High Voltage Electrician

Application Notes

Internal applicants should use the PRISM Find Jobs report. Seasonal candidates without PRISM access should apply via the State career page and indicate prior State employment.

Opening Date: July 07, 2026

Closing Date: July 20, 2026

Grade / Admin Unit: 17 / Operations/ Maintenance

Job Class Code: 8217

Salary: $23.54 - $32.46 per hour *(Includes 29.33% recruitment and retention stipend)

Position Number:

Location: Augusta

Telework: None

Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

This is structure and craft work as a Master electrician involving the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems and related equipment. Responsibilities include performing skilled electrical tasks in accordance with standard trade practices and maintaining High Voltage (12,750 volts) electrical systems. Assignments may be accompanied by sketches, diagrams, and blueprints. This level of work is differentiated from the Electrician II level in that employees in this class, because of their license and special training, work with High Voltage (HV).

Work is performed under limited supervision.

• Supervises and assists with designs, installation, maintenance, and emergency repairs to High Voltage (12,750 volts) and Low Voltage (< 600 volts) systems to ensure safe installation and operations.
• Installs, alters, maintains, and repairs wiring, lighting, electric power appliances and machinery, overhead circuits, sophisticated electronics, and underground conduits to ensure safe installation and operations and meet user needs.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs electric motors and generators to ensure safe operation.
• Installs and performs major electrical repairs on refrigeration units, dishwashers, hotplates, fans, ovens, ranges, and water heaters to ensure safe and proper operation.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs intercom systems, bridge controls, signal timers, traffic signals, and other electrical apparatus to ensure safe and proper operation.
• Plans and lays out electrical jobs to estimate needed materials and time required for completion.

• Knowledge of the State and National Electrical Code.
• Knowledge of the methods, theories, and principles of electricity and electrical systems.
• Knowledge of the tools, materials, methods, and practices of the electrical trade.
• Knowledge of HV electrical systems.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions common to the electrical trade including HV systems.
• Ability to detect and overcome defects in HV and related electrical systems, equipment, and appliances.
• Ability to use HV and other electrical test equipment properly.
• Ability to work with HV electrical systems and generators.
• Ability to understand and explain technical sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
• Ability to operate a bucket loader and related equipment.
• Ability to direct the work of skilled electricians and helpers.
• Ability to plan and lay out electrical work for others.

Current valid Master Electrician's license issued by the Electrician’s Examining Board.

Master Electrician's license issued by the Electrician’s Examining Board. Some positions may require a Certificate of Special Training in High Voltage work or a State of Maine Class C motor vehicle operator’s license.

Please submit a cover letter, current resume, and three professional references. Your resume must include the month and year for any relevant experience and identify duties and responsibilities for each position. Any experience that was not full-time employment should be identified.

For more information or questions specific to the position, please contact recruiting.ggsc.

Selected candidates will be required to pass background checks; fingerprinting may be required as a condition of employment.

• Work-Life Balance – 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service; overtime‑exempt employees receive…