Electrician Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician Journeyman 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 involves electrical work in a power plant or industrial setting, including work with high- and low-voltage systems and inspection of subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications. The position is based in a construction/industrial environment with changing outdoor weather conditions. It requires frequent movement around the site, work in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, and uneven areas, and may involve accessing equipment at heights using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolding. Irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required. Candidates must have the required tools and be able to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.

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 communicate written and oral instructions effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Ability to perform the physical activities required on a construction/industrial site, including standing, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet.
Ability to work in confined, cluttered, uneven, noisy, and dusty environments and changing outdoor weather conditions.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.

Responsibilities

Interpret drawings, sketches, software, and plans, and determine appropriate procedures, tools, and equipment for troubleshooting and repairs.
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, power tools, and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical tools.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take necessary corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.