Electrician, Pumping Plants

Reporting location is in Picture Rocks, Arizona (85743) at our Brawley Pumping Plant (major cross streets are Sandario & Mile Wide).

About the Pay

The pay rate listed ($52.02 per hour) reflects our STARTING PAY only and does not reflect the full range which steps up to $57.80 per hour (top pay typically reached within two years with proven mastery of skills and good performance).

About Central Arizona Project

Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a 336-mile system that supplies Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona. More than 6 million people rely on this supply. CAP employs nearly 500 people who enjoy a team-oriented and safety-focused work culture. The close community of a small company is driven to help fulfill our extremely valuable mission.

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Compensation & Benefits Package includes:

* Competitive Salaries

* Arizona State Retirement System - Pension

* 401(k)

* Medical, Dental and Vision

* Life insurance, LTD, Short-term disability

* 4-10 (Mon-Thur) work schedule

* Paid training & tuition reimbursement

* 9 paid holidays

* Paid vacation & sick time

* Wellness programs

* No benefits waiting period

* Relocation benefits

* Significant training and development opportunities

* Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

* 12-weeks paid Parental Leave

About the Responsibilities

The reporting location for this position is the Brawley Pumping Plant (Brawley PP). As a South Support Electrician, you will report to the Brawley Pumping Station and support several local-area Maintenance Responsibility Centers in a non-travel status approximately 90% of the time. This support area includes facilities ranging from Eloy in the north to locations south of Tucson.

The remaining 10% or more of your duties will involve pre-scheduled travel to various Maintenance Responsibility Centers across Arizona, which will require overnight stays.

You would perform as an electrical multi-craft support journeyman with local pumping plant operations responsibilities in a heavy industrial hydroelectric environment consisting of up to 60,000 horsepower vertical, synchronous pumping and generating units, and supporting auxiliary equipment such as: control valves (up to 132-inch), compressors, bridge cranes, governors, heat exchangers, strainers, trash rakes, radial gates, piping and hydraulic systems.  You would perform preventative maintenance, project support, Project inspection, troubleshooting and repair on a wide variety of high, medium and low voltage electrical systems requiring proficiency in: rotating machinery, power circuit breakers, power transformers, protective relays, electronic control systems as well as various predictive test techniques and procedures.  

You would operate, configure, isolate, troubleshoot and return to service large pumping and generating plants or other related facilities and systems. After training and familiarity, you would perform switching operations and clearance orders to provide safe working boundaries or zones of equipment isolation from sources of hazardous energy.

As a support Electrician this position is subject to call-outs to a variety of operational emergencies on and off hours to support area Maintenance Responsibility Centers in and around the Tucson area. Work assignments are primarily at pumping plants and other system facilities throughout the state. Pre-determined in-state travel primarily Mondays through Thursdays is required.

About the Qualifications

Having completed a state or federal certified electrical apprenticeship: OR possessing the equivalent combination of education, related experience and demonstrated ability; PLUS, at least three (3) years of journeyman-level work experience in an industrial electrical environment with technical and specialized knowledge is required to be successful in this position. Also, a valid driver's license, good driving record, and a high school diploma (or GED) are required.

Please note that this position has some physical requirements and pre-employment physical testing would be required upon offer.  to see the full position descriptions on the CAP website for more specific details about job duties, physical requirements, and working conditions.

If you are experienced and highly skilled in the responsibilities of this job (mentioned above) in the greater Tucson area, have a team-focused positive approach to work, and are looking for a rewarding career with a stable organization, then we encourage you to apply online today! Your water, your future.

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