Substation Electrician III

Lower Colorado River Authority; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel accommodations provided

Job summary

Lower Colorado River Authority is seeking a substation electrician to join our internal construction team in Texas. You will build electrical substations, read blueprints, and collaborate with skilled professionals while traveling across Central Texas, with travel accommodations provided.

We value safety and quality as core principles and offer opportunities to grow within public utility work. If you have hands-on construction skills and a passion for electrical systems, apply today.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in maintenance and/or construction of electrical power, transmission, distribution, substation and control equipment, and/or other electrical equipment.
• Degree(s) in electrical power theory, electronics, instrumentation, controls, industrial maintenance or relevant field may substitute for experience per LCRA guidelines.
• Class A Texas commercial driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

• Build electrical substations using construction skills and specialized tools.
• Read blueprints, consult manuals, parts lists and keep drawings and schematics up-to-date and accurate.
• Assist other teams as needed to complete project scopes.
• Be part of a team that prioritizes safety and quality.

Skills

Read blueprints

Crane operations

Heavy equipment operation

Conduit installation

Education

Degree in electrical power theory / electronics / instrumentation / controls / industrial maintenance

Tools

Class A CDL

Job description

Here's The Role

LCRA is hiring a substation electrician to join our internal construction team! Do you enjoy operating heavy equipment, rigging and crane operations, welding, installing conduit and terminating control cables? Join our team and travel across Central Texas, with travel accommodations provided, working alongside and learning from skilled professionals, building critical substation electrical and control infrastructure, all while enjoying the extraordinary Texas outdoors as your office. We're looking for individuals who want to build their skills and grow into future opportunities. Apply today and help us set the standard for excellence in public utility work!

How You’ll Contribute

• Build electrical substations using construction skills and specialized tools.
• Read blueprints, consult manuals, parts lists and keep drawings and schematics up-to-date and accurate.
• Assist other teams as needed to complete project scopes.
• Be a part of a team that prioritizes safety and quality.

How You’re Qualified

• Two or more years of experience in maintenance and/or construction of electrical power, transmission, distribution, substation and control equipment, and/or other types of electrical equipment, including experience reading blueprints.
• A degree(s) in electrical power theory, electronics, instrumentation, controls, industrial maintenance or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
• Class A Texas commercial driver's license

How You’ll Stand Out

• Hands-on substation construction skills: operating heavy equipment, installing conduit/cable, constructing steel structures, crane operations, terminating conductors.
• Experience with project-based work.
• General understanding of safe electrical utility operations.

How We’ll Support You

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Equal Opportunity Employer

• LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources [phone] or email [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-case basis.