Electrician 3, with underfill option (Wilsonville)

About the position

In this essential role, you will be responsible for maintaining the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of our institution's electrical systems. This position performs skilled journey-level work involving the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of a wide variety of electrical equipment and infrastructure. You'll work on systems such as lighting, power distribution, motors, control panels, alarms, and specialized facility equipment, ensuring all electrical services meet security, safety, and operational standards. Your day-to-day duties will include diagnosing electrical problems, inspecting systems for hazards, planning and laying out wiring and conduit installations, and interpreting technical drawings and blueprints. You will maintain accurate records of repairs, maintenance activities, and materials used, while assisting with the coordination of electrical projects and preventive maintenance schedules. In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will coordinate, instruct, and train skilled, semiskilled, and unskilled Adults in Custody (AICs) in the operation, maintenance, and repair of physical plant systems, equipment, and building structures within the correctional institution. You will provide on-the-job guidance to support skill development while ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently. This position also includes responsibility for oversight and review of electrical installations prior to final inspection by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), ensuring compliance with applicable codes and institutional standards. By combining hands-on technical expertise with mentorship and quality control responsibilities, this role plays a critical part in maintaining facility operations and supporting the rehabilitation and workforce readiness of AICs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of electrical systems.
• Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical equipment.
• Diagnose electrical problems and inspect systems for hazards.
• Plan and lay out wiring and conduit installations.
• Interpret technical drawings and blueprints.
• Maintain accurate records of repairs, maintenance activities, and materials used.
• Assist with the coordination of electrical projects and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate, instruct, and train AICs in the operation, maintenance, and repair of systems.
• Provide on-the-job guidance to support skill development.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and institutional standards.

Requirements

• A General Supervising Electrical license.
• A General Journeyman Electrical license for underfill candidates.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to read, interpret, and work from blueprints, wiring diagrams, and technical schematics.
• Knowledge of and adherence to electrical codes, regulations, and safety protocols (e.g. NEC, OSHA, NFPA 70E).
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and diagnosing electrical system issues using appropriate tools and equipment.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, safety-sensitive environment.
• Recordkeeping and documentation skills related to maintenance logs, inspection records, and repair reports.
• Ability to provide technical direction or mentorship to other maintenance staff, apprentices, or contractors.
• Experience installing, maintaining, and repairing lighting systems, motors, control panels, power distribution systems, and alarm systems in a commercial or correctional setting.

Benefits

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components.
• Optional short and long-term disability.
• Term life insurance.
• Fully paid retirement program.
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare.