Electrician

Nexus Water Group; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Company Match

Vacation Accrual

Holidays

Floating Time

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life

Training, Certifications, Education

Job summary

Texas Water Utilities is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to inspect and repair pumps, motors, SCADA equipment and controls at water facilities. The role involves rewiring controls, installing and troubleshooting remote monitoring systems, and restoring power as needed.

Candidates should have 1–3 years of related experience, a high school diploma or GED, and an electrician license with water/wastewater licensing within a year. Equal opportunity employer; E-Verify participant.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge typically gained with a high school diploma or GED plus specialized courses and on-the-job training.
• 1–3 years related experience in electrical maintenance and repair.
• Ability to operate standard tools and electrical testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and maintain pumps, motors, SCADA, and controls in working order, troubleshooting problems as they arise.
• Rewire controls and replace electrical components.
• Program, install and troubleshoot remote monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot and restore power to facilities.
• Make electrical repairs at company office facilities.
• Assist operations and maintenance personnel as needed.

Skills

Electrical basics

Troubleshooting

SCADA experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

For over 50 years, Texas Water Utilities has been a trusted provider of water and wastewater utility services. Today, we serve over 143,000 customers in 207 Texas communities. Our service area reaches throughout the state of Texas from Mitchell County in central Texas to Matagorda on the Gulf Shores. It all starts with our people - proud members of their communities, dedicated to delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective water utility services.

Overview

To maintain, repair or replace pumps, motors, electrical and SCADA equipment in place at water and wastewater facilities.

What We Offer

• 401k Company Match: 100% of the first 4% of your eligible compensation contributed to the Plan
• Vacation Accrual: Starting at 3 weeks per year
• Holidays: 10 company-paid holidays per year
• Floating Time: 16 hours of paid floating time per year
• Additional Benefit Plans include Medical, Dental, Vision, Company-Paid Life Insurance and more
• Training, Professional Certifications, and Education Allowance

What You’ll Do

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Inspect and maintain pumps, motors, SCADA, and controls in working order, troubleshooting problems as they arise.
• Rewire controls and replace electrical components.
• Program, install and troubleshoot remote monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot and restore power to facilities.
• Make electrical repairs at company office facilities.
• Assist operations and maintenance personnel as needed.

What You’ll Bring

• Education: Requires knowledge normally acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED plus advanced skills and technical knowledge attained by specialized courses and on-the-job training.
• Experience: 1-3 years related experience
• Computer Skills: Basic Skills
• Certificates & Licenses: Job requires employee to have at minimum an electrician license. Employee also needs to obtain at a minimum “D” water and wastewater licensing within one year.
• Other Requirements: Work consists of standard procedures and tasks where basic analytical ability is required to select the correct action. Supervisor assigns tasks and provides assistance with no-routine matters; employee works independently within established guidelines and/or timeframes. Job requires occasional irregular hours and being on-call 24 hours a day. Requires interaction and cooperation with co-workers to resolve problems and obtain necessary information. Requires climbing, working in a tight place, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, lifting, etc. associated with accessing and repairing equipment. Equipment used includes hand and mechanical tools, electrical testing equipment, truck for transportation to job sites.

Work Environment

Work is performed primarily outside and in water and wastewater facilities. Worker is subjected to adverse weather conditions, including temperature extremes, humidity and precipitation; noise and vibration from heavy equipment, physical hazards from moving machines, and equipment with moving parts, traffic, hazardous chemicals, and bacteria in wastewater.

We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state, or local law.

We are an E-Verify participating employer.