Master Electrician Industrial Control

Central Alabama Water; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Alabama Water seeks a Master Electrician to maintain, repair, install, and upgrade electrical and electronic equipment across the system. You will work with contractors and internal engineering on ongoing and future projects.

The role requires eight years of industrial electrical experience, proficiency in blueprints, wiring diagrams, and electrical codes, plus strong problem-solving skills for high-voltage environments. On-call readiness and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Eight years of related industrial electrical experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and draw wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with specialized computer software and electrical codes.
• Ability to differentiate wire colors and perform high-skilled math calculations.

Responsibilities

• Perform skilled maintenance, repair, installation and improvements of electrical equipment throughout the system at Master Electrician level.
• Install and repair electrical systems including motor control centers, SCADA equipment, lighting, batteries, and related wiring.
• Design, build, install and maintain DMA site control panels, Solar DMA sites and YSI panels per ADEQ standards.
• Respond to trouble calls at remote locations or plants, including high voltage situations.
• Install and maintain generator transfer switches and 110–4,160 volt pump motors; troubleshoot complex motor management relays and drives.

Skills

Master Electrician

Blueprint reading

SCADA systems

Troubleshooting

High voltage safety

Tools

Motor control centers

SCADA equipment

Relay systems

Generators

Job description

ApplySalary Range:

$29.44 To $43.57 Hourly

General Responsibilities:

Department: Electrical & Mechanical FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Perform skilled work at the Master Electrician level in the maintenance, repair, installation, and improvement of all electrical and electronic equipment throughout the Board’s system. Work with contractors and internal engineering departments on ongoing and future projects.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performed skilled work at the Master Electrician level in maintenance, repair, installation and improvement of all electrical equipment throughout the Board’s system.
• Install, maintain and repair various electrical systems and equipment including but not limited to: motor control centers, SCADA equipment, switches and outlets, lighting protection equipment, batteries/battery equipment, colling fan wiring and controls, heating/air conditioning wiring and control, electric door wiring and controls, radio communication control equipment and etc. Design, build, install and maintain District Metering Area (DMA) site control panels, Solar DMA sites and YSI panels as per Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Respond to trouble calls at remote locations/filter plants, in the event of an emergency.
• Install electrical facilities and wiring for transmitters, generators, instrumentation, radios, antennae, coaxial cable and other communication equipment. Install wiring, explosion-proof fittings and remote-control wiring in gas checkpoints, regulators, metering stations, etc.
• Install and maintain wiring of 110 to 4,160 volt pump motors, remote controls, wiring relays, electrical eyes, etc.
• Perform electricand electronic trouble-shooting; repair electronic equipment; trouble-shoot all types of instrumentation, and identity and solve problems. Install wiring and conduit in all BWWB facilities for all manner of electrical operation; install and maintain radio telemetry hardware, perform diagnostic test. Wire public address, alarm and buzzer systems, security systems, telephone systems; climb poles and towers, install radio equipment.
• Maintain instruments so as to provide accurate information about control for remote station pressure, flow and pump control, filter plant pressure, flow turbidity and chemical control remote locations and tank level report equipment.
• Ability to create and read blueprints, sketches and wiring diagrams. Install new switchgear at remote pump stations.
• Install and maintain generator transfer switches at filter plants, pump stations and on main campus.
• Program troubleshoot, install and replace complex motor management relays (i.e. G.E. Multilin, FP6000, FP 5000, MP4000, MP3000, equipment and Infrared equipment. Soft Starts and (VFDs) Variable Frequency Drives. Project management & working with vendors for direct replacement.
• Supervises onsite inspection of electrical systems and various components installed by electrical contractors.
• Perform, record, produce detailed documentation from motor circuit analysis equipment.Read and draw blueprints, sketches and wiring diagrams.
• Respond to daily work order requests for internal departments, planed shutdowns and making sure the system is up and running so the customers have safe and plentiful water supply by making sure all electronic devices are monitoring and calibrated right. A problem call could include the ability to change out up to 4000 horse power motor or respond and suit up in high voltage ark flash suit to throw a switch.
• Perform inspections and preventive maintenance to find problems before they happen. Perform equipment inspections of switchgear to ensure settings are correct on the electronics. Meet with vendors and ordering parts and supplies to fix breakdowns and planed jobs.

Essential Job Functions Continued

• Help other electricians with larger projects when they need help completing jobs, and when they need assistance when it's more than a one or two-man job.
• Clean up trucks and pick up around job sites after large projects to make it safe for everyone. On call 24/7.
• Perform all work safely in accordance with established safety policies and procedures.
• Comply with all safety and health standards and guidelines issued by management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience:

Eight (8) years of related experience in industrial electrical work required. Achieve 8,000 hours of work performance. Must have ability to read blueprints, draw wiring diagrams; must have familiarity with specialized computer software. Must have ability to apply electrical codes and ability to differentiate wire colors; must be able to perform high skilled math calculations; must possess a working knowledge of electrical and electronic fieldwork and must have intermediate computer skills. Must have working knowledge in basic flow, basic pressure, pressure generators, voltage generators, MADC generators, decade boxes, computerized control systems, proprietary instrument configurations; R.T.D; Thermocouple, instrument calibration, filtering plants, S.C.A.D.A. operation, program logic controls and radios.

Supervision: None

Physical Demands:

Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or sit for extended periods of time Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard Oral and written communication skills Ability to see within normal parameters Ability to hear within normal parameters Ability to move about

Loud noise; work inside and outside under varying conditions, subject to hazards of high voltage electricity, heights, confined spaces, operating equipment and water treatment chemicals.