Electrician Trainee - Fishersville

Dominion Energy•FISHERSVILLE, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician Trainee performs a full range of construction and maintenance work at electrical distribution and transmission substations, both energized and de-energized. The work is primarily outdoors in all types of weather and is considered heavy labor. Duties may include climbing steel structures and working from ladders and aerial lifts; driving or operating vehicles over long distances; operating heavy equipment; and working with materials and equipment such as mineral oils, paints, compressed gases, battery acids, PCBs, solvents, explosives, and pumps. The role also involves NERC requirements. The employee must obtain a Class A CDL learner’s permit within one month of employment and a Class A CDL with HAZMAT endorsement within six months, with Dominion training. The schedule is four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Outdoor work takes up approximately 95% of a normal day. Overtime, including extended workdays, is required as needed. This is a Local 50 union-represented position with a starting rate of $24.61 per hour. Equipment weight restrictions require the employee to weigh no more than 290 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to lift up to 75 pounds, including on the ground and aloft.
Ability to climb steel structures and work from ladders and aerial lifts.
Obtain a Class A CDL learner’s permit within one month of employment and a Class A CDL with HAZMAT endorsement within six months of employment, with Dominion training.
Must meet the equipment-related weight restriction of no more than 290 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Class A CDL with HAZMAT endorsement or a CDL learner’s permit.
Previous electric and/or utility experience.
Experience with forklift operations, aerial lifts, power-driven equipment, painting, cutting equipment, pneumatic equipment, and hydraulic equipment.
Military service members and veterans with ranks E3–E5, W1–W2, or O1–O3, with an appropriate equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Perform construction and maintenance work on electrical distribution and transmission substations, including work inside energized and de-energized substations.
Climb steel structures and work from ladders and aerial lifts.
Drive and/or operate vehicles for long distances.
Operate heavy equipment to construct and maintain distribution and transmission substations.
Work with mineral oils, paints, compressed gases, battery acids, PCBs, solvents, explosives, pumps, and related materials.
Meet NERC requirements.
Work outdoors in inclement weather as needed or as service dictates, and be available for overtime and extended workdays.