Rail Electrical Worker

Rail Electrical Worker

This recruitment will be used to fill multiple career service Rail Electrical Worker position vacancies. These positions perform skilled, journey-level, high-voltage electrical work (600 volts and above). Responsibilities include troubleshooting, maintaining, repairing, and upgrading rail electrical systems, as well as performing comprehensive preventive maintenance on rail electrical systems and equipment in Light Rail shops, tunnels, and other facilities. This recruitment is looking for Rail Electrical Workers for 2nd & 3rd shifts;

however, applicants must be willing and able to work any shift, including morning/day. This position has a bid process for shift and base per the IBEW contract. Shifts may change or base may change based on seniority, according to current contract. Rail Electrical Worker Shifts & Pay: 3rd Shift: 10pm-6am - $71.76/hr 2nd Shift: 2pm-10pm - $71.76/hr 1st Shift: 6am-2pm - $67.70/hr These positions are considered safety sensitive.

Applicants for these positions are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substance testing program protocols.

King County Metro's Rail Division manages and maintains Sound Transit's Link Light Rail, a growing network spanning 60 miles and serving 38 stations across the Puget Sound region. Together with Metro's extensive fixed-route bus system and mobility services, the Link Light Rail system is the backbone of an integrated regional transit network that gives people real freedom of movement. As Puget Sound transit agencies work together to build a seamless, connected system, our light rail system plays a central role in expanding access, reducing barriers, and ensuring that everyone across our region can get where they need to go.

This position is open to all qualified applicants both internal & external. Military veterans are encouraged to apply. Relevant Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) areas may include:
Airforce: 3E0X1, Army: 21R, Coast Guard: ELC, Marine Corps: 1141, Navy: CE, 6180. This recruitment's selection process may be used to establish an eligibility pool to fill future career service vacancies in this classification and within this division over the next year (12 months) and will be utilized at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. Job

Duties include:

• Work safely to maintain Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems (OCS); and associated components such as messenger wire, contact wire, section insulators, pole and enclosure mounted switches, air gaps, insulated and uninsulated overlaps, poles, underground feeders, switches, electrical wiring and systems including a variety of single phase, three phase and DC systems.
• Work safely to maintain Traction Power Substations (TPSS), troubleshoot and repair all feeder cables and associated components, underground feeders, enclosed crawl space associated components, switches, electrical wiring, relays, and monitoring systems, including a variety of single phase and three phase AC and DC systems.
• Perform inspections, maintenance and upgrades of Traction Power Substations and their components such as switches, transformers, rectifiers, fuses, relays, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), batteries, chargers and associated equipment.
• Perform high voltage work and maintain and repair low voltage systems such as fire and security alarms; maintain and repair, transfer switches and uninterruptible power supplies.
• Perform high voltage tests on power cables and equipment; splice, maintain and terminate all types of low and high voltage cable; pull, rack and secure high and low voltage cables in manholes, conduits, tunnels, and vaults.
• Maintain and repair…