Description
Join Our Essential Team as an Electrician
The Electrician - Water Plant position is part of the Plant Industrial Trades Series, devoted to journey-level skilled trades work in the construction, alteration and repair of utility plant facilities and equipment. Responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems and control equipment supporting the operations of a large-scale water treatment and pumping facility. This role ensures the continuous and safe operation of medium-voltage power distribution, motor control centers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), SCADA systems, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and instrumentation critical to water treatment, distribution, and pumping processes.
Key responsibilities include troubleshooting and diagnosing complex electrical and control system issues, performing preventive maintenance on electrical infrastructure, updating wiring diagrams and control schematics, and ensuring all work complies with the National Electrical Code (NEC), local codes, and safety regulations. The electrician collaborates closely with operations, mechanical, and instrumentation teams to maintain system integrity and operational efficiency.
About You:
We are seeking a highly proficient Electrician with demonstrated expertise in industrial electrical systems, controls, and instrumentation. You possess exceptional diagnostic and problem-solving capabilities, with a proven ability to read and interpret complex electrical schematics and blueprints. We value leadership potential and a desire to mentor and develop team members, alongside a strong adherence to all safety regulations. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential, as is a readiness to respond to urgent electrical needs.
About Us:
The City of Raleigh offers many benefits to the employee. We offer medical, dental, vision as well as 13 paid holidays, vacation and sick days, retirement and much more. The water treatment division works together to ensure the City of Raleigh, and its surrounding communities receive clean and safe drinking water. In Maintenance we are committed to improving the functionality of our facilities and maintaining a clean and safe work environment that we can be proud of.
Duties and Responsibilities
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Performs journey-level electrical work, including installation, maintenance, and repair of process instrumentation, electrical controls, power distribution, process equipment, power generation, and automation systems for water treatment plants and remote facilities
Provides direction and review the work of other electricians
Troubleshoots electrical distribution infrastructure, equipment, and systems to identify and resolve issues, including evaluating safety and reliability, determining repair needs, and coordinating resources
Performs inspections, preventative maintenance, and installs, maintains, and repairs security, fire alarm, and access control systems
Manages technical documentation, maintains records, determines material needs, and manages inventory. Evaluates project impact, coordinates with stakeholders, and provides support to other trades
Responds to emergency repairs as needed due to inclement weather or other emergency-related events
Requirements
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency and 1 to 3 years' experience as a journey level electrician or related work
OR
Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted
Licensing and Certifications:Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
Journeyman Electrician License
Additional Information
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work
Practices and methods of electrical maintenance, repair and installation work for diagnosing, assessing and evaluating electrical repair and maintenance needs
Business math concepts and computations
Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices
Uses and properties for operating assigned tools, supplies and equipment, including specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment
Interpreting and applying federal, state and local laws, codes, and regulations
Providing customer service in accordance with principles
Performing journey-level repairs, maintenance and installation of electrical components, equipment and systems
Conducting inspections, equipment testing and providing preventative maintenance.
Organizing tasks, meeting deadlines and prioritizing competing demands
Directing others in coordinating work and to meet service standards
Providing attention to detail, proofreading, and error correction in assignments
Filing and record-keeping principles for organizing, maintaining, and updating records, files, data and documentation
Comprehending reference books and manuals
Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications
Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
ADA and Other Requirements:
Work Environment and Physical Effort:
Medium: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Work Environment:
Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment, an outdoor environment, or in a vehicle. Employees may occasionally work in a street environment (near moving traffic), construction site, confined space, warehouse environment, or shop environment.
Work Exposures:
Work in this position does not require frequent environmental exposures. Employees may occasionally be exposed to individuals who are hostile or irate, extreme cold (below 32 degrees), extreme heat (above 100 degrees), moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals or substances, or loud noises (85+ decibels average over 8-hour working day such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, construction).
City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
