Substation Technician (Apparatus) I, II, III, IV, or JL #IRC28872
Substation Technician (Apparatus) I, II, III, IV or JL
Position is based at Rio Rancho, NM. Tri-State has an opening for a Substation Technician (Apparatus) I, II, III, IV or JL (IRC28872).
Company Description
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a wholesale electric power supplier owned by the 43 electric cooperatives that it serves. Tri-State generates and transmits electricity to its member systems throughout a 200,000 square-mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Serving approximately 1.5 million consumers, Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., nearly 1,500 people are employed by Tri-State throughout its four-state service area.
Tri-State's power is generated through a combination of owned baseload and peaking power plants that use coal and natural gas as their primary fuels, supplemented by purchased power, federal hydroelectricity allocations and renewable resource technologies. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.
Brief Description
Responsible for the safe and efficient maintenance and operation of substations. Accountable to a lead or foreman level technician for all substation maintenance, training and operation functions. Maintains all components associated with the efficient operation of assigned substations, both energized and de-energized. Assists with the supervision and training of others in maintenance of electrical equipment in substations and in the maintenance of the substation yard.
Interested parties may apply through the careers link at https://bit.ly/2W8agIw.
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