Complete and maintain station records, logs and reports.
Issue work and test permits to electrical and mechanical maintenance personnel, assist maintenance and technical personnel to locate and isolate system problems, and assist during routine system testing.Monitor and visually inspect station instruments, meters and alarms to ensure transmission voltages and line loadings are within prescribed limits and to detect equipment failure, line disturbances and outages.Co-ordinate, schedule and direct generating station and substation power loads and line voltages to meet distribution demands during daily operations, system outages, repairs and importing or exporting of power.Operate and monitor computerized switchboards and auxiliary equipment in electrical control centres to control the distribution and to regulate the flow of electrical power in the transmission network.Power systems operators perform some or all of the following duties: May assist in the development of operation, maintenance and safety procedures.Maintain a daily log of operation, maintenance and safety activities, and write reports on plant operation and non-compliance.Clean and lubricate generators, turbines, pumps and compressors and perform other routine equipment maintenance duties using appropriate lubricants and hand, power and precision tools.Respond to emergency situations if required.Troubleshoot and perform corrective action and minor repairs to prevent equipment or system failure.Analyze and record instrument readings and equipment malfunctions.Monitor and inspect plant equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, meters and other instruments to measure temperature, pressure, air and fuel flow and emissions to detect leaks or other equipment malfunctions and to ensure plant equipment is operating at maximum efficiency.Start up and shut down power plant equipment, control switching operations, control water levels and communicate with systems operators to regulate and co-ordinate transmission loads, frequency and line voltages.Earnings is income that workers receive in exchange. Operate automated or computerized control systems, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment such as reactors, boilers, turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, pollution control devices and other equipment to generate electrical power and to provide light, heat, ventilation and refrigeration for buildings and industrial plants and facilities Work in specialized crews to do complex maintenance and repairs on live (energized) utility systems.Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, Employment and Social Development Canada.Power engineers perform some or all of the following duties: Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified power line technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.Trade certification for distribution construction linemen/women is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick.Trade certification for power line technicians (construction) is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador.Trade certification for power line technicians is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.Completion of a provincial three or four year lineman/woman apprenticeship program, or, a combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in electrical technology is usually required for electrical power line and cable workers.Completion of secondary school is usually required.
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