Assistant High Voltage Manager

Infigen Energy owns and operates renewable energy facilities throughout North America.  With 18 wind farms operating in the United States, and headquartered in Dallas Texas, we operate more than 1,500 MW of wind farms.  Infigen Energy is committed to providing clean, sustainable energy to its customers and building lasting relationships in the communities where our facilities are located.

Position Overview:

Candidate will provide electrical, high-voltage (HV), and substation support to operating wind farms across the Company. Candidate will assist, perform, and/or oversee maintenance and repair of HV assets.

Responsibilities:

• Provides electrical, high-voltage, and substation support to operating wind farms, including 24/7 on-call support
• Provides support for testing, repairs, and switching activities as requested
• Supports commissioning, start-up, and initial operating activities
• Supports HV spare parts inventory and warehouse
• Performs HV switching of step-up transformers, feeder breakers, gang-operated switches, and other related components
• Performs IR inspections, and battery maintenance
• Supports substation maintenance and outage planning
• Performs substation, collection, and transmission inspections in accordance with NERC compliance requirements
• Works closely with site Operations Managers to ensure day-to-day reliability
• Performs emergency and routine repairs on HV equipment, including transmission lines, HV cable terminations, and splices
• Assists with troubleshooting, component testing, and proof checking
• Ensures all HV OSHA safety requirements are being adhered to
• Provides detailed written reports, including root cause analyses
• Additional duties as required
• Ability to interact with utilities and entities concerning project grid.

Qualifications:

Preferred Skills:

• Strong knowledge of medium- and high-voltage substation electrical equipment, collection systems, transmission design, and operations
• Problem-solving ability
• Ability to be self-motivated and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to multi-task in a complex, dynamic environment
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver's license
• Ability to work with other crews performing high voltage maintenance and repair
• Familiarity with the operation of capacitor banks, transformer load tap changers, and motor operated air breaks
• Familiarity with the following equipment is preferred: multi-meter, megger, amp clamp, power factor test sets, AC/DC hi-pots, low res ohm meters, transformer turns ratio test units, line locator, thumper, and infrared camera.

 Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with electronic communication systems (SCADA)
• Familiarity with Switching Orders and Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) procedures
• Ability to read and understand plans, specifications, and drawings, including one-line, three-line, and wiring diagrams
• Infrared Thermographer
• Terminating and splicing of medium and high voltage cables

 Educational Requirements:

• High school diploma

Required Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of relevant technical experience; experience with power generation or distribution preferred

Physical Demands:

• Ability to occasionally perform physical requirements including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, reaching, and climbing at project locations in order to inspect and repair equipment or collect information
• Ability to work in confined spaces or at great heights for prolonged periods
• Willingness and ability to travel at least 30%

Infigen Energy is an equal opportunity employer.