High Voltage Technician

**This Opportunity**
Seeking a full-time **USN**High Voltage Technician**in support of Base Operations Services (BOS) and Mission Support Services (MSS) at Ascension Auxiliary Air Field (AAAF). Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges.

**Your Impact**

Responsible for performing a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of high voltage electric energy. Maintains electrical systems and components of electrical power distribution and generating equipment. Performs operations and maintenance duties to maintain power to telecommunications equipment and maintains the facility’s physical electrical distribution system in good repair.
- Perform maintenance, switching operations, installation, repair, replacement, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning on transformers, switches, power circuit breakers, metal-clad switchgear line-ups, manholes, cables, protective relays, metering circuits, control circuits, and other electrical equipment used in the distribution of electric power at the 5kV, 10kV, and 20kV voltage levels.
- Repairs, adjusts, and installs electrical equipment including but not limited to programmable controllers and recorders, transmitters and transducers, motor control centers, power lift trucks, building lighting, heating, AC and ventilation equipment, electrical motors, complex electronic devices, control panels, relays, conduit, and switches.
- Operates various components on the medium and high voltage distribution electrical system including isolation switches, interrupters, capacitor banks, transformers, voltage regulators.
- Installs, modifies, connects, and repairs overhead and underground electrical distribution lines, insulators, grounding systems, fuses, poles, air switches and lighting arresters
- Operates excavating equipment such as a JLG and or boom truck, and similar equipment.
- Performs various electrical trade functions such as installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment (i.e., substations, switchboards, circuit breakers, transformers, and associated hardware), associated with electrical distribution system
- Works from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications to install new systems or equipment and diagnose and repair trouble in existing electrical systems and equipment.
- Assists in the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of high voltage switchgear, electric switches, exciter, electric meters and other electrical equipment and apparatus.

**Material & Equipment Directly Used**:

- Computers, Microsoft Office, and other software products as required and standard office equipment/machinery. Hand and power tools, multi-meters, other test equipment as required.

**Working Environment**:

- Employee use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required for some situations. PPE includes, but is not limited to, head, foot, torso, respiratory, vision, and hearing protective devices.

**Physical Activities**:

- Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- No fear of heights or enclosed spaces is usually required.

**Who You Are**

**Required Qualifications**
- Must have computer skills and be able to operate a variety of computer programs.
- Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date.
- Must maintain a valid passport from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date
- Must be able to gain and maintain authorized entry onto US military installations.
- Must meet United States Department of Defense medical requirements necessary to live and work at Ascension Island
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

**Additional Required Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Must be knowledge of electrical theory, safety regulations, and the ability to use specialized high voltage tools and equipment.
- Must be a US citizen with valid passport and Driver’s License

**Education / Certifications**:

- High school education or equivalent. Accredited professional trade school or successful completion of apprenticeship program or military training for the electrical field.
- Must be certified and trained on medium and/or high voltage
- Training on CAT generators (1 MW or greater) preferred

**Experience / Skills**:

- Minimum two years experience as a high voltage training
- Familiarity with NEC
- Thorough understanding of electrical safety procedures and practices is e