Facilities Electrician: Install, Test & Maintain Power Systems

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Community involvement

Job summary

University at Buffalo is seeking an Electrician to maintain and upgrade campus electrical systems within Facilities Campus Operations. The role involves completing tasks at a journey-level competency, planning conduit layouts, installing wiring, fixtures, and fire alarm systems, and ensuring safe use of test equipment.

You will apply NFPA70, NFPA70B and NFPA70E standards while reading schematics and blueprints to support reliable campus infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience testing electrical circuits and locating faults.
• Ability to plan and install conduit, wiring, fixtures and fire alarm systems.
• Familiarity with NFPA70, NFPA70B and NFPA70E.

Responsibilities

• Test electrical circuits to locate shorts, faulty connections and defective parts using test meters.
• Plan, lay out and install conduit, wiring, fixtures, fire alarm and other electrical systems.
• Safely use test equipment, materials and tools.
• Read schematics, blueprints and power distribution diagrams.
• Apply NFPA70, NFPA70B and NFPA70E standards.

Skills

Electrical testing

Reading schematics

Power distribution diagrams

Safety protocols

Conduit installation

Tools

Test meters

Conduit tools

Electrical test equipment

Job description

University at Buffalo is seeking an Electrician to maintain and upgrade campus electrical systems within Facilities Campus Operations. The role involves completing tasks at a journey-level competency, planning conduit layouts, installing wiring, fixtures, and fire alarm systems, and ensuring safe use of test equipment.

You will apply NFPA70, NFPA70B and NFPA70E standards while reading schematics and blueprints to support reliable campus infrastructure.