Electrician

Veterans Engineering

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Veterans Engineering seeks a skilled Electrician in Palo Alto to perform installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems including high voltage distribution and emergency power systems. A California Electrician’s License C-10 or equivalent is required for this mid-senior level role, which involves both indoor and outdoor work under various conditions.

Qualifications

Must have California Electrician’s License C-10 or Equivalent.

Responsibilities

Perform maintenance and installation of building electrical systems.
Repair and service high voltage distribution systems.
Install and maintain Emergency Power Generators.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Installation

Education

California Electrician’s License C-10 or Equivalent

Job description

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Major duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Performs maintenance, installation, modifications, additions, repairs, troubleshooting, and testing of building electrical systems and equipment, such as distribution panels, circuit breakers, power supplies, rheostats, switches and outlets of all types, fluorescent and incandescent fixtures, lamps, fans, heating devices, appliances, buzzer and bell circuits, temperature and pressure controls, and regulators. Installs conduit, wiring and cable and completes splices and connections and tests circuits for continuity and safety.
Performs routine maintenance, repair, service, and cleaning of high voltage distribution systems including switchgear, transformers, power supplies, constant voltage regulators and systems, and emergency and alternate power systems and circuits.
Performs routine operation, maintenance, repair I and service of Emergency Powel' Generators (EPSS), both gasoline and diesel, Automatic Transfer Switches, and UST/AST fuel storage tanks.
Repairs, services, maintains, installs, modifies, and troubleshoots electrical and pneumatic equipment such as automatic doors, kitchen and laundry equipment, and engineering shop equipment. Works with solid state circuits1 flexible wiring and conduit, switches, relays, contactors, photocells, and control panels

Required Education/Experience:

Must have California Electrician’s License C-10 or Equivalent

Physical Requirements: Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and other hard-to-reach places. Stands, stoops, bends, kneels, climbs, and works in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries tools, equipment, and parts that weigh up to 20 pounds and, less often, up to 40 pounds. Occasionally, they lift or move with assistance moderately heavy objects weighing more than 40 pounds.

Working Conditions: The work is performed both inside and outside. Electricians are sometimes required to make repairs and installations in bad weather; in work areas that are noisy, dirty, dusty, and greasy; on scaffolding or cranes at heights of 30 feet or more; and in hard-to-reach areas. They are occasionally exposed to the possibility of injury from falling, electrical shock, burns, and rotary devices such as electrical motors. They are frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts and bruises.

Seniority level