Senior Substation Construction Oversight Specialist

 SUMMARY:

The incumbent will be responsible for documenting and overseeing the substation construction project in the Bahamas. The incumbent can serve as the sole substation resource onsite, providing technical oversight and ensuring adherence to engineering standards and construction best practices.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

 Interpret engineering blueprints including physical layout and protection & control schematics.

   Oversee all aspects of medium/high voltage substation construction, maintenance, and modification, including:

• Site Preparation & Earthwork
• Foundation Installation: Drilled pier, slab, pad & pier
• Ground Grid Construction: Exothermic, swage, mechanical
• Overhead Installations: Fiber and ground wire
• Conduit & Cable Systems: Metallic, PVC, concrete trenching and junction boxes
• Fencing: Metallic and concrete
• Steel Structures: Tube, lattice, I-beam
• Switchgear: Manual and motor-operated switches (various types)
• Substation Equipment: Transformers, breakers, surge arrestors, capacitor banks, regulators, circuit switchers
• Bus & Insulators: Welded, swage, mechanical; post, stacked, strain
• Control Enclosures: Modular and field-fabricated
• Protection & Control Systems: Relays, panels, termination cabinets
• Power Systems: Batteries, chargers, power and control cabling, terminations

 

 Perform otherduties as assigned by management.

 

 

COMPLEXITY OF WORK: 

Semi-routine; majority of work covered by established procedures.

 

 

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP:

Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

 

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

N/A

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

 

REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

 

Required High school degree or GED.

 

 

Experience

 

10+  Year(s) Experience in Substation Construction 

 

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 

N/A

 

 

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING: 

N/A

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

 

A. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

B. Ability to write simple correspondence.

C. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community

 

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

 

A. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

B. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

C. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

 

REASONING ABILITY: 

 

A. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions.

B. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles and construction methods.
• Ability to work independently and manage responsibilities as the sole substation expert onsite.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills to interact with the onsite team.

 

 

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