Electrician, Fire Alarm

MIT • Cambridge, MA

10d

About The Position

The Electrician, Fire Alarm performs electrical work throughout the Institute. The role installs, maintains, and repairs building electrical distribution and lighting systems, variable frequency drives, building safety equipment, motor control centers, and other electrical-related systems. It also installs and maintains fire alarm systems, which may include Simplex, Grinnell, Notifier, or other fire protection systems after management-provided training. The electrician receives work-order assignments, orders materials, completes work accurately, and documents completed tasks in writing on work orders. All installation, maintenance, inspection, and testing must follow applicable Massachusetts electrical codes and the established compliance requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., with other shifts possible as needed. The work involves varied indoor and outdoor environments, including areas with dust, odors, fumes, high noise levels, temperature extremes, steam, moving machinery, confined or tight spaces, chemicals and solvents, research labs, and animal facilities. Outdoor work may take place in inclement weather. MIT will conduct background checks, including criminal-record checks, for finalists.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least five years of work experience.
• Massachusetts journeyman electrician’s license.
• Ability to work from blueprints, specifications, wiring diagrams, schematics, and sketches.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to walk, stand, and work while bending, kneeling, and stooping for extended periods.
• Ability to climb stairs and work from ladders, scaffolds, roofs, and other elevated locations.
• Ability to use scissor lifts, articulating lifts, and bucket trucks.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and MIT-provided ARC flash-rated clothing.
• Ability to work in environments that may include dust, odors, fumes, high noise levels, temperature extremes, steam, moving machinery, tight areas, confined spaces, chemicals, solvents, research labs, animal facilities, and outdoor inclement weather.

Nice To Haves

• Vocational training.
• Participation in an electrical apprenticeship program.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical work in all areas of the Institute.
• Install, maintain, and repair building electrical distribution systems and building and outside lighting systems.
• Install, maintain, and repair variable frequency drives, building safety equipment, motor control centers—including fans, pumps, and motors—and other electrical-related systems.
• Install and maintain fire alarm and fire protection systems after receiving any necessary training from management.
• Receive work-order assignments, order materials, complete tasks accurately, and provide written comments on completed work orders.
• Perform installation, maintenance, inspection, and testing according to applicable Massachusetts electrical codes and authority-having-jurisdiction compliance requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED