Electrician - Night; NBOE Job Newark area,New Jersey USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Position: Electrician - Night (NBOE)

Openings as of 7/8/2026

Electrician
- Night (NBOE)

Position Type:
Non Instructional
- All Titles / Electrician Night
Date Posted: 2/19/2025
Location:

Project Control - 355

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102

ROGER LEÓN, SUPERINTENDENT

ELECTRICIAN - NIGHT

Office of Facilities Management – Project Control

(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Electrician
- Night within the Office of Facilities Management
- Project Control.

This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for the position will be placed as a provisional employee. At a later date the candidate will be required to take an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission. Candidates must score and rank high enough on this examination in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

DEFINITION: Under direction, does varied types of work involved in the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits; does related work as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.

Three (3) years of experience in work involving the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required experience may substitute a current valid Electrical Contractor License issued by the New Jersey Division of consumer Affairs for the required experience.

NOTE: Appointees may be required to pass a colorblindness test.

NOTE: Appointees may be required to possess a current, valid Electrical Contractor license, issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. The responsibility for verification of licensure rests with the Appointing Authority.

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Inspects electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, motors, generators, pumps, power circuits, and controllers of machines and elevators, ascertains the nature of needed repairs and/or replacement; does whatever repair and installation work is necessary.

Installs, maintains, inspects, repairs, and services high and low tension power and light feeders, generating and control equipment, relays, transformers, motors, pumps, switches, outlets, signal systems, and other electrical wiring, cables, fixtures, and appliances of varied types.

Oils, greases, and maintains in good working order electrical fixtures, appliances, and other equipment and replaces worn parts.

Uses various types of test equipment such as ammeters, voltmeters, and ohmmeters.

Make emergency electrical repairs, trouble shoots malfunctions and breakdowns; inspects work in progress and completed work for defects, fire hazards or other unsafe conditions.

Works from electrical schematics, plans, and specifications in accordance with established procedures.

Requisition s, stores, safeguards, and properly uses electrical equipment, materials, and supplies.

Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Maintains essential records and files.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of the equipment, and techniques involved in installing, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining cables, wiring, motor generators, pumps, refrigerators, radios, sound equipment, switchboards, oil machinery, and circuits.

Knowledge of the challenges generally encountered in the performance of electrical work.

Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and diagrams.

Ability to analyze problems involving electrical installation,…