General Purpose
This position is responsible for the installation, testing, calibration, documentation, and maintenance of a variety of electric utility apparatus including: sophisticated and highly complex micro-processor protective relay devices and instrumentation systems, mechanical relays, high-voltage 20MW peaking generator and associated controls, high-voltage substation, distribution breakers and switchgear, power and distribution transformers, and data/voice communication equipment.
Union Affiliation: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Pay Grade F18: $36.60 - $61.00 Hourly
Please note: BED is looking to hire one Electrician. Applications for Engineering Production – Power, Working Crew Leader I – Engineering Technician, and Electrician 1st Class A - Technicians will be considered to fill this opening.
Essential Job Functions
Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity
The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.
In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.
Applications for our employment opportunities are only accepted online through our Government Jobs website.
For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at 802-540-2505 or [email protected] .
This position is responsible for the installation, testing, calibration, documentation, and maintenance of a variety of electric utility apparatus including: sophisticated and highly complex micro-processor protective relay devices and instrumentation systems, mechanical relays, high-voltage 20MW peaking generator and associated controls, high-voltage substation, distribution breakers and switchgear, power and distribution transformers, and data/voice communication equipment.
Union Affiliation: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Pay Grade F18: $36.60 - $61.00 Hourly
Please note: BED is looking to hire one Electrician. Applications for Engineering Production – Power, Working Crew Leader I – Engineering Technician, and Electrician 1st Class A - Technicians will be considered to fill this opening.
Essential Job Functions
- Installs and maintains rotating electrical machinery, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Designs, installs, and maintains primary metering equipment, transducers, and system components
- Designs and installs electrical power and lighting circuits.
- Design, plan and implement metering system applications as needed.
- Installs and maintains complex supervisory and computerized control systems.
- Maintains and repairs high voltage substation, distribution devices, and medium voltage switchgear on BED’s Distribution system and at generating facilities.
- Keeps accurate manual and computerized maintenance records utilizing spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software.
- Installs, tests, and maintains computerized programmable logic controllers and protective devices.
- Installs, inspects, and repairs mechanical, electro-mechanical, electric, and electronic control protection systems.
- Troubleshoots and repairs complex fuel handling and boiler firing control systems.
- Supervises, supports, and/or works with maintenance personnel from all other areas of the department as assigned.
- Meets with the Project Engineer to review the scope of planned distribution protection, substation, and generation projects and ensures the work is done in a safe manner while reducing the impact on our customers.
- Coordinates with the Director of Generation on Gas Turbine, McNeil, and Winooski Hydro maintenance projects.
- Ensures that employees adhere to personnel policies.
- Coaches, motivates, and leads fellow employees, including holding employees accountable for achieving desired results.
- Operates & maintains power generation equipment (i.e. Gas turbines, hydro turbines, diesel generators, etc.)
- Perform the Gas Turbine (GT) on call responsibility on a rotating basis by responding to after hour callouts to qualify the GT to participate in the ISO-New England Forward Reserve Market (“FRM”).
- Installs and repairs fiber optic equipment.
- Ensures that switching and tagging work activity conforms to safety rules.
- Schedules and coordinates all work for the Engineering Technician and Communications team.
- Oversees the monthly substation, quarterly major transformer, and biannual capacitor bank inspections and reports.
- Maintains and repairs distribution transformers, switches, capacitors, and their associated controls.
- Performs high voltage taping and connections.
- Troubleshoots, inspects, and tests customer owned high voltage equipment.
- Provides direction to employees assigned to assist with projects.
- Performs level II requirements of the BED switching and tagging list.
- Ensures that projects comply with engineering designs, BED standards and safety rules, NESC, VOSHA, and when applicable the NEC.
- Trains BED Pine Street and McNeil personnel on switching and tagging, Gas Turbine operation and maintenance, generation breaker maintenance and testing, and substation maintenance.
- Participates in the development of BED’s 5-year construction plan.
- Assists in the restoration of BED’s distribution system.
- Troubleshoots communication system issues with vendors, distributors, engineers, and other department personnel.
- Maintains, modifies, and installs various facility electrical systems at BED’s Lake Street, Pine Street and McNeil Generating Station properties.
- Assists in the design, installation and maintenance of supervisory control & computerized remote terminal units and electric utility device control systems.
- Assists in the installation and maintenance of data and voice telemetry equipment (radio, phone, satellite, and fiber-optic based systems).
- Performs other duties as required.
- Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development.
- Associate degree in electrical engineering or certification of completion of a two-year electrical/electronic technical program.
- A minimum of seven years related experience required.
- Additional experience may be substituted for a degree requirement on a two-for-one year basis.
- Must possess a Vermont Master Electricians license.
- Must possess a thorough understanding of the principles of alternating and direct current electricity.
- Working knowledge of Windows PC operating system and desktop applications including: spreadsheets, word processing, and database, etc. required.
- Working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code, National Electric Code, VOSHA Standards and BED construction standards required.
- Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to make technical decisions and take the lead within a team-oriented environment required.
- Must be able to read and understand complex electrical schematic drawings and designs.
- Must be able to use sophisticated electrical and electronic testing equipment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certification within three-months of the date of hire.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid State of Vermont driver’s license within three-months of the date of hire.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to work in confined spaces.
- Ability to work in and around energized, high voltage equipment, in accordance with all applicable safety requirements.
- Must be able to wear safety equipment, including, but not limited to; high voltage rubber gloves, safety glasses, hard hats, respirators, hearing protection devices, and safety harnesses.
- Ability to work overtime as needed consistent with provisions of the BED/IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement;
- Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job functions.
- Ability to understand and comply with City standards, safety rules and personnel policies.
Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity
The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.
In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.
Applications for our employment opportunities are only accepted online through our Government Jobs website.
For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at 802-540-2505 or [email protected] .