Electrician
Cordia LLC•San Diego, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Electrician supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a central chilled water plant serving mission-critical customer infrastructure. This role is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting electrical power, controls, and instrumentation systems across plant equipment, ensuring continuous uptime and operational excellence. This position plays a key role in supporting Cordia’s commitment to building and operating resilient energy infrastructure that powers communities and critical environments.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- Valid state driver’s license
- Journeyman Electrician license or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to read and interpret complex technical drawings and documentation
- Strong leadership ability; excellent communications skills including written, verbal, and motivational
- Ability to interpret technical manuals, prints, instructions, manufacturer’s data and equipment maintenance history
- Ability to coordinate numerous activities under stress with poise, safely and successfully
- Possess an excellent working knowledge of operations and maintenance for efficient and effective production
- Level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and familiarity with PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Some industrial electrical experience in central plants, district energy systems, large-scale HVAC, or utility environments
- Experience supporting mission-critical or 24/7 operations strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems supporting chillers, chilled water pumps, condenser water pumps, and cooling towers
- Diagnose electrical and control issues on chillers, including motors, starters, and protective devices
- Maintain and troubleshoot variable frequency drives (VFDs) to optimize pump and fan performance
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), transformers, and electrical distribution systems
- Support continuous plant operations by ensuring reliable power delivery and system uptime in a 24/7 environment
- Troubleshoot and maintain PLC-based control systems (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens) including I/O and communication networks
- Interface with and support BAS/SCADA systems for monitoring, trending, and system adjustments
- Calibrate and maintain field instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, and flow transmitters
- Interpret and work from electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, ladder logic, and P&IDs
- Work safely on low and medium voltage systems (e.g., 480V through 4.16kV or higher, as applicable)
- Troubleshoot motors, breakers, relays, and control circuits
- Perform equipment isolation, switching, and functional testing
- Support electrical upgrades, retrofits, and commissioning activities
- Adhere to and promote compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, and site-specific electrical safety programs
- Execute lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures and arc flash safety requirements
- Participate in safety audits, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Partner with operations and maintenance teams to rapidly diagnose and resolve system issues
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve system reliability and energy efficiency
- Accurately document maintenance activities, findings, and corrective actions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
