Electrician

County of Sacramento; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Sacramento is seeking an Electrician to install, service, and maintain electrical wiring systems and equipment across municipal facilities. The role requires reading diagrams, blueprints, and following standards, with hands-on operation of tools and equipment and diagnostics.

Applicants should be able to plan wiring layouts, interpret instructions, and document control activities. This is a field-oriented, continuous filing exam with multiple cut-offs and service in various city

Qualifications

• Ability to read electrical diagrams and blueprints.
• Plan and lay out wiring systems.
• Read and interpret verbal and written instructions and standards.
• Diagnose faults and perform diagnostics.
• Operate motor vehicles, power tools, test equipment and hand tools.
• Document machine control and service activities.

Skills

Read diagrams

Plan wiring

Read blueprints

Follow instructions

Operate equipment

Diagnostics

PLC troubleshooting

Document control

Job description

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 11/10/26, 12/8/26, 1/5/27 (final). Under close direction, Electricians install, service, and maintain electrical wiring systems and equipment in various municipal buildings, parks, stations, plants, street lighting and fire alarm systems.

Knowledge of

• Theory of electricity
• Practices, tools, equipment, and materials used in the electrical trade
• Installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical equipment, apparatus, and instruments
• Laws, rules and standards pertaining to electrical construction and maintenance
• Hazards involved in working around energized lines and equipment
• Standard safety practices as prescribed by the California Occupational Safety and Health Act and the California Division of Industrial Safety
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Safety Requirements
• Applicable laws, rules and regulations related to the electrical trade
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• Basic arithmetic (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, percentages, ratios, and fractions)
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Principles of effective customer service

Ability to

• Read, follow and interpret electrical three line or single line diagrams of electrical circuits and locate equipment or devices including Supervisory control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
• Plan electrical wiring systems
• Read blueprints and compile material lists
• Understand and follow verbal and written instructions
• Operate a variety of motor vehicles, such as aerial trucks and aerial lifts; power tools, test equipment and hand tools
• Use department computer software programs and modules
• Perform diagnostics to determine faults and logic problems
• Operate a laptop to troubleshoot and determine machine control Programmable Logic Control (PLC) faults and logic problems
• Document machine control