Nuclear Electrician - Outage Specialist (Richland, WA)

Energy Northwest; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 107,000; Part time

Job summary

Energy Northwest is seeking personnel to support its biennial refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station in Richland, WA. The role focuses on installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment and testing devices critical to the operation of the plant.

The candidate must have journeyman-level electrical maintenance experience or equivalent, including switchgear, relays, controls, and motors. Outage work requires five years of related experience; a high school diploma or GED is

Qualifications

• Journeyman classification with four years of electrical maintenance experience or equivalent.
• Alternative: two-year trade school or military training or an Associate’s degree in electrical field plus two years related experience.
• Experience in maintenance of industrial electrical switchgear, relays, controls, motors, generators.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Outage work: at least five years applicable experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform electrical maintenance; troubleshoot and repair failures associated with electrical switchgear, rotating machinery, relays, controls, power plant meters, and associated wiring used to control operation of installed motor-driven pumps, valves, cranes, elevators, etc.
• Perform surveillance tests on critical emergency power systems, both battery and diesel generated.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on installed electrical equipment.
• Perform installation work on modifications assigned to plant forces.
• Perform other tasks as required.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Industrial equipment

Education

Electrical apprenticeship program

Two-year trade school

Associate degree in electrical field

Tools

Switchgear

Relays

Controls

Motors

Generators

Job description

Energy Northwest is seeking personnel to support its biennial refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station in Richland, WA. The role focuses on installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment and testing devices critical to the operation of the plant.

The candidate must have journeyman-level electrical maintenance experience or equivalent, including switchgear, relays, controls, and motors. Outage work requires five years of related experience; a high school diploma or GED is