Electrician

C002 Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Electrician at Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) maintains and repairs electrical distribution systems at MUSC facilities to ensure safe, reliable power for emergencies and daily operations. The role requires knowledge of generators, ATS, MCC, drives, motors, and distribution panels, with essential personnel designation during disasters.

You will perform preventive maintenance, support outages, and work on new and existing buildings, reading blueprints and adhering to safety

Qualifications

• Education: High School Degree or Equivalent
• 3 years general or industrial electrical maintenance experience required

Responsibilities

• Inspect, monitor, and repair electrical distribution systems and components.
• Perform preventive maintenance and safety checks on high‑voltage equipment and power panels.
• Respond to outages and emergencies, supporting essential electrical systems.
• Install conduit, wiring, lighting systems, and control panels in new and existing facilities.
• Reading blueprints and schematics to direct electrical work.
• Maintain a clean, organized workspace and compliant job sites.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Preventive maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Infrared thermography

Job description

Job Description Summary The electrician monitors, maintains, adjusts, and repairs electrical distribution systems owned or leased by the Medical University of South Carolina in order to ensure safety and reliability of emergency and normal power electrical systems. This role requires a working knowledge of all electrical systems including, but not limited to, Generators, ATS, MCC, Drives, Motors, Distribution Center, and Distribution Panels. Incumbent is Considered Essential Personnel in a disaster. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC000353 CHS OH - Central Energy Plant (CEP) Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-25 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Job Description

The electrician monitors, maintains, adjusts, and repairs electrical distribution systems owned or leased by the Medical University of South Carolina in order to ensure safety and reliability of emergency and normal power electrical systems. This role requires a working knowledge of all electrical systems including, but not limited to, Generators, ATS, MCC, Drives, Motors, Distribution Center, and Distribution Panels. Incumbent is Considered Essential Personnel in a disaster.

Additional Job Description Responsibilities

• 20%. Make necessary repairs or installations for electrical motors, lighting fixtures, lighting circuits, electrical disconnects, starters, panels, breakers, generators, transformers, and various other equipment.
• 10%. In emergencies, urgent, or call-back situations, essential personnel will support, install, and/or repair electrical apparatus.
• 10%. Require level 1 Thermography certification completion within one year of hire date and maintain a minimum level 1 for the following years after. Utilize the software provided to create infrared reports as required.
• 5%. Installing conduit, wire mold, or other various raceways. Must be able to pull wire, install lighting systems, control panels, and other electrical equipment in new and old buildings. Perform other related duties, such as reading blueprints (paper or digital), operating various MUSC Health vehicles, and maintaining a clean, organized workspace and/or job sites.
• 30%. Perform preventive maintenance and safety checks on high-voltage equipment, all electrical power panels, automatic transfer switches, and operational testing of emergency power generators.
• 25%. Support scheduled electrical outage, resolved unscheduled electrical outages, including but not limited to power failures and planned maintenance shutdowns.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work outside, in all weather conditions and temperature extremes. (Continuous)
• Ability to work in elevated areas. (Continuous)
• Ability to work in confined spaces. (Continuous)
• Ability to work below ground. (Continuous)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous)
• Ability to stand. (Continuous)
• Ability to climb. (Continuous)
• Ability to kneel. (Continuous)
• Ability to bend. (Continuous)
• Ability to walk. (Continuous)
• Ability to handle heavy tools (i.e. jackhammer). (Frequent)
• Ability to lift, unassisted, weight to 50 lbs. (Frequent)
• Ability to carry objects, unassisted, on a plane, on ladders, upstairs, etc., weighing 50 lbs. or less. (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)
• Ability to hear and understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Continuous)
• Ability to perceive colors accurately. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)
• Ability to operate winches, come-alongs, jacks, etc. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain dexterity in order to use hand tools, both manual and powered. (Continuous)
• Ability to push or pull equipment carts. (Frequent)
• Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use as required. (Continuous)

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Degree or Equivalent
• Work Experience: 3 years general or industrial electrical maintenance experience required

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us! The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills.

There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina.

The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet® designated hospitals in South Carolina.