Journeyman Electrician

Vw International, Inc.; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare facility seeks an experienced electrician to perform journeyman-level electrical operations and maintenance, including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and minor installation of electrical systems and equipment.

The role requires compliance with safety standards and the ability to coordinate with site management and government representatives, with on-call responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of electrical maintenance experience in healthcare facilities.
• Current Delaware Journeyperson Electrician license in active good standing.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout and electrical safe-work practices.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet installation/base access requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, manuals, drawings and schematics.
• Ability to work in occupied healthcare environment with infection control and life-safety requirements.
• Willingness to respond to emergency maintenance and after-hours on-call.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and installation of facility electrical systems.
• Maintain distribution panels, breakers, disconnects, transformers, receptacles, lighting, motors, starters, and controls.
• Support emergency power systems, generators, ATS, UPS, and critical electrical infrastructure.
• Apply lockout/tagout and electrical safe-work practices per OSHA/NFPA standards.
• Coordinate outages affecting patient care with site management and Government representatives.
• Complete PM/CM work documentation and required government maintenance records.
• Report unsafe or noncompliant electrical conditions immediately.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Lockout/tagout safety

Emergency on-call support

Education

Delaware Journeyperson Electrician license

Job description

Position Summary

Provides journeyman-level electrical operations and maintenance support for the medical treatment facility, including preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and minor installation of electrical systems and equipment. The employee must perform all assigned work in compliance with the Northeast OMEE PWS, applicable federal/state/local law, installation requirements, safety requirements, and manufacturer instructions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and minor installation of facility electrical systems and equipment.
• Maintain distribution panels, breakers, disconnects, transformers, receptacles, lighting, motors, starters, controls, and associated electrical components.
• Support emergency power systems, generators, automatic transfer switches, UPS equipment, and other critical electrical infrastructure within assigned qualifications.
• Apply lockout/tagout and electrical safe-work practices in accordance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, EM 385-1-1, site procedures, and applicable codes.
• Coordinate outages and work affecting patient care, clinical operations, life-safety systems, or mission-critical areas with site management and Government representatives.
• Complete PM/CM work documentation, inspection records, test results, deficiency reports, and other required Government maintenance records within required timelines.
• Immediately report unsafe, noncompliant, degraded, or mission-impacting electrical conditions.
• All other work as assigned.

Required Qualifications and Credentials

• Minimum three (3) years of electrical maintenance experience in healthcare facilities.
• REQUIRED: Current Delaware Journeyperson Electrician license or higher classification appropriate to the assigned electrical work.
• REQUIRED: The license must remain active and in good standing throughout employment in the position.
• Must also satisfy the applicable PWS §1.5.7/§1.5.7.1 trade qualification requirements.
• Required knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and electrical safe-work practices.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet installation/base access requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, technical instructions, and safety procedures appropriate to the position.
• Ability to work in an occupied healthcare environment and follow infection-prevention, life-safety, utility-outage, and patient-care coordination requirements.
• Ability to respond to emergency maintenance conditions and perform after-hours/on-call support when assigned.
• Must maintain all licenses, certifications, permits, training, and qualifications required for assigned duties throughout employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Military medical facility or hospital O&M experience.
• Experience with emergency power, generators, ATS, UPS, life-safety and critical electrical systems.
• Current NFPA 70E training and documented electrical safety/LOTO training.

Licensing and Qualification Compliance

Employee shall maintain all professional licenses, certifications, permits, training, and qualifications required by the Northeast OMEE Performance Work Statement and applicable federal, state, and local laws throughout employment. The employee shall provide copies of applicable credentials upon request. Assignment to this position does not authorize the employee to perform work requiring a separate trade, specialty, environmental, safety, OEM, or state license unless the employee possesses the applicable credential. Where state law requires work to be performed under a licensed contractor, master licensee, bona fide representative, or other licensed supervisor, the employee shall perform such work only within that compliant structure.

Physical / Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to perform maintenance work in mechanical/electrical rooms, rooftops, interstitial spaces, ladders, and other facility areas consistent with job duties.
• Ability to lift/carry tools and materials and perform standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, and other physical activities commonly associated with facility maintenance.
• Ability to use required personal protective equipment and comply with site-specific safety and occupational health requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Contract and Regulatory References

• Northeast OMEE PWS §1.5.7 requires the contractor to ensure personnel possess all applicable current and valid professional certifications and licenses required by federal, state, and local law. Journeymen, craftsmen, and tradespersons must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in healthcare facilities. Applicable credentials must be kept current throughout the task order and provided to the COR immediately upon request.
• For trades not otherwise specifically cited, PWS §1.5.7.1 permits qualification to be demonstrated by a recognized journeyman card/state certification, a current or lapsed state contractor license for the trade, evidence of passing an ICC national journeyman or master examination, a nationally recognized certification program, or documented military journeyman-level or higher experience on a DD214.
• State licensing reference: Delaware DPR - Journeyperson Electrician: https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/journeyperson/
• PWS source: Performance Work Statement OMEE - Northeast, 23 March 2026, §1.5.7 and §1.5.7.1, including specialty credential requirements applicable to refrigerants, BAS, TAB, backflow, gas piping, and welding.