High-Voltage Substation Electrician — Field Technician

Team Fishel; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Profit sharing plan

Job summary

Team Fishel is seeking a Substation Electrician/Technician to perform journeyman-level electrical and mechanical work on HV substation equipment (13kV–230kV+). You’ll install, maintain, test, and repair transformers, breakers, switchgear, and related systems in high-voltage environments under OSHA, NESC, and NERC CIP standards.

You will handle switching operations, LO/TO procedures, and safety briefings, and work with field crews on outages and storm restoration.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; completion of a 4-year Substation Electrician Apprenticeship or 4+ years journey-level HV experience.
• Preferred: AS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or related field.
• Must pass pre-employment assessments and qualify for NERC CIP clearance within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, repair, and overhaul HV substation equipment including transformers, breakers, switchgear, and buswork.
• Perform oil sampling and dielectric fluid filtering on major station apparatus.
• Maintain and repair pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor-operated controls for breakers and switches.

Skills

Reading diagrams

High-voltage knowledge

Troubleshooting

Electrical maintenance

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Substation Electrician Apprenticeship (4-year)

AS in Electrical Engineering Technology (preferred)

Tools

Doble test equipment

Cascade asset management software

Job description

Team Fishel is seeking a Substation Electrician/Technician to perform journeyman-level electrical and mechanical work on HV substation equipment (13kV–230kV+). You’ll install, maintain, test, and repair transformers, breakers, switchgear, and related systems in high-voltage environments under OSHA, NESC, and NERC CIP standards.

You will handle switching operations, LO/TO procedures, and safety briefings, and work with field crews on outages and storm restoration.