Facilities Electrician - Telecommunications

BAE Systems•Norfolk, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Platform Solutions is seeking a Facilities Electrician – Telecommunications. The manufacturing performs a variety of skilled electricians’ duties involving the tasks below: Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems. This includes receptacles, switches, facility lighting, motors, panelboards, switchgear, transformers, and building automation systems. Lay out, install, terminate, and test structured copper and fiber-optic cabling networks. You will maintain communication paths, drop locations, and update detailed cable run sheets. Perform routine preventive maintenance on Standby Power Systems, including Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), and backup emergency generators. Maintain and troubleshoot building life-safety and infrastructure components, such as fire alarm panels, secure access control hardware, CCTV cameras, and cleanroom environmental controls. Read, interpret, and work from complex architectural schematics, facility layouts, system installation drawings, and National Electrical Code (NEC) standards. Support and maintain numerous communications systems. Telephone/Network administrator. Structured cabling installer maintainer. Act as site point of contact with external vendors. Work independently with minimal direction. Provide on-call 24x7 escalation support for emergencies and critical events.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED paired with formal technical or trade school training.
4 to 7+ years of experience in commercial, industrial, or military facility maintenance.
Strict adherence to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), National Electrical Code (NEC), OSHA guidelines, and operations of aerial lifts or forklifts.
Operation and Maintenance of Yard Telecommunications Infrastructure.
Connection and Disconnection of Yard Telecommunication Infrastructure.
Troubleshooting and Repair of Electrical Circuitry.
Troubleshooting and Repair of Transformers (600V & less).
Layout and Read Electrical Blueprints/Schematics.
Layout and Install Conduit/Electrical Equipment to NEC Standard.
Testing/Repair of Temp Service Equipment.
Connection/Disconnection of Electrical Equipment.
Connection/Disconnection of Vessel's Shore Power.

Nice To Haves

An active Journeyman or Master Electrician License.
Certifications in fiber optic termination or low-voltage systems.

Responsibilities

Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems, including receptacles, switches, facility lighting, motors, panelboards, switchgear, transformers, and building automation systems.
Lay out, install, terminate, and test structured copper and fiber-optic cabling networks, maintaining communication paths, drop locations, and updating detailed cable run sheets.
Perform routine preventive maintenance on Standby Power Systems, including Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), and backup emergency generators.
Maintain and troubleshoot building life-safety and infrastructure components, such as fire alarm panels, secure access control hardware, CCTV cameras, and cleanroom environmental controls.
Read, interpret, and work from complex architectural schematics, facility layouts, system installation drawings, and National Electrical Code (NEC) standards.
Support and maintain numerous communications systems.
Act as site point of contact with external vendors.
Work independently with minimal direction.
Provide on-call 24x7 escalation support for emergencies and critical events.

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
other types of leave, which may include military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards