Medium Voltage Electrician

Job Summary/Basic Function

About the position: This is specialized electrical work in the operation, maintenance and repair of medium voltage electrical systems and equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Installation and cleaning, expansion and modification of electrical services, power centers, transformers, and circuit breaker panels.
• Review construction plans and prints for projects to provide comments and suggestions for installations.
• Measure, cut, and bend and installation of all varieties of electrical conduit.
• Coordinate, escort, and inspect work performed by outside contractors.
• Assist high voltage electrician when needed.
• Installation, service, and repair of all types of electrical terminal equipment.
• Layout estimate material and labor for projects.
• Repair may include analysis and diagnosis of the reasons for a failure.
• Test generators, synchronous motors, and motor generators.
• Isolate and/or remove power in the event of breakdowns.
• Operate a medium voltage substation, relays, switches and breakers.
• Check and interprets substation instrument readings.
• Monitor power distribution switchboards.
• Prepare and interprets logs and reports.
• Adhere to applicable safety rules.
• Change, connect, disconnect, parallel or affect substitutions for electrical equipment.
• Read blueprints to trace routing of electrical cables.
• Read schematic diagrams to determine and resolve electrical system problems.
• Select and use the appropriate splice kit and tape for line repair.
• Comply with legal, procedural, safety and record keeping requirements.
• Operate a lift truck or bucket lift truck.

All other duties as assigned.