High Voltage Electrician; Skilled Trade Specialist III

Description

OPEN RECRUITMENT
Open Until Filled

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprising four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

The main purpose of this position is to perform journey‑level high‑voltage electrical work in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and standard practices or rules governing the electrical trade.

• Independently perform high‑voltage electrical installation, connection, maintenance, and repair work in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and standard practices.
• Work with electrical circuits carrying in excess of 600 volts, in accordance with the National Electrical Code and the Underwriter's Rules for electrical wiring and installation.
• Perform maintenance work outdoors under all weather conditions or indoors, and be able to move objects weighing over 50 pounds.
• Work on equipment located on high poles or in other elevated locations, and perform duties in cramped quarters, buildings, or underground.
• Serve as an essential employee subject to emergency call‑back procedures 24 hours a day when required to maintain continuous operation of a facility.
• Work rotating shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Employees receive general supervision from a Facility Maintenance Supervisor or other designated supervisor.

Current vacancies are located at:

• Gov. Harry W. Nice / Thomas "Mac" Middleton Memorial Bridge (Newburg, MD)
• John
  
  F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
  - Utility Shop (Perryville, MD)

Future opportunities may be available at:

• Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Baltimore, MD)
• Fort McHenry Tunnel (Baltimore, MD)
• Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore, MD)
• Intercounty Connector (Laurel, MD)
• John
  
  F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
  - Maintenance 1 (Bel Air, MD)
• William J. Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge (Annapolis, MD)

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at other facilities throughout the Maryland Transportation Authority.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27 days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more.

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Four (4) years of experience working with high‑voltage (600 volts and up) service, switch gear and control wiring or large (30 horsepower or more) motors, compressors and motor circuitry. Two (2) years of this experience must have been in a commercial or industrial setting.
• Applicants must specify the high‑voltage job duties performed. Provide complete and accurate information, including all relevant experience (full or part‑time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience). If you have held more than one position at the same employer, list each position and the length of time held.
• Additional work experience performing skilled trades may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis for the required education.
• A certificate from a vocational‑technical school with a major in one or more of the skilled trades may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non‑commissioned officer in utilities repair classifications or construction and engineering specialty codes may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis for the required experience.

1. Candidates are required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland. All applicants must list their license number and expiration date on the…