta Engineering seeks an Electrical Engineering Technician to assist project engineers with layout and design of high voltage substations, switchyards, power quality projects, transmission lines and related high voltage work. You will generate and review drawings and perform necessary calculations in a collaborative project team environment.

Expect to work on AC/DC schematics and cable schedules, with occasional travel to active job sites.