Electrician Journeyman - Night Shift

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

Plan, lay out, install, test, and repair wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, motors, equipment, and control systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. This skilled position involves electrical work in a power plant or industrial setting, including high- and low-voltage systems, troubleshooting, installation, testing, repairs, and inspection of work for compliance with project plans and specifications. The role is performed in a construction/industrial environment with changing outdoor weather conditions. The employee may work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays, and may need to access equipment in elevated or confined work areas. The employee must follow safety and project rules and may perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Experience as an electrician in a power plant or industrial setting.
Strong 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.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.
Ability to constantly move about a construction/industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to work in changing outdoor weather conditions, noisy and dusty environments, confined or cluttered spaces, and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and to use ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds to access work areas that may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site as required.
Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Interpret drawings, sketches, software, and plans; determine appropriate work procedures, tools, and equipment 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 and fasten control and distribution apparatus in place.
Test and start up systems and check circuit continuity to ensure electrical compatibility and component safety.
Observe installed equipment and systems 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.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain and take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.