Campus Utility Plant Electrician — Essential & After-Hours

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking a Utility Plant Electrician to install, maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment, controls, metering, and related systems in campus energy plants. Safety, code compliance, and minimizing downtime are emphasized.

Candidates should understand power distribution equipment, motors, VFDs/VSDs, metering, totalizers, diagrams, and NEC. CU offers relocation assistance and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 2 years of electrical maintenance in a plant/industrial environment.
• 5 years of general electrical experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Ability to run RMC and EMT raceways with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to respond to plant and campus emergencies/outages.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and install electrical equipment and devices within district energy plants, including VFDs, motor starters, UPS systems, and metering devices.
• Coordinate outages, supervise contractors, and maintain documentation of repairs and PMs.
• Ensure compliance with national/local electrical codes and campus standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Reading schematics

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Education

Journeyman Electrical License (CO or reciprocal state)

Tools

RMC conduit installation

EMT conduit installation

Electrical test equipment

Job description

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking a Utility Plant Electrician to install, maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment, controls, metering, and related systems in campus energy plants. Safety, code compliance, and minimizing downtime are emphasized.

Candidates should understand power distribution equipment, motors, VFDs/VSDs, metering, totalizers, diagrams, and NEC. CU offers relocation assistance and a comprehensive benefits package.