Electrician

Overview

Job Summary
This position is located in the D.C Department of Corrections, Maintenance Division. The incumbent in this role is responsible for performing complex tasks, planning and laying out the routing, placement, and arrangement of industrial or similarly complex systems, circuits, controls, and equipment. In addition, installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.

Job Summary
This position is located in the D.C Department of Corrections, Maintenance Division. The incumbent in this role is responsible for performing complex tasks, planning and laying out the routing, placement, and arrangement of industrial or similarly complex systems, circuits, controls, and equipment. In addition, installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.

• Performs inspections of electrical systems and components to ensure safety and compliance with electrical codes.
• Responds to emergency situations, providing timely and effective solutions to electrical problems.
• Works on more difficult and large projects such as high-tension projects involving installing, repairing, or replacing overhead equipment, installing new contacts, new resistors, coils, monitors, generators, etc.
• Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routine, placement, type, size, gauge, balance, load continuity, and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuit systems, equipment, and controls.
• Determines and installs wiring, conduits, fixtures, transformers, and other electrical devices in the size, type, and arrangement needed for proper and safe operation of electrical systems, circuits and equipment.
• Cuts and/or drills holes in ceilings, walls, and floors, through which conduits or cables are to pass.
• Works with electrical power from light fixtures, unless the system being worked on is motor controlled.
• Inspects, maintains, cleans, repairs, tests, and adjusts electrical buzzer and circuits, light sockets, lighting fixtures, fans, switches, office and heating appliances, fire alarms, clocks, rheostats, thermostats, and electrical drills, grinders and shop equipment.

• ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION
• Knowledge of Electrical Equipment
• Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices
• Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
• Ability To Use Electrical Drawings
• Ability to Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)
• Trouble shooting (electrical)

• District of Columbia Journeyman or Master Electrician License
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Most of the work is performed in a correctional institution with and around inmates. Adherence to institutional safety and prevention guidelines is required. The work is performed inside, outside, and occasionally works in inclement weather conditions. Work areas are dusty, dirty, greasy, and noisy; and may be exposed to the possibility of injuries from falls, electrical shock, burns, cuts and bruises.

• Tour of Duty: Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Must be available for rotational shift work, weekends and is subject to 24 hours on-call status.
• Pay Plan, Series and Grade: RW-2805-10
• Promotion Potential: No Known Promotion Potential.
• Duration of Appointment: Career Service Appointment.
• Collective Bargaining Unit: This position may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. You may be required to pay an agency service fee through payroll deduction.
• Position Designation: The incumbent of this position will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC Personnel Regulations,
  Suitability Safety Sensitive
  . The incumbent must be able to pass a criminal background check; therefore, you may be required…