High Voltage Electrician

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers•Chesapeake City, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Works independently or with other electricians to maintain electrical utilities along the C&D Canal and at the Chesapeake City, Maryland project office. Uses comprehensive knowledge of electrical principles and practices to install, repair, and maintain a 7,200-volt aerial lighting system along the canal, electrical systems on four high-level highway bridges over the canal, and electrical systems at the project office. The role also involves maintaining heating, water-heating, space-heating, and related HVAC equipment, as well as working with pipe systems and common trade tools. Electricians work indoors and outdoors, including in confined spaces and at heights up to 300 feet on poles, towers, and bridges, frequently over water. Work entails exposure to electrical hazards, weather extremes, heat, noise, wet and slippery surfaces, unpleasant odors, and potential injuries. Required protective equipment includes earplugs, safety glasses, safety hats, safety shoes, fall-arrest devices, life jackets, lineman’s gloves, and belts.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to perform high-voltage electrician work without more than normal supervision, including work with primary voltages of 7,200 volts and secondary voltages of 440/220/120 volts.
Experience troubleshooting electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls, electrical/mechanical equipment, PLCs, and circuit boards.
Experience installing or replacing breakers, transformers, brackets, and primary and secondary conductors, and/or maintaining aerial and underground cable systems.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
Must be able to obtain a Class B Commercial Vehicle Operator’s License with tanker endorsement within one year of employment.
Must undergo a pre-employment physical and biennial physicals thereafter.
Must undergo a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing thereafter.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Ability to frequently lift, pull, and carry equipment and materials up to 40 pounds, and occasionally handle items over 50 pounds with weight-handling equipment or assistance.
Ability to work in confined spaces; crouch, stand, kneel, stoop, bend, climb, and stand for extended periods; and perform aerial work by climbing or using a bucket truck.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors and climb poles, towers, and bridges to heights of up to 300 feet, including frequently working over water.
Use of required protective equipment, including earplugs, safety glasses, safety hats, safety shoes, fall-arrest devices, life jackets, lineman’s gloves, and belts.

Responsibilities

Install, modify, test, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain transformers, cables, switches, circuit breakers, fused cutouts, lightning arrestors, ground connections, and related mechanical and electronic equipment.
Work on aerial and underground cable systems to locate shorts, opens, grounds, crosses, and electrolysis damage.
Locate and mark underground utilities before excavation.
Set poles and anchors; hang transformers, oil switches, and wires.
Install, repair, and maintain oil-fired hot-air and hot-water heating systems, electric water heaters, electric space heaters, and related HVAC equipment.
Work with iron, copper, PVC, and CPVC pipe systems, including laying out and assembling pipe using glue, sweat soldering, and common hand and power tools.
Maintain electrical utilities along the C&D Canal, on four high-level highway bridges, and at the Chesapeake City project office.