High Voltage Electrician, Construction - Memphis

The role

You will travel with project teams to active construction sites and install, land and switch high-voltage yard equipment at 69 kV and above. You will support first energization of the utility interconnect. This is a construction and commissioning role, not facilities maintenance.

What you will do

• Travel with construction and electrical teams to project sites to install, land and test high-voltage substation equipment at 69 kV and above
• Perform switching, isolation, grounding and restoration under approved switching orders and clearances (OSHA 1910.269)
• Install high-voltage conductor, jumpers, terminations and grounding; support aerial and yard work
• Support first energization and commissioning of the high-voltage yard
• Read and interpret substation one-lines, physical drawings and switching procedures; produce as-builts and test records
• Ensure compliance with NESC, NFPA 70E, OSHA 1910.269 and SpaceXSI safety and quality standards
• Collaborate with contractors, engineers, the utility and operations teams to deliver projects on time with zero incidents
• Participate in constructability reviews and give field feedback to improve designs
• Mobilize quickly between project locations as construction phases and priorities shift

Required qualifications

• 5+ years as a journeyman lineman or substation electrician on systems 69 kV and above (TVA, investor-owned utility, generation, or industrial high-voltage yard)
• Journey-level lineman card (IBEW/NECA or equivalent utility journeyman lineman) or documented substation electrician qualification
• Ability to perform standing, kneeling, crouching, climbing, ladder and lift work at elevated heights with high-voltage PPE
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull up to 75 lbs
• Ability to work in exposure to fumes, odors, noise, heat, cold and rain
• Ability to rapidly change roles and responsibilities in a high-paced environment
• Willingness to work nights, weekends and extended shifts

Nice to have

• Demonstrated switching and clearance work on high-voltage equipment under OSHA 1910.269
• Ability to read substation one-lines, physical drawings and switching orders
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout (LOTO) and high-voltage switching and clearance
• TVA or other utility interconnect construction at 69 kV and above
• Rubber-glove / live-line qualification
• Commercial driver's license (CDL)
• Substation construction experience including structures, bus, jumpers and grounding in an energized-adjacent yard
• OSHA 30 or equivalent construction safety training in addition to NFPA 70E and OSHA 1910.269

Benefits

• Per diem and/or housing provided while on site
• Overtime pay

Before you apply

• Requires a journey-level lineman card or documented substation electrician qualification
• Travel of 80% or more on a construction rotation is required

About the company

SpaceX was founded to make life multiplanetary. SpaceXSI builds Super Intelligence, including Colossus supercomputers, Grok models and related applications, and is supporting the rapid build-out of its data centers.