Senior Electrician / Lead Electrician - Jackson, MS

Jacobs; Ridgeland (MS); On-site; USD 84,998,000 - 135,005,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Jackson, MS is seeking a Lead Electrician to join our operations, maintenance, and safety-focused team. You’ll perform electrical maintenance, modify systems, and execute preventive maintenance designed for our facility, ensuring reliability and compliance.

Bring four+ years in water/wastewater plant operations, proven team leadership, and proficiency with Word/Excel/Outlook and maintenance management systems. Experience with PLCs/SCADA and a valid driver’s license are essential.

Qualifications

• Four (4) plus years of experience in operating water/wastewater treatment plants or similar.
• Experience leading teams and assigning work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and data entry into a maintenance management system.
• Proficient in plant SCADA systems and software.
• Possess a valid driver’s license with no major infraction.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains facility electrical wiring and fixtures per blueprints, manuals, and codes.
• Installs and repairs electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment.
• Repairs and maintains major equipment such as motors, generators, and electrical control systems.
• Tests defective equipment to determine cause of malfunction using standard electrical test equipment.
• Observes functioning of installed facility equipment to detect hazards and need for adjustment, relocation, or replacement.
• Inspects circuits and wiring for shielding and grounding; repairs or rewires plant equipment systems.
• Plans layout of new wiring installations.
• Maintains files supporting maintenance activities and logs findings.

Skills

Team leadership

Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook

SCADA proficiency

Tools

Maintenance management system

SCADA software

PLC systems

Data entry into maintenance system

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.

Lead Electrician – Jackson, MS

As a Lead Electrician based in Jackson, MS, you’ll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services – uninterrupted. In this role, you'll perform electrical maintenance, make modifications, and execute the preventive maintenance program that is designed for the facility.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains all facility electrical wiring and fixtures in accordance with blueprints, manuals, and building codes using appropriate hand and electrician's tools
• Installs and repairs electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment
• Repairs and maintains major equipment such as motors, generators, and electrical control systems
• Tests defective equipment to determine the cause of malfunction or failure using standard electrical test equipment
• Observes functioning of installed facility equipment to detect hazards and need for adjustment, relocation, or replacement
• Inspects circuits and wiring for specified shielding and grounding and repairs or rewires plant equipment systems according to state building codes and safety regulations
• Plans layout of new wiring installations
• Inspects all equipment on a regularly scheduled basis; meets all requirements of the established preventive maintenance program; inspects, maintains, and repairs solid state boiler control systems and electrical switch gear and electric motors
• Adjust, calibrates, and repairs electrical-pneumatic control systems; inspects electrical-pneumatic systems for emergency repairs; reports and logs all findings
• Maintains the files necessary to support all maintenance activities

Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world’s most challenging Operations Management projects, together.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Four (4) plus years of experience in operating water/wastewater treatment plants or similar
• Experience leading teams and assigning work
• Proficient in the use of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and to enter data into a maintenance management system
• Proficient in the use of plant SCADA systems and software
• Possess a valid driver’s license with no major infraction

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools employed in the general operation of engines, pumps, valves, motors, and related equipment; general maintenance work; safe work practices; principles and methods of biological and chemical sewage analyses, effects and problems of industrial waste in water/wastewater treatment processes, principles of supervision
• Knowledge of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, data management systems and be able to operate plant PLC’s and SCADA system

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Safety is a core value at Jacobs. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $61,700.00 to $98,000.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on August 05, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.