High-Voltage Electrician (Class A) — Substation Expert

Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Medical, Dental, andVision

Retirement through Public Employees

457 and 401(k) plans available

Flexible Savings Account

Short and Long Term Disability

Life Insurance for Employee and Spouse

Job summary

Sacramento Municipal Utility District in Sacramento, CA is seeking a High Voltage Electrician with Class A to support Substation Maintenance. Responsibilities include installation, testing, and maintenance of high‑voltage equipment up to 230 kV, with emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires journey‑level experience, a recognized electrical apprenticeship, and a valid California CDL with tanker endorsement after training.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship or equivalent training in the electrical trade.
• Journey-level experience in installation, connection, and maintenance of electrical equipment in high-voltage substations and power plants.
• Valid California Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker endorsement after required training.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety policies, procedures, and practices; exercise caution when performing duties.
• New construction and installation of equipment.
• Install steel structures, insulators, bus bars, high‑voltage switches, disconnects, fuses, high‑voltage transformers, circuit breakers, reactors, capacitor banks, CCVTs, potential transformers, and current transformers.
• Install conduit, wireways, raceways, fittings, wiring, cabling, conductors, and circuits.
• Install underground service conduit, cables, and ground grids using press or CAD welding.
• Install switchgear/GIS, motor‑control centers, motor‑operated valves, and pressurized systems.
• Install and maintain batteries/chargers and related equipment.
• Install microprocessor relay panels and protection schemes for line, bus, generator, and transformer protection.
• Install RTU and SCADA equipment, PLCs.
• Bend, thread, and install conduit systems (rigid, PVC, EMT) and hard/ string bus.
• Maintain and test power transformers, auxiliary equipment such as bushings, surge arrestors, cooling equipment, and tap changers.
• Maintain and test power circuit breakers and operating mechanisms (hydraulic, pneumatic, solenoid‑operated and other stored‑energy systems).
• Maintain and test motors, motor‑control equipment, control circuits, DC battery systems, capacitor banks, reactors, and large generators.
• Maintain overhead gantry and bridge cranes.
• Maintain internal and external electrical systems/equipment such as lighting, lighting control, UPS, battery monitoring, power distribution, switchboards, and breakers.
• Handle, sample, and test insulating media including vacuum, mineral oil, FR3 and SF6.
• Perform predictive maintenance (IR scans) on electrical panels, transformers, switchgear, and related equipment.

Skills

High voltage

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Schematics

Education

Apprenticeship in electrical trade

Tools

SFRA

Megger

Power factor meters

Job description

Sacramento Municipal Utility District in Sacramento, CA is seeking a High Voltage Electrician with Class A to support Substation Maintenance. Responsibilities include installation, testing, and maintenance of high‑voltage equipment up to 230 kV, with emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires journey‑level experience, a recognized electrical apprenticeship, and a valid California CDL with tanker endorsement after training.