Station Control Technician Apprentice
About The Position
Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for a Station Control Technician Apprentice to join our Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Construction team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with the safe, reliable, affordable energy they depend on. What does a Station Control Technician Apprentice do for us? A Station Control Technician Apprentice installs, commissions, and troubleshoots substation and power plant control systems, including system monitoring equipment, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Sequence of Events Recorder (SER), Digital Fault Recorder (DFR), Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Remedial Action Schemes (RAS), Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and protective relay, control, and communication systems. In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.
Requirements
- Knowledge of: OSHA regulations, chemical safety, electrical safety related work practices
- Electrical circuits, electronics, algebra, and trigonometry
- Utility system practices and utility business practices
- Substation and power plant construction, operations, maintenance, and safety practices
- AC and DC circuit theory, wiring diagrams, control schematics, and other drawings such as station construction prints with electrical, mechanical, and structural details
- Batteries, protective controls, and other equipment relative to station control
- Power transformers, load tap changers, and potential and current transformers
- Power circuit breakers, metal-clad switchgear, circuit switchers, disconnect and air brake switches, synchronous condensers, series and shunt capacitors, AC & DC controls
- Electrical test equipment (multi-meter, volt-ohm meter, current sources, breaker simulator, etc.) and testing methods, and troubleshooting techniques
- Safe grounding practices and mitigation of induced voltage
- Specific control systems, schemes, and equipment utilized in distribution and transmission voltage level systems
- Stations and power plant equipment installation adhering to internal Stations Engineering & Design and Stations Construction Specifications
- Personal computer use and basic software
- Skills in: Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication
- Problem identification and solving
- Operating test equipment
- Organization and time management
- Ability to: Work a hitch schedule – 8 days traveling to different areas within our service territories, 6 consecutive days off
- Read and understand station drawings
- Properly correct and document changes to station drawings
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Work in a team environment, as well as independently and be self-motivated and flexible
- Work with a high degree of accountability
- Meet established project deadlines
- Apply established guidelines and use good judgment and initiative in resolving work problems
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: High school diploma or GED and vocational degree in an electrical or construction discipline OR An equivalent combination of education, work experience, related formal apprenticeship training, or military training in an electrical or construction discipline OR Currently employed as an Idaho Power Pre-Apprentice Stations Technician
- Experience: 2 or more years work experience in an electrical or control wiring field
- Licenses & Certifications: Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record based on driving requirements for the position
- Valid Department of Transportation (DOT) medical card or the ability to obtain one prior to hire
- Must obtain First Aid/CPR card within 90 days or hire
Nice To Haves
- Journeyman electrician certification
- Bureau of Office of Apprenticeship (OA) Certification in an Electrical Technician Apprentice program
- AAS in electrical or electronic systems or equivalent
- Confined space training
- Fall restraint training
Responsibilities
- installs, commissions, and troubleshoots substation and power plant control systems, including system monitoring equipment
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
- Sequence of Events Recorder (SER)
- Digital Fault Recorder (DFR)
- Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)
- Remedial Action Schemes (RAS)
- Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
- protective relay, control, and communication systems
Benefits
- work-life balance
- competitive pay and benefits
- employee incentive plan
- 401k employer-match
- pension plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
