Electrician

ASRC Federal•Southold, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal Field Services, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Company, is seeking an Electrician for the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Center on Plum Island, New York. Government-provided ferry transportation is furnished to the island. The Electrician performs electrical trade work involving installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment and systems used to generate, distribute, and utilize electric energy. Island electrical services operate continuously to provide power to facilities, laboratories, and supporting buildings 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Maintenance is performed according to schedule or as needed, including responding to outages and restoring power where applicable. The work takes place in an industrial environment and may involve indoor and outdoor settings, utility plants, construction sites, storage buildings, and biocontainment facilities. Work in containment laboratories requires decontamination showers and is subject to a five-day post-departure restriction on contact with specified susceptible animals and their premises off Plum Island. The position requires use of appropriate personal protective equipment and the ability to perform physical work in restricted or difficult-to-access spaces. ASRC Federal offers competitive pay and benefits. Benefits may include health care, dental, vision and life insurance; a 401(k); education assistance; and paid time off, including PTO, holidays, and other paid leave required by law. Pay depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Journeyman-level experience with interior and exterior systems and electrical equipment installation and maintenance.
Ability to become an active member of the PIADC Fire Brigade.
Ability to perform physical activities requiring considerable use of the whole body.
Ability to climb ladders, reach overhead, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to move freely in restricted, unsteady, or otherwise difficult-to-access environments.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including safety shoes, hard hats, hearing protection, and eye protection.
Compliance with the five-day post-biocontainment restriction on contact off Plum Island with specified susceptible animals and their premises.

Nice To Haves

Fire experience.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment used in the generation, distribution, and utilization of electric energy.
Work on generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, and other transmission equipment.
Maintain and repair electrical plant and associated equipment according to schedule or as needed.
Respond to facility outages and restore power as applicable.
Troubleshoot and maintain interior and exterior distribution systems and electrical equipment installations.
Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, and other components.
Repair or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures using hand and power tools.
Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures.
Test electrical systems and circuit continuity using testing devices to ensure system compatibility and safety.
Carry out housekeeping duties with minimal direction, following prescribed methods and directives.