Electrician

Position Description

Step into a role where your electrical expertise powers an entire city! The City of Fresno is looking for skilled Electricians to help maintain and enhance vital systems - from streetlights and traffic signals to City-owned facilities and advanced control equipment. If you’re ready to take on hands‑on, essential work that keeps Fresno powered up, apply now!

Recruitment is open until filled or until a sufficient number of applications have been received. Recruitment may close at any time.

• Install and upgrade electrical systems, conduits, wiring, and fixtures across City facilities
• Maintain and repair lighting, power, heating, and fire alarm systems
• Service, troubleshoot, and overhaul traffic signal controllers and electronic components
• Diagnose and repair motors, generators, pumps, and related electrical equipment
• Test, locate, and resolve issues in electrical circuits and systems
• Perform overhead repairs using aerial boom equipment and replace damaged cables and fixtures
• Conduct preventative maintenance on 15kV substations, switch gear, transformers, and breakers
• Program, calibrate, and repair PLCs, VFDs, fiber optics, and process control instrumentation
• Utilize trade tools and safety practices to complete work efficiently and safely
• Perform related duties as assigned

Duties and schedules may vary by assignment; please inquire about specific duties and/or schedules if called upon for an interview. Incumbents may be required to work any shift; overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. This position may require incumbents to perform standby duty on a rotating basis.

Explore the job specification for additional position details.

The current vacancies exist in the Department of Public Works. However, this classification also exists in the PARCS, Water Division of Public Utilities, Wastewater Division of Public Utilities, and General Services departments. Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of extending that period at the City’s discretion.

If the examination process is suspended for this recruitment, the eligible list may be limited to three (3) months.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posted filing deadline in order to qualify for the examination and does not assure a place on the eligibility list.

• Completion of a recognized four‑year electrical apprenticeship program or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience as a journey‑level Electrician in an industrial setting performing troubleshooting and a wide variety of electrical/electronic repairs and installation work

NOTE: Six (6) years of experience as a journey‑level Electrician in an industrial setting performing troubleshooting and a wide variety of electrical/electronic repairs and installation work may be acceptable as equivalent.

• Possession of a Class C California Driver's License is required at time of appointment and must be maintained throughout the term of employment; candidates must provide proof of a valid driver's license and current copy of their driving record.
• Depending upon assignment, may be required to obtain a valid California Commercial Class B Driver's License without airbrake restriction within 6 months of appointment and maintain for the entire term of employment.
• Depending upon assignment, must possess a valid Electrician’s Certificate of Competency issued by the City of Fresno Board of Electrical Examiners at time of appointment and maintain for the entire term of employment.
• Eligibles considered for hire will be required to successfully pass a department interview and a Department of Justice fingerprint process prior to employment.
• Some positions have been designated as being 'safety sensitive' and require those offered employment to successfully pass a drug test prior to employment. Federal law requires that applicants for positions involving the operation of certain transit vehicles, revenue service vehicles, the transportation of hazardous materials, or heavy equipment over 26,001 pounds requiring a…