Substation Design Technician

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision with considerable opportunity for individual action, performs general substation work such as
• Uses Company safety practices and procedures.
• Identifies substation equipment, layout requirements, plans, sections, panel elevations, and basic wiring design.
• Reads, interprets, and applies information from manufacturer's drawings, catalogs, and other applications in creating construction documents.
• Makes detailed drawings depicting existing and proposed locations of facilities.
• Creates construction documents including set-up, manipulation, scanning, merging, etc.
• Performs general layout of substation equipment in accordance with Company standards and industry codes.
• Accumulates and provides information to customers or other entities concerning material requirements and labor estimates.
• Determines minor material requirements and prepares bills of material and requisitions from standardized listing of substation equipment.
• Maintains familiarity with older substation designs and applications while adapting new technology.
• Guides and assists employees in this and lower job classifications with their work, standard practices, and work procedures as assigned.
• Performs work of a higher classification when preparing for advancement.
• Performs other similar or less skilled work, as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet the Company's requirements as to GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS; must have all the qualifications of Technician; and, in addition
• Must have at least two (2) years experience as a Technician in the Substation line of progression, or the equivalent.
• Must have completed the equivalent of sixty (60) quarter credits in an approved engineering/technical program as specified by the Department or have earned a degree recognized by the Department.
• Must pass an examination as specified by the Department for entrance into this position.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency in drafting standards, symbols, nomenclature, CAD tools, and engineering terms, including the use of materials, reference books and catalogs.
• Ability to successfully complete (EEI Tech) Testing
• Travel Requirements
• Not required
• Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
• No
• Represented/Union Position
• UWUA, IUU Local 600
• Visa Sponsored Position
• No Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.
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Additional Information

Important Application Submission Information In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Saturday, June 20, 2026 More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. Hybrid - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility. Pay Rate -$42 .12 per hour Number of openings - 1

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