Centrally located in the heart of Iowa, Ames is a vibrant, progressive community with more than 66,000 residents providing an excellent quality of life. Home to Iowa State University, Ames offers year-round recreation opportunities, diverse cultural offerings, a stable economy, safe neighborhoods, and a high-achieving school district. General Information The City of Ames is conducting a recruitment to establish a Civil Service eligibility list for this classification. The list will be valid for up to one year from the date of certification by the Ames Civil Service Commission and may be used to fill one or more vacancies in this classification. In addition, City of Ames Civil Service employees who have previously held Civil Service status in this classification and are interested in voluntarily demoting or laterally transferring into the current vacancy must submit their application by the deadline. Preference may be given to applicants possessing qualifications above the minimum. All applicants that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the written exam scheduled for December 11th at 4:00 PM. Under immediate supervision, performs work of moderate difficulty in the construction, maintenance and repair of electrical transmission and distribution system substations as part of a training program leading to journeyman substation electrician status; performs related work as required.