Electrician

Electrician

• 496996
• Full-Time
• FMC - Building Maintenance

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Department: FMC - Building Maintenance Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

Description:

The Electrician provides electrical installation, maintenance, and repair to all facets of the university building infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable power for all requirements. Responds to emergencies on weekends and holidays and after hours while ensuring prompt communication to employees and supervisors. Serves as a member of the campus hurricane ride-out crew. Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel to be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

Duties:

• Troubleshoots and repairs all electrical systems as needed.
• Repairs and maintains all interior lighting and receptacle panels, contactors, breakers, and motor starters.
• Maintains all outside lighting and timer systems.
• Assists with planning, estimating, and ordering electrical materials for new projects and repair needs.
• Assists with estimates of the construction cost of electrical materials for projects.
• Ensures safe work practices and takes care of the work vehicle and all tools. Keeps tools and vehicle clean.
• Conducts load analysis and provides recommendations for proper balance of loads, increased requirements, and future consideration.
• Maintains material bench stock levels in material control and in truck stock.
• Provides guidance, direction, and training to electrical helpers for optimum productivity.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualification:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Five years of institutional or construction electrical experience in voltages up to and including 13,200 volts.
• Licensed as a Journeyman Electrician.

Preferred Qualification:

• Licensed as a Master Electrician

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to diagnose failures in motors and determine corrective measures.
• Must be able to read and understand electrical blueprints and schematics.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code and local codes, and the ability to incorporate them into design and work.
• Knowledge of different electrical test equipment and the ability to interpret the results.
• Ability to update electrical as-built drawings.

All positions at the University of Houston System are security sensitive and will require a motor vehicle and criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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