Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical; Journey Job Tracy area,California USA,Engineering

Position: Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical (Journey)

Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical (Journey)

This position utilizes journey level electrical skills, experience and knowledge in the practices, procedures, and methods of installing, maintaining, and repairing complex and general water utility and facility electrical systems. Monitors electrical equipment and system for operating condition and performance, including predictive and advanced diagnostic testing; preventive and corrective electric maintenance; improving electrical capacity and upgrading systems to meet treatment, conveyance, and distribution electrical operating demands.

Maintains and improves a variety of electrical components and equipment related to Metropolitan's revenue-generating assets, systems, supporting facilities, and infrastructure including those within treatment and pump plants, conveyance and distribution structures, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, and right-of-ways. Ensures ongoing reliability and uninterrupted electrical service necessary to convey, store, treat, and distribute water and hydroelectric power effectively to member agencies and other customers.

Activities include maintaining and improving electrical systems in and associated with pumps, turbines, generators, transformers, motors, and associated facilities and processes, including high voltage overhead and underground electrical distribution systems.

Received:

Work is performed with minimal and at times intermittent on-site supervision. Broad direction is given in terms of operations and maintenance objectives that may require self-initiated work planning, sequencing and coordination of material and tool resources. Limited detailed guidance and advice is available which may result in the modification of work in varied situations. Receives oversight from the Team, Unit, Section, Assistant Group, or Group Manager.

Given:

As a lead may exercise technical and/or functional direction over assigned staff. Specific attention is given to on the job training and development of O&M Technician I, II, and III-Electrical employees, in order that those employees attain specialized knowledge and skills to advance to O&M Technician IV.

Job Duties

Performs journey level electrical maintenance tasks and activities at treatment plants, hydroelectric plants, pumping plants, and other facilities with electrical equipment, to ensure ongoing water and power reliability.

Performs a wide variety of journey electrical preventive and corrective maintenance on water related electrical systems within treatment plants, along and within conveyance and distribution system right-of-ways, structures, and facilities. PM and CM activities include electrical work on valves, hydraulic control systems, pumps, turbines, and associated electrical systems; pressure regulating equipment; varied transformers, circuit breakers, meters and panels; key lighting; and power systems necessary for effective water treatment, distribution, and hydroelectric generation.

Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical systems necessary for standby power generators and associated control systems.

Improves electrical systems associated with construction and maintenance projects as well as building and facility operations including communications and facility comfort and power systems such as heating, cooling, electrical convenience and lighting.

Completes complex predictive and preventive, and corrective electrical maintenance associated with large motors, generators, turbines, valves, turnouts, circuit breakers, variable frequency drives, associated with treatment, pump and hydroelectric plants, and the conveyance and distribution system.

Utilizes instrumentation to test and monitor the capabilities, limits, and effectiveness of electrical systems, equipment, and processes of power and water systems, to measure the ongoing effectiveness of electrical systems and to assure the quality of maintenance and/or improvements.

Inspects, tests, calibrates, and records readings for a variety of electrical systems and equipment to meet reliable equipment life and service expectations, motors, pumps, valve controllers, and chemical feed systems, to assure uninterrupted power and delivery of high quality water.

Assists with the planning and coordination of scheduled PDM, PM, and CM, as well as unplanned outages, shutdowns, and other emergency situations, to minimize equipment downtime and interruption of service to member agencies or other customers.

Employment Standards

Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience:

High school diploma or GED in addition to a minimum of 6 years in an electrical maintenance position in a pump plant, treatment plant, hydroelectric or conveyance and distribution facility or similar environment.

High school diploma or GED in addition to the attainment of journey level skills through a recognized electrical trade training program. Journey level experience as demonstrated by practical application of general and advanced techniques…