Electrician - Open Until Filled
City of Portland
Salary:
$47.00 - $50.77 Hourly
Job Type:
Regular
Job Number:
2024-00987
Location:
Multiple Locations, OR
Bureau:
Portland Parks & Recreation
Closing:
12/30/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position
Job Appointment:
Full-Time
Typical Schedule:
Schedule will vary by bureau.
Work Location:
Various locations throughout the city.
Benefit:
Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position
Language Pay Premium Eligible:
This position is or may be eligible for
for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU).
To view this labor agreement, please click
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Applicants start at the entry salary rate
. If you are a DCTU represented employee, see labor agreement for additional information or talk to your union representative.
Application Material:
Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.
Position Summary:
Are you a skilled electrician looking for more than just a paycheck? Do you want to use your talents to contribute to the community, enjoy work-life balance, and take advantage of comprehensive benefits? The City of Portland is seeking qualified electricians who are ready to make a meaningful impact in the public sector.
Electricians install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of electrical and instrumentation equipment, electrical systems, sub-systems, circuits, and controls such as motors, service equipment, generators, controllers, electrically operated valves and pumps, welding machines, electronic controls, microprocessors, transformers, services, branch circuits including traffic control circuits and other components/facilities as assigned. Work varies from bureau to bureau but could include rigging guy wires, installing signal heads and streetlights, splicing cable, repairing, and installing appliances and light fixtures. In some instances, responsibilities may include working on alarm systems, instrumentation, distributed control systems, communication systems, and/or PLC programming and repair.
Work also includes implementing scheduled maintenance programs using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Work may involve off-hour standby, various work shifts/hours, weekends, and, occasionally, mandatory overtime.
Total Compensation:
Have you ever wondered if you're truly making a difference? If you're looking for a more meaningful career that goes beyond profit margins, consider serving the community you live in. Public service offers a rewarding sense of purpose and can be
as well. We provide exceptional value through highly desirable retirement plans, extremely affordable benefits, and generous time off.
ElectricianEntry6 months
Base Annual Salary $97,760 $105,602 Pension Contributions 19,669 21,247 Health Insurance 19,344 19,344 Social Security 6,061 6,547 Individual Account Program Contribution 5,866 6,336 Medicare 1,418 1,531 TriMet Transit Tax 800 865 Oregon Paid Family Leave 391 422
Total City-paid wages and benefits $151,309 $161,894
**This does not include premiums or overtime
About the Positions:
Electrician (Parks): Portland Parks and Recreation performs electrical maintenance, installation and repairs on parks, golf courses, ballfields lightning, community centers, swimming pools, tourist attractions and visitor centers such as Pittock Mansion and Pioneer Courthouse Square, as well as other park bureau facilities throughout the city. The type of electrical work would include a wide range of commercial and industrial electrical applications. This position will also include work involving motor, HVAC, and lighting controls as well fire and alarm maintenance and installation.
This is General Journeyman Electrician position. This position operates a variety of tools and equipment including aerial lifts and crane trucks. Parks Electricians regularly work alone and are involved in planning and organizing assigned job tasks including coordinating work activities with other crafts when needed. At times there will be a need to provide an immediate to situations such unexpected shutdown of electrical equipment and unsafe conditions are posed a risk to the public. This is an essential role, requiring the employee to report to work regardless of weather conditions or city office closures.
SSL - Locates/Logistics Electrician (PBOT): This Electrician position is in the Signals & Street Lighting (SSL) Locate section of the Traffic Systems and Operations Group. The main duties of this Journeyman electrician position will be to locate underground facilities for traffic signals, street lighting systems, fiber, and interconnect throughout the City. Job duties include connecting test equipment to live low/high voltage circuits, daily computer and field verification of existing underground infrastructure using locating equipment while working in traffic, working alongside moving traffic, and working in inclement weather conditions to meet daily deadlines. This is an essential role, requiring the employee to report to work regardless of weather conditions or city office closures.
SSL - Electrician (PBOT): The Electrician position in the Signals & Street Lighting (SSL) section of PBOT's Traffic Systems and Operations team involves maintaining and repairing the city's extensive traffic systems, including over 1,100 traffic signals, 55,000+ streetlights, 100 rectangular rapid flash beacons, 170 school beacons, and various communication components. The role includes building, troubleshooting, and repairing traffic signal and street lighting systems, setting poles, installing conduits, pulling wire, and working over and alongside moving traffic while ensuring safety through traffic control and flagging. The position requires working in all weather conditions, including inclement weather, and using hand tools for tasks like digging when necessary. This is an essential role, requiring the employee to report to work regardless of weather conditions or city office closures.
Fleet and Facilities: This position is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems within a variety of buildings and structures, such as offices, schools, public spaces, and other municipal facilities. They work with wiring, lighting, power distribution systems, and electrical controls to ensure that all systems are safe, functional, and compliant with local and national electrical codes. Their tasks can include troubleshooting electrical issues, performing routine inspections, upgrading outdated systems, and ensuring energy efficiency. Facilities electricians play a crucial role in ensuring that essential public services and spaces remain operational and safe for employees and the community.
BES: This position provides essential support to the E&I program by addressing electrical and automation issues for equipment and systems involved in the treatment and conveyance of wastewater and stormwater at the Columbia Boulevard and Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plants, the Combined Sewer Overflow system, and 98 pump stations citywide. Under the direction of the E&I Manager, this role involves installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining electrical and automation systems, responding to system failures and emergencies, ensuring safety and proper equipment operation, conducting diagnostic tests on systems like programmable logic controllers (PLCs), maintaining records and equipment supplies, and organizing work assignments. This is an essential role, requiring the employee to report to work regardless of weather conditions or city office closures.
About the Bureaus:
Parks:
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide vision that race will have no detrimental effect on people of color, refugee, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services. We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R's ideals and values. The City of Portland, Oregon is a growing and diverse city of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom speak languages other than English at home. PP&R values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization and with the public.
PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates that can fluently speak another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
PBOT:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit
. The Portland Bureau of Transportation embraces diversity, models inclusivity, and promotes equity through its service delivery, internal operations, organizational culture, and in its work with partners and the community.
Fleet and Facilities:
The Bureau of Fleet & Facilities manages over 1.5 million square feet of City-owned facility assets valued at approximately $900 million, including the City's highest-profile civic facilities. The organization provides facility operations and maintenance, capital project development and management, space planning and management, and property management and leasing services for City bureaus. The organization is also responsible for long-range capital and real estate planning.
BES:
At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders' sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our city and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities. To learn more about the work we do at BES, click on the link:
Our 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here:
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/75720
Have a question?
Contact Information:
TroyLynn Craft
Senior Recruiter
To Qualify
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
Applicants must also:
Preferred Qualifications Bureau of Environmental Services:
Preferred Qualifications Fleet and Facilities:
The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between September 30 - until filled or December 30, 2024
Optional Application Materials:
Application Tips:
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of October 21, 2024, and every 3 weeks thereafter.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of October 21, 2024, and every 3 weeks thereafter.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): As Needed
Step 5: Offer of Employment
Step 6: Start Date:
*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
Additional Information
for additional information regarding the following:
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
To apply, please visit
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/4567369/electrician-open-until-filled
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