Electrician

City of Panama City Beach•Pcb, FL

About The Position

This position performs electrical maintenance and repair in support of water and reclaimed water storage and pumping, wastewater treatment, and other department and city operations. The incumbent may be designated as an Apprentice Electrician or Journeyman Electrician. The role installs, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs electrical systems and equipment, including high-voltage systems, standby generators, plant and lift-station equipment, and systems at parks and recreation facilities. It also supports city operations such as street lighting, crosswalks, athletic-field lighting, irrigation systems, and special-event setups. The employee implements preventive and predictive maintenance routines, maintains electrical and repair records, and manages an appropriately sized and cataloged inventory of spare parts and supplies for critical equipment. The position responds to after-hours emergencies when on call and is essential to emergency preparation, repair, and recovery before, during, and after storms and other adverse events. Work is assigned by a designated supervisor through general instructions, with completed work spot-checked for compliance, accuracy, and results. The employee applies state and national electrical codes, safety regulations, and city and department policies, using judgment in their interpretation. The role has no supervisory or management responsibility. Work takes place in offices, stockrooms, warehouses, and outdoors, sometimes in cold or inclement weather, at high elevations, in confined spaces, and near high-voltage electricity. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, moving machinery, contagious or infectious diseases, and irritating chemicals, and must use protective equipment.

Requirements

Apprentice Electrician: Some experience in maintenance and repair of electrical systems; comparable training and/or experience may be substituted at the City’s sole discretion.
Journeyman Electrician: Specialized training in the field in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
Journeyman Electrician: Sufficient experience to understand basic principles relevant to the major duties, usually gained through an apprenticeship/internship or one to two years in a similar position.
Journeyman Electrician: Possession of a Journeyman’s Electrician license.
Possession of, or ability to readily obtain, a valid Florida driver’s license for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Knowledge of installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical equipment and components; industrial and commercial electrical principles and practices; state and national electrical codes; fire and life-safety principles and standards; and wastewater treatment plant and lift-station operations, maintenance, and repair.
Skill in operating computers and job-related software, working safely around high-voltage electrical currents, using hand and power tools, decision-making, problem-solving, and oral and written communication.
Ability to perform the position’s physical demands, including frequent lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds and occasional lifting and moving of more than 100 pounds; climbing ladders; and using tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.
Ability to distinguish shades of color and meet the stated vision requirements, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to perform emergency duties before, during, and after adverse storm events or other natural or man-made conditions.

Responsibilities

Maintain and repair electrical systems at water and reclaimed water storage and pumping facilities, wastewater treatment plants, and lift stations.
Troubleshoot and repair high-voltage electrical systems, including motor control centers, switchgear, distribution wiring, motor electrical components, and related equipment.
Maintain and repair wastewater plant, water storage and pumping station, and lift-station equipment.
Design and build control cabinets.
Maintain, test, and service city standby power generators and keep service records.
Implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs and routines.
Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems at parks and recreation facilities.
Assist contractors with special-event setups.
Work with other City departments on street lighting, crosswalks, athletic-field lighting, and irrigation-system installation, maintenance, and repair.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on motor electrical components, high-voltage transformers, breakers, distribution panels, electrical motor control centers, variable-frequency drives, and soft-starts.
Determine, establish, and maintain appropriately sized and cataloged spare-parts and supplies inventories for critical electrical equipment.
Respond to after-hours emergencies when on call.
Maintain electrical and repair records.
Perform related duties and emergency duties to help prepare, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after adverse events.