This professional is involved in the operational and maintenance phases relating to electrical infrastructures. Their task is to manage and oversee the assembly and maintenance of the devices and machines used in electrical substations, operating and performing first-level maintenance on them, guaranteeing they function properly, optimising the resources available, and complying with established quality and security specifications in relation to people, the environment and the facilities. This technician works for companies connected with the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power, or which have high-voltage installations, as well as in industrial companies that perform assembly and maintenance work in electrical substations.

• Manage and supervise the installation of electrical substations. Responsibilities within this role include:
  - Planning the installation tasks through the building plan established for the project. This entails defining the sequence of operations to be carried out and drawing up a timeline plotting these.
  - Coordinating the plan for the supply of materials, together with the erection plan. You will be responsible for guaranteeing that the materials required are available throughout every stage of the installation process.
  - Organising and supervising the various phases of the installation, including the placement of structures, materials and equipment.
  - Supervising the commissioning of the electrical substations and conducting performance and security tests.
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of the electrical substation. Responsibilities within this role include:
  - Conducting coordinated operations on the equipment alongside the heads of the control centre. Secondary tasks such as monitoring and adjusting telecontrol systems, overseeing the connecting and disconnecting to and from the grid, and activation or switching off of equipment, amongst others, are also included.
  - Organising and supervising preventive and corrective maintenance, establishing working groups and delegating tasks. Recording data obtained and producing regular analyses recording incidents and proposing improvements aimed at resolving them.
  - Identifying and evaluate potential risks. Control risks detected, in line with the security protocol. Can also occasionally involve collaborating on the drafting of risk prevention plans.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Electricity and Electronics - Advanced Level: Electrotechnical and Automated Systems
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Electricitat i electrònica: Gestió i supervisió del muntatge i manteniment de xarxes elèctriques aèries d'alta tensió de segona i tercera categoria i centres de transformació d'intempèrie (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Energia i Aigua: Gestió del muntatge i manteniment de subestacions elèctriques (Nivell 3)
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Electricity and Electronics - Advanced Level: Electrotechnical Facilities

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Initiative: Level 1

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 1

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Strategic orientation: Level 1

Team work and cooperation: Level 2

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Mechanical handling

People related to the field of mechanical handling are interested in the assembly, maintenance, repair and use of machines, tools and installations. Some good examples of professional activities in the field of mechanical handling are adjusting and configuring machines, reviewing technical equipment to detect incidents in their operation, handling machinery in production processes and driving specialised vehicles.

Technician

People who show an interest in the technical field find fulfilment in carrying out activities related to the design and manufacture of objects, machines, vehicles and/or infrastructures. These activities require the application of scientific and technical knowledge (laws of physics, calculations and mathematical formulas, properties of the materials, etc). Creativity is also necessary when coming up with optimal solutions for the functional requirements of the products to be designed. Therefore, the pragmatic application of scientific knowledge in order to develop solutions for the benefit of human beings is the main function of occupations in the technical field.

Environment

People who work in this field focus their professional interests on the preservation, improvement or restoration of the environment (vegetation, fauna, flora) in both built-up areas and natural spaces. Some of the activities that represent this field are the detection, analysis and control of pollutants, the carrying out of measurements and tests in relation to climatic or environmental variables and the reduction of the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. The carrying out of these activities requires knowledge of the environment, for its planning and use, and of environmental regulations.

Biomass power plant operative

Mini-hydraulic plant operator

Water treatment plant project engineer

PLC programmer

Researcher for R&D dealing with water treatment and/or desalination

• Work hours

  Full-time, with highly flexible shifts.

• Salary

  The gross salary ranges from around 16.763 to 23.781 euros a year. edian:20.003 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician