Transmission Specialist

Ørsted A/S; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted A/S is seeking an experienced electrical professional to support the North-East offshore wind program. You will commission, maintain, operate, and troubleshoot HV and LV equipment in substations, provide safety guidance, and work across onshore and offshore sites.

You’ll report to the HV Transmission System Manager and join a safety‑driven team in a regionally focused role. You will perform switching, isolation, earthing, and SCADA‑based troubleshooting, with offshore assignments that may

Qualifications

• At least five years of electrical working and maintenance experience at a substation as a qualified person operating under HV Safety Rules.
• Experience performing switching operations on high‑voltage transmission assets.
• Willingness to become a qualified person under the ØESR with training provided.
• Able to work a shift pattern, sometimes offshore for extended periods.
• Must have valid US driver’s license and comply with GWO safety training.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety through electrical isolation, earthing, and switching of HV/LV equipment in substations for planned and unplanned work.
• Undertake preventive and corrective maintenance of high‑voltage substation assets per manufacturer instructions.
• Perform troubleshooting using alarm signals on SCADA or local control system.
• Operate transmission system configurations and contingencies for a wind farm and understand relay protection schemes.
• Manage outages and control network with SCADA or local system, coordinating with relevant personnel.
• Lead contractors and work parties on transmission assets within a substation and coordinate inter‑system operation and safety procedures.

Skills

Electrical work

HV switching

SCADA

Maintenance

Offshore operations

Driver's license

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

Join us in this role where you’ll support our North-East program of offshore wind farms. You’ll be responsible for commissioning, maintaining, operating, and trouble‑shooting high and low‑voltage equipment in a safe and controlled manner, as well as providing safety guidance for all working parties in accordance with Ørsted Electrical Safety Rules (ØESR). We cultivate a collaborative, dynamic, and diverse work environment and encourage career‑long learning and development so our people can realise their full potential. The role will be based both onshore and offshore.

Welcome to US Offshore Operations

You’ll be part of the High Voltage Transmission System team where you, together with your colleagues, will service, maintain, and repair the HV equipment in electrical substations throughout the region. In this role, you’ll report to the High Voltage (HV) Transmission System Manager. As a team, we foster a safety culture and are able to reliably maintain the bulk electric transmission system.

You’ll play an important role in:

• providing safety by electrical or mechanical isolation, earthing, and switching of high‑voltage and low‑voltage equipment in substations for both planned and unplanned work
• undertaking preventive and corrective maintenance of high‑voltage substation assets in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
• performing troubleshooting activities using alarm signals on SCADA or local control system
• operating transmission system configurations and contingencies for a wind farm and being able to comprehend transmission system relay protection schemes
• outage managing and network controlling in collaboration with relevant personnel and being able to operate the transmission assets using the SCADA or local control system
• leading contractors and working parties working on transmission assets within a substation and participating in coordination of inter‑system operation, testing, and associated safety procedures.

To succeed in the role, you:

have at least five years of electrical working and maintenance experience working at substation as a qualified person operating under the company’s HV Safety Rules are experienced in performing switching operations on high‑voltage transmission assets need to become a qualified person under the ØESR with support and training provided to gain this internal accreditation in the first year of employment are able to work a shift‑pattern, sometimes spending up to 7/14 days offshore at a time on a service operation vessel (SOV) have the clear medical checks and safety training programs as required by Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards and have a valid US driver’s license.