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Medium Voltage Electrician, Construction - Memphis
Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN. Posted 2 months ago
The role
You will travel with construction teams to project sites to install, terminate and test medium-voltage systems, including switchgear, transformers, 15 kV and 35 kV cable and duct bank. This is a construction and commissioning role, not facilities maintenance.
What you will do
- Install, terminate and test medium-voltage systems at project sites, including e-house switchgear, generator step-up transformers, 15 kV and 35 kV cable, duct bank and control wiring
- Pull, rack, land and terminate 15 kV and 35 kV cable with manufacturer-approved stress cones and terminations
- Install medium-voltage duct bank, manholes and raceway for 12.47 kV, 13.8 kV and 34.5 kV circuits
- Support hipot/VLF and insulation-resistance testing of new medium-voltage cable and gear
- Work adjacent to live campus medium-voltage buses under switching orders, clearances and LOTO
- Read medium-voltage one-lines, physical drawings, cable schedules and termination drawings; produce as-builts and test records
- Follow NEC, NFPA 70E, OSHA 1910.269 and company safety and quality standards
- Collaborate with contractors, engineers and operations teams to deliver projects on time with zero incidents
- Take part in constructability reviews and give field feedback on designs
- Mobilize quickly between project locations as phases and priorities shift
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on electrical construction at 5 kV and above in industrial, data center, utility or generation environments (480 V experience does not count)
- Documented 15 kV and/or 35 kV terminations (termination logs, QC packages or manufacturer terminator qualification cards)
- Experience installing or landing medium-voltage switchgear, transformers/GSUs and cable at 12.47 kV, 13.8 kV and/or 34.5 kV
- Ability to lift 50+ lbs, climb ladders, and work in e-houses, duct banks and industrial environments with PPE
- Ability to stand up to 6 hours per day, sit up to 3 hours, walk up to 3 hours and reach overhead up to 3 hours
- Ability to push/pull up to 75 lbs unassisted 1-2 hours per day and lift/carry up to 50 lbs unassisted 1-2 hours per day
- Ability to kneel, crouch, climb and work on ladders and lifts at elevated heights
- Ability to work with exposure to fumes, odors, noise, heat, cold and rain
Nice to have
- Ability to read medium-voltage one-lines, cable schedules and termination drawings
- Working knowledge of NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, medium-voltage switching and clearance, and OSHA 1910.269
- Manufacturer terminator qualification cards for 15 kV and/or 35 kV
- State journeyman electrician license, or lineman/substation qualification, with ability to work in Tennessee and Mississippi
- Data center or industrial campus medium-voltage construction experience, including e-house switchgear, duct bank and work adjacent to live 15/35 kV buses
- Switching and clearance experience on 15 kV or 35 kV systems under OSHA 1910.269
- 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 travel 80% or more on a construction rotation
- Must be able to work nights, weekends and extended shifts during construction and energization
About the company
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