Electrician Lead - Permanent - 2026-08170

State of Washington•Thurston County – Lacey, WA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an opportunity to direct a team of construction professionals in the installation, diagnosis, and repair of industrial and residential electrical components and equipment. With your experience, you will inspect electric systems and equipment to identify failures or loss of efficiency, including detecting and correcting faulty or worn parts.

Requirements

Washington State Journey-Level Electrician certificate (EL01).
Completion of a recognized electrical apprenticeship program with certificate of completion.
Four (4) years of journey-level electrical trade experience including installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical systems, generators, and industrial motor and control circuits.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in water distribution and pumping systems and principals to include motor controls
Two years of experience with Variable Frequency Drive (VFD, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), and Soft Starts.
One (1) year of experience working from blueprints, plans, sketches, schematics, and varying diagrams.
One (1) year of experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing simple limited energy systems such as: alarms, communications, and sensor loops.

Responsibilities

Independently functions as a fully qualified electrician to perform skilled installation, maintenance, and repair work on low voltage electrical equipment and systems of 600 volts or less.
Install, modify, maintain, and repair interior wiring and cables, connections for electric machines, switches and controls, fuse boxes, breaker panels, distribution and instrument panels, buzzer and bell circuits and hearing and power circuits.
Install, adjust, maintain, modify, and repair electric motors, equipment, and instruments such as pumps (up to 300 hp), fans, metering devices, power tools, motors, and generators.
Inspect electric systems and equipment to detect and correct faulty or worn parts.
Perform electrical testing including voltage, amperage, and meg-ohm for assessing electrical efficiency and motor degradation.
Schedule and coordinate dates for arrival or supplies and equipment.
Assists in the preparation, scheduling, and leadership of the work layout for the maintenance, alteration and repair of electrical components and their housing.
Effectively communicates project scope and expectations to a crew by translating general work requirements into a prioritized plan for individual/team tasks and assignments.
Determines material s, equipment and manpower needed to meet production standards and deadlines.
Identifies needs and deficiencies in the plan/schedule and communicates these to the Construction and Maintenance Project Supervisor.
Oversees the execution of the work, including quality, production, and safety, by ensuring that crews work to job specifications and follows all agency standards.
Continuously inspects completed work making sure it is up to code and specifications and initiates timely problem resolutions.