High Voltage Electrician: Craftsperson in Training for Substations

Western Area Power Administration; Coolidge (AZ); On-site; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Area Power Administration is seeking a High Voltage Electrician (Craftsman-in-Training) to join a two-year program designed to train, appraise, and develop craftsmen toward journeyman status.

The program progresses through four levels, six months at each level, with duties including installation, maintenance, and repair of high voltage equipment in switchyards and substations, along with switching and oil-processing tasks. Education cannot substitute experience.

Responsibilities

• Install, construct, commission, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in high voltage switchyards, substations, and power facilities up to 34.5 kV.
• Safely operate vehicles up to 10,000 pounds GVWR and heavy substation equipment as needed by location.
• Construct and commission new substations or infrastructure, perform switching in high voltage switchyards, and manage oil processing equipment.
• Provide technical guidance and training to apprentices and other craft employees.

Job description

Western Area Power Administration is seeking a High Voltage Electrician (Craftsman-in-Training) to join a two-year program designed to train, appraise, and develop craftsmen toward journeyman status.

The program progresses through four levels, six months at each level, with duties including installation, maintenance, and repair of high voltage equipment in switchyards and substations, along with switching and oil-processing tasks. Education cannot substitute experience.