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DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations Transfer Portal FBS Field Technician
Job Location:
Job Location:
Alexandria, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
11 September 2026 (16 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
9 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Come join our collaborative and innovative team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations!
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage open-air substations and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way your way. Though we have grown over the years and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built
Substations our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family.
The Factory-Built Substation (FBS) Field Technician is a member of the Project Support Services (PSS) team and supports FBS installations from project planning through commissioning. This position serves as the primary technical liaison among DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations customers contractors and internal departments to help ensure safe efficient and successful installations.
The FBS Field Technician provides pre-installation planning on-site installation support inspections training and post-installation feedback helping bridge the gap between factory manufacturing and field construction. When not traveling the technician owns the field-to-factory feedback loop by preparing upcoming installations documenting and communicating field issues and lessons learned maintaining installation-focused standards and documentation and transferring field knowledge to internal teams.
Success in this position requires strong mechanical aptitude effective problem-solving skills excellent communication and the ability to build productive relationships with customers contractors and internal teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Pre-Installation Planning:
- Review assigned projects with the Project Manager to understand project scope site conditions and installation requirements.
- Prepare customer installation packets including printed drawings and project documentation.
- Participate in recurring logistics planning meetings to coordinate shipment schedules and installation readiness.
- Develop maintain and facilitate completion of pre-construction checklists to improve customer and contractor readiness.
- Schedule and facilitate pre-construction meetings approximately six weeks prior to equipment delivery document action items and follow up with stakeholders.
- Collect stakeholder contact information from the Project Manager and coordinate meeting invitations.
- Lead the meeting and verify applicable pre-construction checklist items are reviewed.
- Distribute a written meeting recap documenting discussions decisions action items and responsible parties.
- Field Technician will review and discuss:
- Route studies
- Construction drawings
- Installation sequencing
- Required offloading equipment (cranes spreader bars etc.)
- Site readiness including whether the site is physically prepared for installation
- Project schedule and installation expectations
RESPONSIBILITIES - Field Installation Support:
- Travel to customer job sites to support Factory-Built Substation installations.
- Inspect DTPS products for shipping damage shortages or other field-observed discrepancies.
- Provide technical support to customers and contractors by:
- Explaining installation drawings
- Interpreting installation procedures
- Answering technical questions
- Troubleshooting installation issues
- Identify troubleshoot and coordinate resolution of field issues involving:
- Damaged equipment
- Missing materials
- Incorrect components
- Fabrication discrepancies
- Installation conflicts
- Coordinate with Engineering Manufacturing Quality and Project Management to develop timely solutions.
- Obtain installation photos and videos for inclusion in field reports and lessons-learned documentation.
- Develop and maintain an installation checklist and lead its completion and review onsite with the customer and installation contractor(s).
RESPONSIBILITIES - Post-Installation Support:
- Complete comprehensive field reports documenting installation successes challenges field issues and corrective actions.
- Meet monthly with the Director of Quality Assurance to review field observations and identify improvement opportunities.
- Analyze recurring installation issues and field observations to identify trends impacting Quality Manufacturing Engineering Logistics Project Management or field installation and coordinate resulting follow-up actions with the responsible functional owners.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings with internal teams to review field issues and lessons learned identify improvement opportunities and coordinate resulting action items.
- Develop and deliver lessons-learned presentations to appropriate internal teams highlighting:
- Field observations
- Common installation issues
- Lessons learned
- Best practices
- Photos and videos from project sites
RESPONSIBILITIES - Facility Assignment / Non-Travel Responsibilities:
When not assigned to field travel the FBS Field Technicians primary work location is the manufacturing facility. The technician independently works the established non-travel priorities and is not intended to supplement routine day-to-day operational staffing in Production Quality Engineering Project Management Logistics or other departments.
- Review upcoming FBS projects delivery schedules and installation dates in chronological order; proactively identify and complete readiness activities required before mobilization including planning and booking travel in advance to help minimize travel costs and secure favorable rates.
- Review construction and installation drawings installation sequencing shipping configuration offloading requirements required equipment and tooling site-readiness requirements customer/contractor responsibilities project-specific risks and applicable lessons learned from similar projects.
- Maintain the FBS Field Issues & Lessons Learned Log; document and analyze field observations and recurring installation issues communicate findings to the appropriate functional owners coordinate required follow-up and track resulting action items to closure.
- Create and organize field records following each installation including field reports installation checklists photos videos and field observations so information is available for future projects and lessons learned.
- Own and continuously improve installation-focused standards and field-use documentation including pre-construction checklists onsite installation checklists installation packets drawings CRMs bolting procedures field guides and other customer/contractor installation materials.
- Develop lessons-learned content using actual field examples photos and videos and transfer field knowledge through meetings training and reusable reference materials for internal teams and future FBS Field Technicians.
- Independently work the established non-travel priorities in order and move to the next priority when current work is up to date; escalate decisions approvals roadblocks or priority conflicts to the Production Manager.
- Coordinate with other departments as needed to provide field information and track follow-up; the responsible department retains ownership of its routine operational work.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Outlook Word and Excel.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience with DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations (DTPS).
- Demonstrated knowledge of DTPS operations processes and organizational structure.
- Proven ability to work effectively across departments and with employees at various levels of the organization.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated reliability professionalism and sound judgment.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is proud to be ISO-9001:2015 and ISN Certified.
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information.
DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation contact your Human Resource Business Partner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Part of the CREST INDUSTRIES family of companies.
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About Company
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