Do you envision a workplace where every team member works together to create an amazing workplace experience? Do you want to be part of a dedicated group of professionals who consistently deliver excellence to reach our common goal of a best in class working environment? If you have a positive can-do attitude and a drive for success, Amentum is looking for you! We are seeking an Electrical team member for our client site in Groton, CT. The successful candidate will have outstanding troubleshooting, maintenance and repair skills and will be committed to working with others to deliver best in class, unparalleled excellence in customer service and satisfaction.
The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, however, various hours may be required based on business demand.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $50.00 -$60.00 per hour (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.
This position includes competitive pay and top-shelf benefits package
- • Medical and dental insurance
• Paid vacation:
o Two weeks during year 1
o Three Weeks during years 1 through 5
o Four weeks during years 5 through 9.99
o Five weeks after year 10
• Company paid short term disability
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K: Amentum matches a percentage of compensation up to 6% of your pay that you contribute
• 10 Paid Flexible Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Other voluntary benefits offered: Supplemental Health Insurance, Identity Protection, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Program, Employee Purchase Program, Employee Discount Program, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Stock Purchase Plan
As the High Voltage Facilities Electrician, you will be expected to:
- Be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert in the troubleshooting, diagnostics, maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical services and components up to 35,000 volts in a pharmaceutical research environment, including systems ranging from 35kV down to 120V.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the site’s electrical distribution across a large 160-acre facility with 2.8 million square feet of building space, including 60 substations, and the ability to lead operations teams through power outages.
- Understand and manage remote operation of breakers via the digital control system (DCS), synchronization relays, power islanding, and synchronization procedures.
- Develop standard operating instructions (SOIs) for any identified gaps in processes and train electricians and operations teams on these procedures, including power restoration protocols in the event of outages.
- Be familiar with power generation equipment such as steam and gas turbines, and perform preventative maintenance including breaker testing, injection testing, generator testing, and other PMs.
- Develop a comprehensive training program, including timelines, to transition high-voltage maintenance in-house, enabling self-performance and reducing reliance on subcontractors.
- Handle facilities-related work such as changing lights and ballasts, installing new circuits and outlets, and performing general electrical tasks.
- The primary responsibilities will be operation and maintenance of the site high-voltage electrical distribution system including operation of substation protective relay systems, troubleshooting outages and faults, preparing feeder switching orders and planning preventive maintenance.
- Effectively communicates with the site management team and the customer to understand requirements, solve electrical problems, and provide solutions to problems.
- The High Voltage Facilities Electrician must have the ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. General Maintenance of equipment will also be required.
Essential Functions:
- Troubleshoots, diagnoses, assembles, installs, operates, calibrates, dismantles, and repairs all types of electrical equipment, with a focus on high-voltage systems.
- Properly maintains and controls the electrical distribution system to provide a reliable source of electricity to all areas, including leading teams through outages and restorations.
- May serve as maintenance advisor to engineering in material selection, documentation, calibration, testing and problem-solving methodology, project scope and follow up.
- Maintains electrical systems from 50-volt instrumentation to complex boiler and chiller controls with voltages up to 35,000 volts.
- Maintains and controls site-wide distribution systems.
- Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on all electrical equipment, switchgear, and distribution systems, including breaker testing, injection testing, and synchronization relay checks.
- Utilizes test equipment to test motors, control circuits, motor drives, UPS systems, batteries, grounding, isolated power, ground-fault circuits/outlets, voltage and other load conditions.
- Inspects and performs safety tests on lighting/outlet circuits, generators, motors, appliances, tools, etc. Ensures all circuits are properly protected and systems/equipment are installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the NEC and other regulatory requirements.
- Coordinates work with outside contractors while working to minimize subcontractor dependency through in-house capabilities.
- Performs preventive maintenance on industrial electrical control and operating systems as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), with experience managing work order backlogs.
- Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.
- Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
- Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations.
- Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and utilizes PPE as required.
- Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
- Demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities and scheduling for the benefit of the customer.
- Other duties as assigned by Management or Lead.
Minimum Requirement
- Connecticut E1 / E2 License
- High School diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
- Five years of experience as a maintenance technician in Power/Utility Plants
- Experience with High Voltage substation preventive and repair, including troubleshooting, diagnostics, and leading power restoration efforts.
- Ability to work in a highly regulated environment and diagnose and troubleshoot basic mechanical equipment, pumps, fans, chillers, steam turbine, gas turbine, compressors, refrigeration, and more.
- Strong mechanical skills learned through previous work experience
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures.
- Ability to obtain site specific security access including all applicable background checks.
- Ability to pass a medical evaluation for respirator use and successfully complete a fit test for each type of respirator needed for the position or for an approved alternate respirator that provides equal or better protection from identified hazards.
- Ability to work overtime when required, including holidays and weekends as assigned.
- Ability to obtain an appropriate driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, as requested.
- Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.
- Experience with a CMMS and managing work order backlogs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in operations of switching equipment
- Experience as a Electrician who primarily performed High Voltage substation maintenance
- Experience in developing a team of professionals to be able to perform work on high voltage systems
Some physical requirements include:
- Regularly lift to 50 lbs.
- Regularly climb ladders, steps, and scaffolding
- Repetitive motions: bend, stoop, squat, kneel, stretch, reach, wrist movement
- Walk extensively throughout the plant during shift
- Work at an accelerated pace in emergency conditions
- Ability to work in confined spaces when required
- Ability to work at heights when required
- Special Requirements: Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed. Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment.
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