Substation Improvement & Maintenance Personnel

Requisition Number: 26316 

At UGI Utilities, Inc. we believe in providing a superior range of energy products and services to our customers in a safe, affordable manner. As our energy needs evolve, UGI will be there providing safe and reliable service that brings warmth and comfort to our 750,000 customers in 45 counties in Pennsylvania and 1 county in Maryland.

 

We strive to reflect the communities we serve by attracting and retaining top talent, while maintaining a diverse workforce that embraces our culture of safety, service, and integrity. As an employee of UGI Utilities, you can expect a competitive total compensation plan and comprehensive benefits. Employees work in a collaborative environment, have upward mobility opportunities, and the ability to enjoy a true work life balance.

 

UGI is committed to acting in a sustainable and socially responsible manner to minimize our impact on the environment and to enrich the lives of our customers, communities, and employees. To learn more about UGI's workplace culture, sustainability efforts, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), we invite you to visit our UGI Corporate sustainability page.

 

Apply to UGI Utilities today to share in our mission and support countless neighbors, friends, and families in providing best-in-class products and services!

Job Summary

This position is for an individual with qualifications, skills, knowledge, and ability to perform work associated with the installation, maintenance, operation, inspection, testing, and repair of electrical and mechanical substation equipment. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Substation Inspections
• Substation equipment testing (ie. power transformers, instrument transformers, arresters, circuit breakers, batteries)
• Substation equipment installations (ie. circuit breakers, PT’s, CT’s transformers)
• Control room wiring
• Substation and office facilities maintenance
• Switching
• Perform miscellaneous cleanup chores other duties as requested

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Successfully complete a written and physical work sample with a passing score.
• Ability to compute basic electrical quantities for simple electric circuits, interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, use basic hand, and power tools, and properly utilize electrical test and measurement equipment for measuring voltage, current, resistance and power.
• Must successfully complete forklift training to operate forklifts as required for warehouse fill-in.
• Read, interpret, revise and work from blueprints or circuit diagrams and troubleshoot electrical & mechanical circuits and devices.
• Have good communications skills and the ability to work cooperatively with supervision, co-workers, contractors, and customers.
• Must be safety-minded and possess the knowledge of applicable laws, codes, and safety-related work practices common to electric utility work (i.e., OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269(a)2(iii), NESC).  Must be able to learn and apply Company safety rules and procedures to the job function.
• Possess good computer skills for timekeeping, on-line training, equipment recordkeeping and inspection reports.
• Must be willing to work a reasonable amount of planned (scheduled) and emergency overtime, making available to supervision an acceptable means of off-hour contact by phone.
• Must be knowledgeable of electrical maintenance, construction practices, standards, electrical theory, and safety precautions used in working on high and low voltage electrical circuits.
• Must successfully complete annual training on Annual Switching and Clearance and any other regulatory-bodied or Company-sponsored in-house or off-site work-related training.
• Employee is expected to train-up employees in lower classifications upon advancement to a higher classification.
• Ability to operate various types of industry-specific equipment such as, but not limited to, bucket trucks, material handlers, stake body trucks with lift gates and elevating platforms.
• Must possess or obtain a Class B - Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within first 6-months of employment with no restrictions a