Transmission Line Maintenance Technician
Public global power company that owns and operates electricity generation, regulated utilities, LNG infrastructure, renewable energy, and battery-storage assets.
About The AES Corporation
AES develops, constructs, and operates power-generation and distribution businesses, supplying affordable and sustainable power. Its portfolio includes solar, hydro, wind, natural gas, coal, battery storage, utilities, and LNG infrastructure.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will perform field maintenance, inspections, and operational checks on substations and 345 kV transmission lines. You will plan preventive and predictive maintenance, perform equipment operations, prepare work permits and safety analyses, and report on maintenance activities.
Requirements
- Technical secondary or tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Electromechanics
- Preferably 3–5 years of experience in transmission lines, distribution, substations, and/or generation plants
- Knowledge of electricity
- Eligibility for CAMMESA PT-15 procedure preferred
- Microsoft Office preferred
- SAP preferred
- English preferred
Responsibilities
- Perform maintenance, inspections, monitoring, and control of substations and 345 kV transmission lines
- Conduct field patrols to collect information, identify deviations, and verify asset operating conditions
- Plan and perform preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Operate and maintain equipment associated with substations and transmission lines
- Prepare work permits, safe-work analyses, lockouts, and tags
- Review and help prepare technical maintenance reports
- Ensure compliance with applicable technical standards
- Monitor maintenance of buildings, properties, access roads, and transmission-line easements
- Support safety, quality, environmental, and asset-management standards