Licensed Maintenance Electrician

Position Summary:

Serve as licensed electrician with responsibilities for installation, repair, inspections, certifications, cost estimates, and training.

Reports to: Assistant Director of Facilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a licensed electrician.
  
• A suitable combination of education, credentials, and experience may be substituted for minimum qualifications.

Job Duties:

• Apply safety precaution pertaining to:
  • Safety regulations and procedures; chemical safety, hazard communication program; personal protective equipment;
  • lifting procedures, back injury prevention;
  • lockout/tagout procedures flammable storage, housekeeping;
  • fire extinguisher training.
• Lay out, assemble and install wiring in University buildings in accordance with blueprints and NEC. Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical circuits, appliances, systems, facilities, and related electrical controls and devices.
• Inspect and certify work is in compliance with state and local electrical codes.
• Plan, estimate and commission new installations or renovations of electrical systems or equipment.
• Assist in the training of new personnel.
• Calculate power requirements for electrical systems (conductors, protective devices, physical protection) Service batteries (lead acid, Nicad, Lead Calcium)
• Troubleshoot motors, motor control circuits, across the line starters, reduce voltage starters (auto transformer, resister), reversing starters, and electrical systems in hazardous locations, battery banks and battery chargers.
• Inspect and maintain power conditioners. Repair/replace electrical appliances in general and electronic facilities.
• Troubleshoot battery banks, battery chargers, power conditioners.
• Install, troubleshoot, maintain and repair most types of electrical systems and equipment. Interpret plans, sketches, wiring diagrams, and specifications; identify all electrical terms and symbols.