Electrician - Parks & Recreation

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

4d•$29 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

Join Pima County's Parks & Recreation Department as an experienced Electrician. This role involves applying journeyman-level expertise in electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, construction, and preventive maintenance to support essential Parks and Recreation electrical infrastructure. The Electrician performs journey-level maintenance, repair, diagnosis, troubleshooting, construction, fabrication, and preventive maintenance involving commercial/industrial-level electrical work.

Requirements

Completion of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program in the electrician trade AND one year of experience performing journey-level electrical work.
Two years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Technician or Facilities Management Specialty Trade Technician as an electrician maintaining commercial electrical systems and distribution lines of 120V to 13KV.
Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
Some positions require a valid Arizona commercial driver license (CDL) with appropriate endorsement(s) at the time of appointment, or prior to completion of an initial/promotional probation period.
Positions requiring a CDL are also subject to applicable State of Arizona and federal standards, rules, and regulations on physical requirements including drug and alcohol testing.
The County requires pre-employment background checks.
Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history.
This position will require a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen.
This position will require post-job offer proof of immunization(s) or immunization(s) and/or a TB screening.

Nice To Haves

Minimum five (5) years journeyman-level electrical experience, including three (3) years performing electrical troubleshooting in a commercial setting.
Minimum five (5) years hands-on experience with electrical equipment, including motors, motor controls, control panels, generators, variable frequency drives (VFDs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), switchgear, transformers, and transfer switches.
Minimum three (3) years experience interpreting electrical plans, diagrams, blueprints, and schematics, with working knowledge and application of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
Minimum three (3) years experience applying electrical safety practices in accordance with NFPA 70E, OSHA regulations, and established lockout/tagout, and arc-flash safety procedures in industrial environments.

Responsibilities

Performs skilled analysis and repair of commercial/industrial-level (120V-13KV) electrical equipment and systems.
Leads others in highly-skilled fabrication or modifications of existing or proposed equipment, facilities, systems or their components from verbal directions, sketches, plans, engineering drawings, or technical references.
Provides comprehensive testing and documentation on emergency power backup systems.
Inspects, services and maintains assigned tools, equipment, and vehicles.
Performs quality control analysis on equipment or supported systems for proper functioning and performs remedial actions necessary to assure optimum operations.
Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service, and usage records on supported equipment and systems.
Prepares estimates for unique or complex operations, maintenance and special projects from rough sketches and engineering plans or drawings, and documents use and expenditure of materials, supplies and equipment.
Prepares sketches and drawings for work proposed or in-progress to communicate needed information to supervisors, subordinates and contractors.
Coordinates own or work-unit activities with other work-units, agencies, or contractors to assure optimal use of available resources and to minimize disruptions of service or support.
Monitors contractor performance (including contractor-supplied goods and services).
Maintains security and accountability for all tools, equipment and materials, particularly for work in medical, law enforcement, detention, or correctional settings.