Electrical Special Projects Technician

The Electrical Special Projects Technician will be an active member of the installation team focused on the installation of electrical infrastructure as required for customer installation.

This position carries out no supervisory responsibilities.

• Main areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to: installation of liquid tite, receptacles, installation of colored wire per electrical code, termination of breakers in RPP, testing, sending of code sheets and installation of grounding infrastructure.
• Coordination with customers and other departments for the installation of service related electrical installations.
• Direct communication with upper management in regards to install schedule and assigned daily tasks.
• Direct interface with customers regarding support tickets requests.
• Ensure that all assigned tasks are completed with an acceptable level of cleanliness.
• Perform quality assurance checks on all work completed.
• Maintain appearance and communication for all Customer Service opportunities.
• Self-motivated to help and learn in all areas of our department outside their direct supervisor position.

• Performs other assignments (or duties) as required.
• Work in live electrical equipment, PPE in compliance with current NFPA 70E.

• Must have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; be able to express ideas clearly, concisely and effectively with contractors performing maintenance or upgrade work on systems installed in the data center environment.
• Utilize good initiative, analytical skills and sound judgement to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to interface with the operations and construction teams on a daily basis.
• Works with direction and works independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities.
• Identifies and prioritizes tasks and plans workload effectively.
• Demonstrates a willingness to work hard with a sense of urgency and a respect for deadlines.
• Background in electrical service/maintenance.

• Intermediate working knowledge of various software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Certification:
Licensed Electrical Journeyman in the state of employment.

Education:

High School or GED.

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years of electrical experience or 4 years working in Switch’s Construction Department.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, work at heights, at times climb into tight areas, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

If your position requires you to work in the field and/or warehouse, it is mandatory that you wear approved Personal Protective Equipment.

The employee must have the ability to adapt to schedule changes within reason as needed, such as early, late, or night hours when the task calls for it.

The Company reasonably believes the tasks and/or duties of this position could adversely affect the safety and health of the employee or others.