What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transmission Nuclear Switchyard Tech III position at Duke Energy Corporation?
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Position Summary
This is a special craft level of the Substation Technician hierarchy and is a position that primarily support system nuclear plants. A Substation Nuclear Plant Technician Tech III will assist and safely lead or provide oversight for lower level technicians in activities associated with substation construction and maintenance at nuclear facilities. Incumbents are expected to have advanced 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 any job and work independent of direct leadership
- Total 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 inside of switchyards
- Ability to respond to all call outs
- Total understanding of 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 and 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
- Superior technical and professional knowledge, skills and performance frequently leads others
- Demonstrates superior verbal and written communications skills
Required / Basic Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
LI-PG1
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Working Conditions
Mobility Classification - Field
Specific Requirements
Travel Requirements
15-25%
Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
Represented / Union Position
Visa Sponsored Position
Posting Expiration Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
All job postings expire at 12 : 01 AM on the posting expiration date.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic / required qualifications.
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