HV Substation Maintenance Lead

Invenergy; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy is seeking a Manager, HV Maintenance to lead high-voltage maintenance strategy across wind, solar, and storage facilities. You will supervise planned maintenance, support outage restoration, and help develop an in-house HV/MV technician team, including planning, safety, scope, and day-to-day oversight.

You will manage safety compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, IEEE, and NETA standards; recruit and train technicians; oversee budgeting, sourcing, and documentation; and provide technical

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 8+ years in the energy industry; 4+ years HV/MV testing or substation maintenance.
• Experience supervising MV/HV testing or maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA 70E, OSHA safety requirements, grounding, and LOTO.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Eligible to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planned substation maintenance by contractors or in-house technicians with safe, high-quality execution and documentation.
• Build and lead an in-house HV/MV technician team for inspections, testing, repairs, and maintenance.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop HV/MV technicians; establish team structure, tools, safety practices, and performance standards.
• Manage scheduling, callouts, outage response, and resource prioritization across sites.
• Develop transitions of MV/HV maintenance from contractor to in-house when safe and cost-effective.
• Develop procedures for in-house testing, maintenance, and repair.
• Manage budgets and expenses for labor, equipment, contractors, and tools.
• Provide technical guidance on HV/MV transformers, collection systems, and cables.
• Review test results, switching plans, LOTO plans, outage coordination and maintenance docs.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, IEEE, and NETA safety procedures.
• Maintain records and generate summaries for operations, engineering, asset management and compliance.
• Support Operations Electrical Engineering with open items and special projects.

Skills

HV maintenance

HV/MV testing

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Travel readiness

US work eligibility

Tools

PowerDB

CMMS

SCADA

Job description

Invenergy is seeking a Manager, HV Maintenance to lead high-voltage maintenance strategy across wind, solar, and storage facilities. You will supervise planned maintenance, support outage restoration, and help develop an in-house HV/MV technician team, including planning, safety, scope, and day-to-day oversight.

You will manage safety compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, IEEE, and NETA standards; recruit and train technicians; oversee budgeting, sourcing, and documentation; and provide technical