Electrician

Veterans Health Administration

Bonham (TX)

On-site

USD 90,805,000 - 106,078,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Texas is seeking an experienced Electrician to support installation, maintenance, and testing of electrical systems in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities include wiring, panels, and controls, reading blueprints, and ensuring safety and reliability of critical electrical infrastructure. Application deadline 2027-02-11. Four openings are available under the Public hiring path.

Responsibilities

Lays out and installs internal wiring for the setup or relocation of electrical accessories and equipment.
Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, and tests electrical lines, circuits, systems, and controls.
Inspects and tests generators, distribution panels, and related electrical devices.
Reads blueprints and wiring diagrams; uses spark-proof tools and standard tools for electricians.
Work schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 02/10/2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 02/23/2026, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month.

Key Responsibilities

Duties may include but are not limited to: Lays out and installs internal wiring for the set up or relocation of electrical accessories, service line equipment, appliances, security systems, fans, and pumps. Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, troubleshoots, tests, and loads new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and controls.

These include secondary power distribution circuits used to supply a wide range of voltage, amperage, phase and frequency requirements, industrial multiphase systems, thermocouple sensors, protection systems, and related electrical equipment. Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and installs wiring, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers, and other electrical devices.

Removes, installs, maintains repairs, and tests electrical systems, feeder systems, distribution panels, outlet boxes as well as a wide variety of electrical alarms, fixtures, tools, pumps, motors, fans, and appliances. Diagnoses system or equipment malfunctions and repairs as necessary.

Inspects, maintains, cleans, repairs, tests and adjusts electrical generators, commercial feeder systems, security light sets, fans, heating systems, appliances, thermostats, electrical equipment used throughout the hospital. Tests circuits and equipment by use of standard tools of the trade. Measures , cuts, threads, assembles, and installs conduit, inserting splices, and making connections to fixtures, outlets, receptacles, sub-feeder and feeder boxes, and power sources.

Works from blueprints, wiring diagrams, manuals, and self-prepared sketches. Utilizes special spark proof tools as well as standard tools particular to the electrician trade.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD08694A Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over Heavy carrying, 45 pounds and over Straight pulling (1 hours) Pulling hand over and (1 hours) Pushing (1 hours) Reaching above shoulder Use of fingers Both hands required Walking (4 hours) Standing (4 hours) Crawling (4 hours) Kneeling (4 hours) Repeated bending (4 hours) Climbing, legs only (4 hours) Climbing, use of legs and arms Both legs required Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $31.69 – $37.02/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-02-11.

How many openings are available?

There are 4 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.