Substation Technician - High Voltage Power Systems

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Business Control Systems (BCS) | Dallas–Fort Worth (Dallas & Sherman)

If you’ve ever been the person everyone waits on before power comes back on... keep reading.

This role isn’t about installing conduit or changing panels.
It’s about owning power.

You’ll be responsible for the electrical systems that keep a major manufacturing operation alive — systems where mistakes are expensive, procedures exist for a reason, and experience matters.

We’re looking for technicians who respect voltage, trust process, and understand that when you touch the system, everything depends on you getting it right.

What makes this different

You won’t be babysat.
You won’t be guessing.
You won’t be doing busywork.

You’ll be trusted to work across electrical systems ranging from 138kV down to 480V, supporting uptime, safety, and reliability in an environment where power failures are not an option.

This is the kind of role where:

• People check with you before switching
• Outages are planned, not improvised
• “Let’s slow down and do it right” is respected

What you’ll actually do

You’ll operate and maintain real power systems — hands-on.

• Perform planned switching, isolation, and energization
• Execute Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and electrical permits without shortcuts
• Read and work confidently from one-line diagrams
• Support outages and on-call response when the system needs attention

You’ll also:

• Maintain and test MV/HV equipment (switchgear, breakers, transformers)
• Perform offline electrical testing and interpret results
• Troubleshoot issues and restore systems safely and correctly
• Work alongside engineers, utilities, and contractors who rely on your judgment

Safety and reliability aren’t slogans here

You’ll help maintain SOPs, JHAs, and procedures that people actually use.
You’ll stop work when something feels off — and be backed up when you do.
You’ll help spot aging equipment before it becomes a problem.

This role is about preventing the bad day, not reacting to it.

Who this role is built for

This is for technicians who’ve worked in industrial plants, substations, utilities, power , data centers, or large manufacturing sites and are used to owning electrical systems.

You probably have:

• Hands-on medium-voltage experience (≈15kV / 13.8kV)
• Experience with switching, breaker racking, and power isolation
• Exposure to electrical testing and troubleshooting
• A mindset that takes safety personally

High-voltage experience (up to 138kV) is a plus — but strong medium-voltage power experience with the right discipline absolutely counts.

What we’re looking for

Required

• Medium-voltage electrical power experience
• Switching, LOTO, and electrical testing experience
• Ability to read one-line diagrams
• Willingness to support overtime and call-ins
• Strong safety judgment

• 8+ years of power systems experience or military equivalent
• Substation or large site electrical distribution exposure
• Journeyman Electrician license
• Familiarity with OSHA, NFPA, NETA, or IEEE standards