Electrician Craftsman 2

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

The Electrician Craftsman 2 plans, lays out, installs, tests, and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, motors, equipment, and control systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role is at the intermediate experience level and is based in a construction or industrial environment, including power plant or industrial settings. The position involves interpreting drawings, sketches, software, and plans; determining work procedures and tools; installing conduit, supports, cables, duct banks, control and distribution apparatus, and wiring terminations; testing and starting up systems; and troubleshooting, adjusting, relocating, or repairing electrical equipment and systems. Work includes high- and low-voltage systems and use of electrical and mechanical hand tools and power, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical tools. The person in this position must be able to work in changing outdoor weather, noisy and dusty conditions, confined or cluttered spaces, and on uneven surfaces. The role may require climbing or using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds to access work areas, potentially over 200 feet. Work may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays. Candidates must have required tools and be able to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical assessment. The employer is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Requirements

Experience as an electrician in a power plant or industrial setting.
Working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and layout tools safely and efficiently.
Ability to constantly move about a construction or industrial site and to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to work in changing outdoor weather conditions and in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, or uneven work environments.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; work access may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, as required.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical assessment.
Must work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Interpret drawings, sketches, software, and plans, and determine work procedures and the tools and equipment needed to troubleshoot and repair problems.
Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit; weld supports; install cable and duct banks; and make terminations.
Install control and distribution apparatus and fasten it in place.
Test and start up systems and check circuit continuity to ensure electrical compatibility and component safety.
Observe installed equipment or systems in operation to identify hazards and determine whether adjustments, relocation, or replacement are needed.
Pull wire through conduit and connect wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment as required.
Work with high- and low-voltage systems.
Disassemble and repair defective electrical equipment or systems.
Operate electrical and mechanical hand tools and power, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical tools.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.