Utility Electrician Full Time NEW

Under general supervision, performs inspection, maintenance, repair, installation, and testing of a variety of electrical systems and equipment, up to 600 Volts energized and 601 Volts to 301,000 Volts de-energized, used at the water, wastewater, power, and hydroelectrical facilities of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

• Inspects, maintains, repairs, installs, and tests a variety of electrical equipment, up to 24,000 Volts, at utility facilities
• Maintains high voltage conductors
• locates, isolates, removes and repairs faulty sections
• Performs de-energized maintenance, repairs, installation and testing of a variety of electrical operating components of circuit breakers and transformers at substations, switchyards, and power generating facilities rated up to 300,000 Volts
• Maintains, operates, and adjusts power generating and substation equipment, including photovoltaic (solar)
• Inspects, maintains, repairs, installs, and tests electrical equipment including switch gear, circuit breakers, instrumentation, valve actuators, battery banks, battery systems and power supplies
• Installs above ground and below ground conduits and pulls, terminates, and tests wire for motors, control panels, lighting fixtures, outlets, and other electrical equipment
• Performs phase balancing operations and makes load computations on a variety of electrical circuits
• installs and maintains digital and analog circuit protective devices such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPS’s) and ground fault circuit interrupters
• Performs insulation testing of cabling and motors, etc. to locate electrical faults
• Erects and uses ladders, scaffolds, staging, aerial lift trucks, light towers, and other related equipment
• Makes as-built and shop drawings of electrical installations
• Operates, racks and repairs circuit breakers and disconnect switches rated up to 24,000 volts
• Maintains, and repairs motor starters, including variable frequency drives rated up to 24,000 volts
• Prepares and submits reports for time, material used and completed work
• Performs duties as assigned

• Education: Completion of a recognized five-year Inside Wireman Apprenticeship Program or other verifiable recognized five-year training program specific to industrial electrical equipment
• Experience: Two (2) years of verifiable journey-level electrician experience in the installation, maintenance, and operation of high voltage (above 600 volts)
• License and Certification: Possession of a valid California (Class C) driver license

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