Electrician - Outage

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This temporary position supports the plant’s biennial refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station. The Electrician is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical equipment and associated testing devices used in the operation of large nuclear generation plants. The selected applicant must work onsite in Richland, Washington.

This is a bargaining unit position with an hourly pay rate of $66.09 and a pay-in-lieu-of-benefits amount of $1.50. Energy Northwest does not provide employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.

Requirements

• For the journeyman classification, have four years of applicable electrical maintenance experience achieved through successful completion of a four-year apprenticeship program; or a two-year trade school program or equivalent, such as military training; or an associate’s degree in the electrical field from an accredited college or university plus two years of related experience.
• Have experience maintaining industrial electrical switchgear, relays, controls, motors, generators, and related equipment.
• Have at least five years of applicable experience for outage work, maintaining equipment such as electrical switchgear and components, rotating machinery, relays, controls, power plant meters, and associated wiring for installed motor-driven pumps, valves, cranes, elevators, or similar equipment.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform electrical maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and repair failures involving electrical switchgear, rotating machinery, relays, controls, power plant meters, and associated wiring used to control installed motor-driven pumps, valves, cranes, elevators, and similar equipment.
• Perform surveillance tests on critical emergency power systems, including battery- and diesel-generated systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on installed electrical equipment.
• Perform installation work on modifications assigned to plant forces.
• Perform other tasks as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED