Journeyman Electrician

The top talent works for Wilson Electric and it is easy to see why.

• #1 Ranked Electrical Contractor in the Southwest
• 100% Employee Owned
• Competitive Pay and Best Benefits in the Industry
• Supportive Team Culture and Healthy Work-Life Balance

We are building opportunities for people who care about exceptional performance and quality of life.

Wilson Electric Services Corp is an Electrical and Special Systems contractor. We have ranked #1 as the Southwest’s leading electrical contractor for the last 18 years! Wilson Electric and NETSIAN Technologies Group form a full-service electrical contractor regularly ranked at the top of the industry for size, sales volume, and customer service.

We are excited to share the opportunity for Journeyman Electricians to join our team and look forward to reviewing your resume.

As a Journeyman Electrician, you will contribute the team by installing and repairing wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatuses, and distribution equipment.

• Planning new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials
• Providing access for future maintenance and avoiding unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes
• Preparing sketches showing the location of wiring and equipment, or following diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring
• Measuring, cutting, bending, threading, assembling, and installing electrical conduit, using tools such as band saw, pipe threaders, and conduit benders
• Pulling wiring through conduit
• Splicing wire by stripping insulation, from terminal leads with knife or wire strippers, twisting wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps
• Connecting wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using hand tools
• Installing distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays, and circuit‑breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts, using hand tools and power tools
• Connecting power cables to equipment such as transformers, switch gear, and motors, and installing grounding leads
• Testing continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using instruments such as ohmmeter, voltmeter, and ammeter
• Observing functioning of installed equipment to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
• Repairing faulty equipment
• Working with and training lower‑level employees on proper means and methods of installation and equipment operation
• Following safety rules

Work requires exposure to construction site environments having temperature extremes, dust, fumes, smoke, hazardous substances and loud noise levels. Up to 70% of the job may include heavy physical work, heavy lifting, pushing or pulling of material that may weigh from 50 to 100 pounds. The position requires the incumbent to climb and work from ladders, scaffolds or aerial lifts, stand or walk for long periods, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, squat, crawl and work in awkward positions or confined spaces for several hours at a time.

The position requires the unrestricted use of hands, arms, shoulders and the upper and lower back as well as visual acuity and depth perception. Pulmonary capacity must be sufficient to permit use of an air purifying respirator, if required.