Electrician Maintenance

Dexterra•Offutt Air Force Base, NE

About The Position

The Electrician Maintenance performs preventive and corrective maintenance, inspection, testing, troubleshooting, installation, and repair of real property and real-property-installed electrical systems supporting CMI’s customer in Omaha, Nebraska. The role helps maintain continuous mission readiness by supporting safe, reliable low- and medium-voltage distribution, emergency power, lighting, grounding, lightning protection, and related electrical infrastructure in accordance with applicable codes, manufacturer requirements, and Government procedures. The position includes maintaining systems below 4,160 volts; operating and maintaining emergency generators and backup-power equipment; inspecting and load-testing UPS systems; maintaining lighting, grounding, lightning protection, and corrosion-control systems; and carrying out standard electrical maintenance in HEMP-protected areas without disturbing protected components. The electrician reads technical drawings and specifications, performs load calculations, uses electrical tools and test instruments, records work in Government-designated maintenance systems, supports planning and asset-management activities, and responds to electrical emergencies. The role requires compliance with electrical and workplace safety rules, security and controlled-area access requirements, and coordination with Government representatives for planned or unplanned outages. The electrician must be available to support 24/7 mission-essential operations, including emergency response and assigned federal holidays, severe weather events, and Government shutdown periods.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a formal electrical apprenticeship or an equivalent combination of technical training and directly related experience.
At least 5 years of experience maintaining electrical systems in large commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or comparable facilities.
Hold and maintain electrician licenses and certifications required by Nebraska, a state recognized by Nebraska, and applicable local electrical codes.
Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, NFPA requirements, OSHA standards, applicable Unified Facilities Criteria, Air Force electrical requirements, and manufacturer specifications.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electrical distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, transfer switches, generators, UPS systems, motors, controls, lighting, grounding, and lightning protection systems.
Training and demonstrated competency in electrical and arc-flash safety, lockout/tagout, PPE, fall protection, ladders, mobile elevated work platforms, confined spaces, rigging, and other safety topics applicable to assigned work.
Ability to use computerized maintenance management systems and accurately document work orders, asset data, labor, materials, testing results, and corrective actions.
Ability to obtain and maintain required Government credentials, including a Common Access Card when needed for system access, and comply with background investigation requirements.
Maintain at least a Secret security clearance; a Top Secret clearance is required when assigned access to Top Secret or TS/SCI areas.
U.S. citizenship for security-clearance eligibility.
Availability to support 24/7 mission-essential operations and assigned emergency response, federal holidays, severe weather events, and Government shutdown periods.

Nice To Haves

NexGen IT/TRIRIGA experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain, inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, and install low- and medium-voltage electrical systems below 4,160 volts, including switchgear, transformers, panelboards, branch circuits, distribution equipment, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, outlets, and transfer switches.
Operate, inspect, test, and maintain emergency generators and backup-power equipment; when assigned, support restoration of backup power within 15 minutes of an outage.
Perform quarterly inspections and annual load testing of UPS systems and batteries supporting life-safety real-property-installed equipment.
Repair or replace interior and applicable exterior lighting fixtures, matching existing material, type, color temperature, and lumen output.
Maintain, test, and repair grounding, lightning protection, and applicable corrosion-control systems in accordance with applicable requirements.
Perform standard electrical maintenance within and supporting HEMP-protected areas without disturbing the HEMP shield or specialized points-of-entry devices; coordinate outages or work affecting HEMP interfaces with the Government.
Read and interpret blueprints, as-built drawings, electrical diagrams, layouts, specifications, and manufacturer instructions; perform load calculations and use electrical hand tools, meters, and testing instruments.
Document labor, materials, equipment usage, as-found and as-left conditions, cause and remedy, asset information, and completion notes in NexGen IT/TRIRIGA or other Government-designated systems.
Support preventive maintenance schedules, asset inventories, condition assessments, lifecycle planning, calibration records, electrical coordination studies, redline drawings, and required outage and generator reports.
Respond to Priority 1 electrical emergencies, initiate on-site mitigation within required response times, and participate in root-cause analysis for qualifying failures.
Coordinate planned outages at least 14 calendar days in advance and immediately report unplanned outages, restoration status, and known causes to designated Government representatives.
Comply with lockout/tagout, arc-flash, fall protection, confined-space, PPE, environmental, security, and controlled-area access requirements, and maintain safe, orderly electrical and mechanical work areas.
Support 24/7 mission-essential operations, emergency response, and assigned federal holidays, severe weather events, and Government shutdown periods.