High-Voltage Substation Technician On-Site Guardian

GreenEnergy-TSG; Tracy, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Energy Technical Services Group seeks a Permanent High Voltage Substation Technician to provide on-site oversight, preventive maintenance, and rapid fault remediation for a local utility-scale asset. This role ensures daily facility integrity and grid reliability under a long-term BOP contract.

You will perform inspections, testing (Megger, TTR, insulation resistance), coordinate switching with the local utility, and supervise contractor crews during major turnarounds, while maintaining

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in HV substation maintenance or similar.
• Associate degree or equivalent electrical training.
• OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E, CPR/First Aid preferred.
• Excellent ability to read schematics and wiring diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on transformers, circuit breakers and disconnects.
• Conduct routine inspections, thermal imaging scans, and site walk-downs.
• Coordinate switching orders and plant curtailments with the local utility.
• Lead electrical testing such as Megger, TTR, and insulation resistance.
• Supervise contractor crews during major turnarounds.

Skills

HV substation maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Schematic reading

On-call readiness

Education

Associate degree in Electrical Technology

Electrical apprenticeship

Military technical training

Tools

Megger insulation tester

Transformer turns ratio tester

Contact resistance tester

Job description

Green Energy Technical Services Group seeks a Permanent High Voltage Substation Technician to provide on-site oversight, preventive maintenance, and rapid fault remediation for a local utility-scale asset. This role ensures daily facility integrity and grid reliability under a long-term BOP contract.

You will perform inspections, testing (Megger, TTR, insulation resistance), coordinate switching with the local utility, and supervise contractor crews during major turnarounds, while maintaining