Electrician

University of Kansas•Lawrence, KS

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician position performs highly skilled tasks in planning, installation, maintenance, testing, and repair of electrical systems, wiring, machinery, and equipment. This position requires the operation of work issued vehicles. Facilities Services within KU Operations plays a vital role in maintaining an inviting and safe campus environment that supports teaching, learning and research. KU Operations supports KU’s mission of learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor by providing the visible and behind-the-scenes services that make possible the university’s academic and research missions.

Requirements

High School diploma or completion of G.E.D. equivalency.
Two (2) years of electrical repair experience; Certificate of completion from a vocational school or an associate's degree in this trade area may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Demonstrated experience reading, interpreting, and working from sketches, blueprints, job specifications, and schematics as evidenced by application materials.
Demonstrated experience with all voltage up to 480 as evidenced by application materials.
Demonstrated experience working with conduit as evidenced by application materials.
Usage of electrical test equipment as evidenced by application materials.
Reach, grasp, lift, carry, and place moderately heavy loads frequently, and heavy loads occasionally (50 lbs) with or without accommodation.
Work in temperature extremes, both hot and cold inside and outdoors.
Report to work during declared periods of inclement weather.
Respond to after-hours emergencies as needed.
Work overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in a college or university setting.

Responsibilities

Lays-out, installs and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus and control equipment.
Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance and avoid hazardous and unreliable wiring consistent with job specifications and electrical codes.
Works from diagrams, job specifications, or blueprints.
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit, using tools such as hacksaw, pipe threader and conduit bender.
Pulls wiring through conduit.
Splices wire by stripping insulation from terminal leads with knife or pliers, twisting or crimping wires together and applying tape or terminal caps.
Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment using hand tools.
Installs and repairs distribution and control apparatus, such as switches, relays, circuit-breaker panels, fastening in place with screws, bolts, etc., using hand and power tools.
Connects proper cables to equipment such as motors and installs grounding leads.
Tests continuity of circuits to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using test equipment such as ohmmeter, ammeter, megger and phase meter, etc.
Observes functioning of equipment or electrical systems to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation or replacement.
Previews, orders and otherwise obtains electrical materials and equipment.
Completes work order paperwork.
Informs supervisor of work status.
Cleans and maintains job sites and tools.
Performs project reviews and participates in collaborative meetings for Facilities Services and Design and Construction Management as needed.
Performs other related work as assigned.
Must input work order information digitally and perform other electronic communications as required.