Trans Substation Tech II

Duke Energy; Garner (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy in North Carolina is seeking a Substation Technician II to lead and perform complex substation construction and maintenance tasks. This role emphasizes safety, technical leadership, and the ability to work independently on medium to large projects.

Responsibilities include planning work, reading prints, isolating protection circuits safely, operating equipment like bucket trucks, responding to call outs, and ensuring compliance with NERC/SERC regulations while documenting results.

Qualifications

• High School/GED with 3 years related substation experience
• Experience leading complex maintenance or construction projects
• Ability to read prints and interpret protection circuits

Responsibilities

• Lead small jobs safely and work independently
• Organize substation work and create maintenance plans
• Power factor, winding resistance, circuit breaker timing, and leakage testing understanding
• Operate bucket, digger derrick, and other areal devices
• Respond to call outs and manage safety and compliance with regulations

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Reading prints

Written and verbal communication

Education

High School/GED

Associates degree in Engineering Technology

Job description

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

This is the top craft level of the Substation Technician hierarchy. A Substation Technician II will assist and safely lead lower level technicians in activities associated with substation construction and maintenance Incumbents are expected to have advanced technical and leadership skills and the ability to work independently and lead medium to large construction and maintenance activities. Capable of serving on committees and resolving advanced technical matters.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a complete understanding of company safety rules and work practices
• Demonstrate a complete understanding of Human Performance practices
• Exhibits the capacity to safely lead small jobs and work independent of direct leadership
• Complete understanding of the processes needed to organize construction and maintenance work and create over all implementation/maintenance plans
• Total understanding of reading prints and determine how to isolate protection circuits without jeopardizing critical equipment
• Total understanding of the processes needed to methodically/logically organize substation work activities
• Total understanding of the processes needed to operate bucket, digger derrick truck, and other areal devices
• Ability to respond to all call outs
• Total understanding limitations, never assumes, and will STOP to seek help
• Experience leading complex maintenance or construction projects
• Total understanding of the processes needed to power factor, winding resistance, circuit breaker timing, and leakage reactance testing also interpret results
• Total understanding of the processes needed for the installation of portable/mobile substations/transformers or other temporary equipment
• Total understanding of the processes needed to perform infrared scanning substation equipment
• Total understanding of AC and DC circuit principles
• Total understanding of regulatory compliance and the importance for accurate data and timely completion of assigned work
• Adheres to Duke policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements (NERC and/or SERC), properly and accurately documents test results with a timely completion
• Total understanding of substation equipment isolation and clearances and grounding practices
• Has the experience to complete the requirements for Switching and Tagging on both the Transmission and Distribution systems
• Total understanding of the processes needed to complete maintenance/construction activities on all substation equipment including but not limited to switches, circuit breakers, transformers, regulators, PT's, CT's, CCVT's and grounding systems
• Superior understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics systems
• Demonstrates superior verbal and written communications skills

Required/Basic Qualifications

• High School/GED degree
• In addition to required degree, three (3) years related work experience

Desired Qualifications

• Associates degree in Engineering Technology or Other Related Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced technical and professional knowledge, skills and performance. frequently leads others
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities with internal and external customers
• Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally
• Provides coaches and mentors other Technicians
• Provides high level of leadership and sets a positive example for others to follow
• Advanced written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ongoing leadership skills development
• Software skills including word process, email, spreadsheets etc.
• Must have a permanent residence approximately forty-five minutes from their base location

Working Conditions

• Onsite Mobility Classification - Work will be performed at a designated company facility.
• Demonstrated availability for after- hour's work and call out rotation
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs
• Must be capable of working on elevated work surfaces
• This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job. The purpose of this restriction is to ensure that all weight rated equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner within maximum allowed weight loading
• This position is based on North and South Carolina

Specific Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent and minimum of 3 years of Transmission or Distribution substation maintenance or construction experience or equivalent job-related and educational experience
• Must have a v