Location: Florida (Statewide Travel Required)
Schedule: 4x10s (Overtime Available)
Pay: Based on experience + Benefits
Senior Substation Technician (Traveling - Florida Projects)
Location: Florida (Statewide Travel Required)
Schedule: 4x10s (Overtime Available)
Pay: Based on experience + Benefits
About Us:
We are a full-service EPC contractor specializing insubstation and switchyard construction projects across the state of Florida. Our work includes bothgreenfield buildsandbrownfield upgrades, delivering high-quality infrastructure ranging from small subs all the way up to 500kV systems .Our crews travel from project to project, building critical power infrastructure from the ground up- once one substation is complete, we move on to the next.
Position Overview:
We are seeking aSenior Substation Technicianwith strong experience inabove-grade substation construction. This role is ideal for someone who not only has deep technical knowledge, but also enjoysmentoring junior techniciansand contributing to team leadership in the field. You’ll play a key role in installing, assembling, and commissioning high-voltage equipment while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity on job sites.
Note:
This role is subject to a maximum home-base-to-project distance due to safety and travel considerations. Candidates must be within a reasonable commuting/rotation distance of our Florida project sites. Additionally, we do not offer relocation assistance, so the individual would have to be willing to relocate to our territorybeforestarting with us.
Key Responsibilities:
Install and erectsubstation steel structures and above-grade components
Set and install high-voltage equipment, including:
- Circuit breakers (includingSF6 breakers and gassing procedures )Power transformers
- Disconnect switches
- Surge arresters
- Insulators and bus systems
- Performswitchgear installationacross various manufacturers and configurations
- Assist withprotection & control equipment installation and wiring
- Support and executecommissioning, testing, and energization activities
- Performretrofits, upgrades, and equipment changeoutson existing substations
- Read and interpretprints, one-lines, schematics, and construction drawings
- Ensure adherence tosafety standards and job site protocols
- Mentor and train junior technicians(Preferred) Assist withcrew leadership and field coordination
Qualifications:- 5+ years of experience insubstation construction (above-grade work)
- Strong working knowledge ofhigh-voltage equipment installation
- Experience withSF6 breakers(including handling and gas procedures)
- Familiarity withsubstation drawings, schematics, and layouts
- Experience withswitchgear installation and testing
- Willingness totravel throughout Floridafor project assignments
- Ability to work4x10 schedule with overtime as needed
- Strong commitment tosafety and quality workmanship
- PreferredPrior experienceleading crews or acting as a lead technician
- Experience incommissioning and testing activitiesOSHA certifications or other relevant safety training
What We Offer:- Competitive pay: Depends on skills and experience
- Consistent overtime opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, etc.)Travel-based project work with steady pipelineli>Opportunity togrow into leadership roles
- Work onlarge-scale, high-voltage infrastructure projects
Why Join Us?
You won’t be stuck in one place- we build substations across Florida, giving you the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging and meaningful projects. If you take pride in building critical infrastructure and want to grow into a leadership role, we want to hear from you.
