On-Call High Voltage Technician – BESS & Wind Assets

Edp Renovaveis Servicios Financieros SA; Cantua Creek (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EDP Renewables is seeking a hands-on Senior HV Technician to ensure safe operation, inspection, and maintenance of wind farm equipment across multiple sites in the United States. Responsibilities include troubleshooting HV systems, overseeing contractors, managing spares, and maintaining robust communications between site, office, and headquarters.

You will work closely with the High Voltage Manager and Operations Manager, travel as needed, and support on-call requirements to respond to

Qualifications

• Experience with high voltage equipment handling.
• Ability to travel to other sites in US/Canada.
• Strong safety and compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper operation, inspection and maintenance of plant equipment and systems including substation, met towers, switchgear, pad mount transformers, SCADA systems, road maintenance, crop damage assessments, general building maintenance, etc.
• Effectively gather information regarding performance issues associated with plant equipment including inverters, battery storage systems, met towers, metering, etc. May diagnose, recommend, and implement solutions up to intermediate routine issues.
• Comply with all pertinent environmental health and safety programs
• Act as a safety role model, encourage and recognize others completing safe acts and intervene when unsafe acts are being practiced
• Perform a variety of administrative duties satisfying both internal and external reporting requirements.
• Identify gaps in safety standards and safety risks in the work environment and provide recommendations to higher level technical staff and management
• Demonstrate and promote integrity, strong initiative, and a no-compromise focus on safety and quality of work on a continuous basis
• Review completed service checklists and work orders for accuracy and maintain punch list for future work activities
• Oversee contractor performance, and assist in tasks that are EDPRs responsibility, such as pad mount transformer switching
• Manages spare parts inventory of assigned renewable generating facility
• Perform data collection and prepare reports in order to meet reporting requirements
• Engage appropriate internal and external resources to correct performance issues
• Ensure that reliable electronic communication is maintained between the inverters, substation, site office, and home office
• Support surrounding EDPR sites with High Voltage inspections and troubleshooting as needed
• Perform switching and grounding of step-up transformers, feeder breakers, gang-
• operated switches, padmount transformers, switchgear, and other related electrical components
• Provide 24/7 on-call remote HV support to the HV Team for complex troubleshooting, component testing, and proof checking
• Serve as the first responder for emergency and routine repairs on facility equipment
• Interface with local community members and land owners to establish and maintain report
• Facilitate training requirements as it relates to areas of safety and compliance training
• Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting in accordance with operational, safety, regulatory, and environmental performance requirements
• Ability to direct work of Solar Tech 1 and Solar Tech 2 technicians when applicable
• Work closely with High Voltage Manager and Operations Manager on budget administration
• Periodically report to High Voltage Manager and Operations Manager on day-to-day operations
• Locate underground utilities installed at the power plant with applicable state guidelines
• Work closely with equipment suppliers and service entities as needed including filling warranty claims
• Operate heavy machinery such as manlifts and forklifts
• Operate company vehicles and maintain it in ready-to-respond condition
• Additional duties as required
• Direct reports: None
• Travel: as needed

Skills

Electrical safety

HV systems

On-site maintenance

On-call readiness

Job description

EDP Renewables is seeking a hands-on Senior HV Technician to ensure safe operation, inspection, and maintenance of wind farm equipment across multiple sites in the United States. Responsibilities include troubleshooting HV systems, overseeing contractors, managing spares, and maintaining robust communications between site, office, and headquarters.

You will work closely with the High Voltage Manager and Operations Manager, travel as needed, and support on-call requirements to respond to