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Position Purpose
Installs, repairs, and maintains the electrical equipment and fixtures of city buildings and facilities (e.g., airport field lighting, exhibit booths, city buildings, pump stations, civil defense sirens, traffic signal lighting, water and wastewater plants) in compliance with federal, state, and city codes to ensure quality electrical service.
Essential Functions
Troubleshoots electrical and/or electronic apparatus, motors, controls, and equipment by using schematics to ensure electrical power compatibility and safety of components.
Installs, repairs, and maintains various electrical equipment such as control circuits, lighting circuits, motors, switch gear for new, temporary and existing construction and ensures equipment conforms to electrical and safety codes.
Performs preventive maintenance work on electrical equipment and fixtures to detect electrical hazards.
Reads blueprints or electrical diagrams to determine locations of equipment and conformance to building and safety codes.
Tests circuits and electric components to locate broken connections or defective current-control mechanisms.
Connects, pulls, and lays wires according to diagrams to install and repair fixtures.
Trains apprentice electricians and/or small crew of helpers in electrical systems installation and repair procedures to ensure work is accomplished according to specifications.
Documents maintenance and repair activities to provide accurate records of work performed.
Regular, reliable and punctual attendance is an essential function of the job.
Minimum Qualifications
LICENSES:
Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
State of Texas Journeyman Electrician’s License.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
May be subject to evening and weekend shifts.
May be subject to inclement weather conditions.
May be subject to twenty-four (24) hour emergency call outs.
Building Services: Responsible for maintaining the supply, delivery of electricity and repair of equipment. Must be able to operate bucket trucks and man lifts up to sixty (60) feet. Motor control and Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), commercial work and high voltage experience a plus. This position requires response to after-hours (including weekends) emergencies and periodic shift rotation.
Supplemental Information
The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.
For evaluation purposes, acceptable qualifying experience for all positions must have been in a paid capacity unless noted otherwise in the minimum qualifications for the posted position.
Additionally, 30+ hours per week will be counted as full-time employment and will receive full credit for the amount of time employed. A minimum of 15 through 29 work hours per week will be counted as part-time employment and will receive half credit for the amount of time employed.
Working Conditions and Hazards:
- Works indoors, outdoors, in dirty, cramped, and hot or cold places and is exposed to all weather conditions.
- Requires constant standing, walking, bending, climbing ladders, and lifting when making repairs.
- Subject to minor injuries to hand or fingers and possible serious injury or death from electrical shock.
- Exposed to high noise levels due to operation of motors and various equipment, including heavy rotating equipment (e.g., 1,700 h.p. motors and blowers).
