Trades Supervisor Electrician

Overview

Duties Description Supervises and plans the work for a subordinate maintenance crew of skilled, semiskilled and unskilled employees.

• Examines blueprints, schematic drawings and sketches to determine material and labor requirements to accomplish the project and may order required materials and supplies.
• As required, prepares sketches from oral or written instructions showing location of wiring and electrical equipment.
• Assigns staff to each project providing oral instructions, blueprints, or sketches and interprets specifications and blueprints as required.
• Meets with supervisors representing other trades involved in the project to coordinate activities and schedule work to be performed to ensure that the work continues and will be completed on schedule.
• Observes work in progress to ensure that the project will be completed on schedule and according to plan.
• Inspects wiring and fixtures during installation and when completed for conformity to specifications or codes.
• Keeps written records of work performed and accounts for labor and materials used.
• Periodically prepares standard written evaluations of the work performance of subordinate staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Non-competitive:

• One year of experience as a skilled journey level electrician subsequent to the completion of apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
• When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver s license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Additional Comments

• For CSEA positions:
  Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.student
  
  Aid.gov/publicservice.
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at  or email accommodation requests.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

• Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.

• Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

• Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.

• Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:

Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:

Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for…