Electrician - Phoenix Arizona

The City is offering a $3,750 hiring incentive to new hires for Electrician which will be paid in accordance with A.R. 2.55.

The Public Works Department strives to improve the quality of life in Phoenix through efficient delivery of outstanding solid waste, fleet, facilities, and energy management services.

The Facilities Operations Division (FOD) within Public Works provides citywide maintenance services to more than 860 city-owned and leased facilities encompassing 10.6 million square feet, including the downtown campus, police and fire stations, libraries, service centers, senior centers, parks and pools, recreation centers, public transit facilities, arts and cultural facilities, and other city buildings and infrastructure.  

The Electrician position performs skilled level electrician work in the maintenance, construction, installation, alteration/modification, and repair of electrical systems, equipment and fixtures in accordance with standard practices of the electrical trade for primarily commercial and industrial applications. Assignments are received by sketches, blueprints, verbally, and through work orders.

In addition to the above, the Electrician position requires the use of earth-moving equipment, aerial equipment up to 120’, and pneumatic equipment to facilitate electrical repairs.  There will be occasions when this position requires project leadership of other electrical team members, including apprentices, to complete job tasks. Also required with this position is the use of desktop and mobile devices for data entry, communication, and time entry. This position may require irregular shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, after-hours, and on-call or “standby” for emergency support and requests. Standby is currently compensated at $2.50 per hour, with call-out requests and responses being paid at time and a half normal hourly wage.

$30.03 (minimum) - $35.61 (maximum) hourly / $62,462.00 - $74,069.00 annually. Candidates may be hired up to $74,068.80 depending upon qualifications.  

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 12.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 002 Benefits

• Completion of a recognized four year electrical apprenticeship program, or equivalent training;
• Or three years of experience as a skilled electrician.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• Requires use of aerial equipment at heights of 100 feet.
• Requires working in small, cramped areas such as ceiling crawl spaces, and equipment enclosures.
• May require working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
• May require ability to work second shift, nights, weekends and holidays.
• The City job description can be found here.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate’s suitability for the job.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required, and employees will be subject to unannounced alcohol and drug testing as a condition of continued employment.

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Commercial and/or industrial experience.
• Medium voltage experience (maintenance, installation, equipment, and substations).
• Experience with NFPA70E.
• Experience in reviewing plans, making recommendations, and working with contractors and /or service partners.
• Experience in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment up to 480V.
• Lighting maintenance experience - ballast, lamps, relays, and computer operation.
• Experience in the installation, repairing, operation, and maintaining of medium voltage (12.47kv, 13.8kv) feeder systems and substations.
• Experience in Guest Services, providing seamless services with direct customer contact.
• Experience installing or working with S.E.S., transformer, or generator equipment.
• Experience in lighting installation or controls, troubleshooting and repair.
• Experience in preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Experience reading blueprints, schematics and onelines.

Recruitment closes April 11, 2023. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and generates a one time use only list. Once interviews are conducted and candidates are selected, this job posting will be considered closed and candidates will no longer be in consideration for the position applied for. This posting will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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Electrician, JC:74120, ID# 49362, 3/28/23, USM, AR, Benefits: 002

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.