Maintenance Electrician

Job Title

Maintenance Electrician

Salary: $65,635.11 Annually

Location:

Jacksonville, FL

Job Type: Civil Service

Job Number:

Department: PUBLIC WORKS

Closing Date:
Continuous

This position involves the maintenance and repair of electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures throughout the City of Jacksonville. The work requires knowledge of techniques, methods, procedures, and standard practices of the electrical trade. It may involve overseeing and training other workers. Physical demands include climbing ladders, stooping, bending, reaching, and occasionally lifting or moving objects weighing less than 50 pounds.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Repairs, maintains, and installs electrical systems and equipment such as motors, wiring, switches, and fixtures.
• Repairs, maintains, and installs sports lighting in excess of 80 ft. high, depending on assignment.
• Repairs, maintains, and installs electrical systems and equipment at several correction facilities, depending on assignment.
• Locates and determines electrical malfunctions using test instruments such as ammeter and multimeter.
• Repairs or adjusts malfunctions by replacing burnt‑out elements and fuses, bypassing, or replacing defective wiring, and cleaning or rewiring motors using hand tools.
• Inspects circuits and wiring for specified shielding and grounding and repairs or rewires systems according to building codes and safety regulations.
• Works with vendors to identify needed parts and makes recommendations to the manager.
• Operates motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight ratings of 8,000‑26,000 pounds such as one‑ton vans, and vehicles with GVR of 26,000‑plus pounds such as bucket trucks.
• Operates and tests standby generators and manual/automatic transfer switches.
• Inspects and performs preventive maintenance on building power distribution systems, transfer switches, panel boards, disconnects, and related hardware.
• Installs wire, conduit, and associated hardware.
• Keeps electrical maintenance records and prepares reports of work performed.
• Reads, interprets, and annotates changes to blueprints and other technical diagrams to ensure conformance to electrical and safety codes.
• Performs physically demanding tasks such as digging trenches, moving, and lifting objects weighing less than 50 pounds.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies.
• Performs related work as required.

• Knowledge of the principles and theory of electricity.
• Knowledge of national, state, and local electrical codes.
• Knowledge of the standard tools, materials, and methods of the electrical trade.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the electrical trade.
• Skill in installing, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting electrical systems and equipment.
• Skill in operating equipment and tools used in installation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment and systems.
• Skill in installing wire, conduit, and associated hardware.
• Skill in the use and care of standard tools, equipment, and testing devices of the electrical trade.
• Ability to read, comprehend and apply written instructions, manuals, technical diagrams, blueprints, and other job‑related materials.
• Ability to install, alter, repair, maintain and locate defects in a variety of electrical equipment and systems.
• Ability to work more than 80 ft. high.
• Ability to work extended hours.
• Ability to interpret and work from technical sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
• Ability to keep electrical maintenance records and prepare reports of work performed.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to climb ladders; stoop, bend, and reach; and lift objects weighing less than 50 pounds.
• Ability to distinguish colors in electrical wiring.
• Ability to operate motor vehicles with GVR of 8,000 pounds or more but less than 26,000 pounds such as one‑ton vans, and vehicles with GVR of 26,000 pounds or more such as bucket trucks.

• Four (4) years of education and/or experience in the electrical trade.
• Must be free from color blindness and not have a fear of heights.