Transmission Specialist

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Ørsted is seeking a Transmission Specialist in East Setauket, NY to support its North-East offshore wind program. This full‑time onsite role covers commissioning, maintenance, operation and troubleshooting of high and low voltage substation assets with safety guidance under ØESR, onshore and offshore. You’ll join the US Offshore Operations High Voltage Transmission System team, handling outages, SCADA control, switching, and contractor coordination while maintaining a strong safety culture. Requirements: five years of electrical substation experience, HV switching competence, and a plan to qualify under ØESR in year one; offshore rotations up to 7/14 days, GWO medicals, and a US driver’s license. Apply online with screening questions, emphasize HV equipment and relay protection, and confirm accommodations if needed; salary USD $45 per hour with benefits.

Imagine a future where you support our green energy transformation by managing operations and maintenance of transmission assets in our North-East program of offshore wind farms. 

Join us in this role where you’ll support our North-East program of offshore wind farms. You’ll be responsible for commissioning, maintaining, operating, and trouble-shooting high and low- voltage equipment in a safe and controlled manner, as well as providing safety guidance for all working parties in accordance with Ørsted Electrical Safety Rules (ØESR). We cultivate a collaborative, dynamic, and diverse work environment and encourage careerlong learning and development so our people can realise their full potential. The role will be based both onshore and offshore.

Welcome to US Offshore Operations

You’ll be part of the High Voltage Transmission System team where you, together with your colleagues, will service, maintain, and repair the HV equipment in electrical substations throughout the region. In this role, you’ll report to the High Voltage (HV) Transmission System Manager. As a team, we foster a safety culture and are able to reliably maintain the bulk electric transmission system. 

You’ll play an important role in: 

• providing safety by electrical or mechanical isolation, earthing, and switching of high-voltage and low-voltage equipment in substations for both planned and unplanned work
• undertaking preventive and corrective maintenance of high-voltage substation assets in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
• performing troubleshooting activities using alarm signals on SCADA or local control system
• operating transmission system configurations and contingencies for a wind farm and being able to comprehend transmission system relay protection schemes
• outage managing and network controlling in collaboration with relevant personnel and being able to operate the transmission assets using the SCADA or local control system
• leading contractors and working parties working on transmission assets within a substation and participating in coordination of inter-system operation, testing, and associated safety procedures.

To succeed in the role, you: 

have at least five years of electrical working and maintenance experience working at substation as a qualified person operating under the company’s HV Safety Rules are experienced in performing switching operations on high-voltage transmission assets need to become a qualified person under the ØESR with support and training provided to gain this internal accreditation in the first year of employment are able to work a shift-pattern, sometimes spending up to 7/14 days offshore at a time on a service operation vessel (SOV) have the clear medical checks and safety training programs as required by Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards and have a valid US driver’s license.

 Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate. As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected]. Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position. 

Position salary range: 

The salary range for this position is USD $45.00 to USD $45.00 per hour.

Our salary ranges are based on position level and reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S geographic markets. Individual pay within the range is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can provide more details about the applicable salary range during the hiring process.

Variable Compensation:  Our total rewards package may include discretionary short-term and long-term incentive opportunities based on your pay band and performance. These may be changed or suspended based on the sole discretion of the company

Our benefits package:  For this position for employees who meet eligibility requirements are: fully paid premium for family insurance coverage for health, life, dental, and visions; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; short- and long-term disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; 18 weeks or an hourly equivalent of parental leave with an additional short-term disability benefit of 6-8 weeks or an hourly equivalent for the birthing parent; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 5 % employer match; commuting benefits; 7 paid sick days per year; 20 paid time-off days; 13 annual paid holidays; 16 hours of volunteer time-off; and a monthly book benefit from Amazon of up to USD 25.