Substation Design Technician

**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 Thursday, August 6, 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 MUST live within a reasonable commute from the 4th & Main headquarters in Cincinnati. Employees will work 3 days per week in the Cincinnati office. **Pay Rate** –$42 .12 per hour **Number of openings** – 1 **DUTIES** 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. **BASIC QUALIFICATIONS** 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. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. ### ### Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications. [Privacy](https://www.duke-energy.com/legal/privacy) [Do Not Sell My Personal Information (CA)](https://www.duke-energy.com/legal/ccpa-opt-out-request-form) [Terms of Use](https://www.duke-energy.com/legal/terms-of-use) [Accessibility](https://www.duke-energy.com/customer-service/accessibility)