Job Description:
Idaho Power located in vibrant Boise, Idaho is looking for a Station Control Technician Apprentice or Journeyman to join our Substation Construction team. It's an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we're working hard to safely provide our customers with the reliable, affordable, clean energy they depend on.
What does a Station Control Technician Apprentice or Journeyman do for us?
They install, commission, and troubleshoot substation and power plant control systems, including system monitoring equipment, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Sequence of Events Recorder (SER), Digital Fault Recorder (DFR), Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Remedial Action Schemes (RAS), Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and protective relay, control, and communication systems.
In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.
A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
Knowledge of:
- OSHA regulations, chemical safety, electrical safety related work practices
- Electrical circuits, electronics, algebra, and trigonometry
- Utility system practices and utility business practices
- Substation and power plant construction, operations, maintenance, and safety practices
- AC and DC circuit theory, wiring diagrams, control schematics, and other drawings such as station construction prints with electrical, mechanical, and structural details
- Batteries, protective controls, and other equipment relative to station control
- Power transformers, load tap changers, and potential and current transformers
- Power circuit breakers, metal-clad switchgear, circuit switchers, disconnect and air break switches, synchronous condensers, series and shunt capacitors, AC & DC controls
- Electrical test equipment (multi-meter, volt-ohm meter, current sources, breaker simulator, etc.) and testing methods, and troubleshooting techniques
- Safe grounding practices and mitigation of induced voltage
- Specific control systems, schemes, and equipment utilized in distribution and transmission voltage level systems
- Stations and power plant equipment installation adhering to internal Stations Engineering & Design and Stations Construction Specifications
- Personal computer use and basic software
Skills in:
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication
- Problem identification and solving
- Operating test equipment
- Organization and time management
Ability to:
- Work a hitch schedule - 8 days traveling to different areas within our service territories, 6 consecutive days off
- Read and understand station drawings
- Properly correct and document changes to station drawings
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Work in a team environment, as well as independently and be self-motivated and flexible
- Work with a high degree of accountability
- Meet established project deadlines
- Apply established guidelines and use good judgment and initiative in resolving work problems
Idaho Power
1221 W Idaho St
Boise
Idaho United States
www.idahopower.com
