High Voltage Electrician

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Employer 401(k)

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex is seeking an Electrical Power Technician to inspect, test, repair, fabricate, alter and install a wide range of electrical power and instrumental equipment, including control devices and wiring systems.

You will determine corrective actions and restore service, operate complex test equipment, and work in confined spaces with potential radiological exposure. CNS prioritizes safety, training and career growth with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Trade school or apprenticeship training with four years of applicable industrial electrical and electronics experience or equivalent combination.
• Complete and qualify in: The Y-12 Power Distribution One-Line course and refresher courses, High Voltage Safety, Carcinogen, and PCB Worker.
• DOE O 426.2 requirements must be met; personnel may need to obtain/maintain DOE clearance.

Responsibilities

• Inspects, tests, repairs, fabricates, alters, and installs electrical power and instrumental equipment, including control devices and wiring systems.
• Determines necessary corrective action and completes restoration to service.
• Operates machinery, tools and complex test equipment as necessary.
• Work in confined spaces with underground manholes and duct banks.
• Possible dress out for Radiological areas and other contaminants.

Skills

Electrical power

Industrial electrics

High voltage safety

Education

Trade school or apprenticeship

Job description

• Inspects, tests, repairs, fabricates, alters, and installs a wide variety of electrical power, and instrumental equipment, including controlling devices and wiring systems; electromechanical, technical equipment, and power system failure responses.


• Determines necessary corrective action and completes restoration to service.


• Operates machinery, tools and complex test equipment as necessary.


• Work in confined spaces with underground man-holes and duct banks.


• Possible dress out for Rad areas and other contaminants.

What You'll Do

• Inspects, tests, repairs, fabricates, alters, and installs a wide variety of electrical power, and instrumental equipment, including controlling devices and wiring systems; electromechanical, technical equipment, and power system failure responses.


• Determines necessary corrective action and completes restoration to service.


• Operates machinery, tools and complex test equipment as necessary.


• Work in confined spaces with underground man-holes and duct banks.


• Possible dress out for Rad areas and other contaminants.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security


• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues


• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization

Minimum Job Requirements

• Requires trade school or apprenticeship training with four years of applicable industrial electrical and electronics experience or equivalent combination.


• Employee will also be required to complete and qualify in: The Y-12 Power Distribution One-Line course and subsequent refresher courses. High Voltage Safety course, Carcinogen, and PCB Worker.


• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., 1 year maintenance-related experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative.) DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hirely personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2)

Preferred Job Requirements

• Four plus years of experience after journeyman status. Experience in medium voltage / distribution and transmission voltage ranges (161 kv, 13.8kv to 5kv) and low voltages from (600 volts to 50 volts AC and up to 130 volts DC).


• Knowledge of DOE Orders, and state and federal laws pertaining to facility operations; complex system knowledge; major risk management; work planning and controls.


• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface effectively with various organizations.


• Extra training, or applicable experience documentation.


• Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of Conduct of Operations, Integrated Safety Management, Y-12 Plant safety documentation, engineering principles, and ES&H regulatory compliance.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a \"designated position\" identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.