Electrician

Job Description The Opportunity

The Electrician position is responsible for the construction, inspection, and repair the University’s electrical equipment. This person calculates and orders the materials needed for assigned jobs, as well as installs new and additional electrical work and remodeling. The electrician installs electrical conduits and wiring for new equipment, as well as maintains and repairs motors, relays, magnetic starters, and transformers. This individual will also install and interconnect transformers, and repair, maintain, alter or erect any wiring apparatus.

• Maintain and repair kitchen equipment.
• Renovations and construction of existing facilities for new or improved uses.
• Troubleshoot power lighting systems for faults and overloads.
• Repair broken devices and fixtures, etc.
• General maintenance of electrical infrastructure.
• Maintain and repair emergency lighting systems.
• Respond to service and emergency calls.
• Maintain a safe working environment according to local and state codes for electrical equipment/ Ensure efficient operation of electrical equipment.
• Install Telecommunication and data cables to meet state electrical codes.
• Other job duties as assigned by the Department Foreman as well as supporting special university events.

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow. Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job.

Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

• Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

• Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.

• ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.

• Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.

• The hourly range for this role is up to $26.00. The final offer will be based on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience, as well as applicable state regulations, internal equity, and business needs, and may fall outside of the stated range.

• Required education:
  Associates degree or completion of program of 18+ months after high school
• Required licenses, certificates, and /or security clearances:
  Must be a technical or trades school graduate with at least four (4) years of classroom training in the electrical industry, or Must have eight (8) years in the electrical trade, maintenance or construction business, working for a qualified (licensed) electrical contractor, or Must have passed the Journeyman’s Electrical Exam. Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver’s license
• Required skills, knowledge, abilities:
  Must have good oral and written communication skills. Must understand electrical symbols and be able to interpret building and electrical blueprints, make calculations and keep records. Must have a thorough knowledge of codes…