ELECTRICIAN (Local)

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, performs the work involved in the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits; does related work as required.

Examples of work

• Inspects and repairs electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, motors, generators, pumps, power circuits, and controllers of machines and elevators.
• Installs, maintains, inspects, repairs, and services high and low tension power and light feeders, generating and control equipment, relays, transformers, motors, pumps, switches, outlets, signal systems, and other electrical wiring, cables, fixtures, and appliances of varied types.
• Oils, greases, and maintains in good working order electrical fixtures, appliances, and other equipment and replaces worn parts.
• Uses various types of test equipment such as ammeters, voltmeters, and ohmmeters.
• Makes emergency electrical repairs, trouble shoots malfunctions and breakdowns; inspects work in progress and completed work for defects, fire hazards or other unsafe conditions.
• Works from electrical schematics, plans, and specifications in accordance with established procedures.
• Requisitions, stores, safeguards, and properly uses electrical equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Maintains essential records and files.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Three (3) years of experience in work involving the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of the equipment and techniques involved in installing, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining cables, wiring, motors generators, pumps, refrigerators, radios, sound equipment, switchboards, oil machinery, and circuits.
• Knowledge of the challenges generally encountered in the performance of electrical work.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and diagrams.
• Ability to analyze problems involving electrical installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair work, and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to install, inspect, repair, and maintain cables, wiring, motor, generators, pumps, refrigerators, radios, sound equipment, oil burners, and other types of electrical equipment, appliances, fixtures, machinery, and circuits under varying circumstances.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
• Ability to order, store, safeguard, and properly use equipment, materials and supplies.
• Ability to observe the required safety precautions.
• Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to maintain essential records and files.
• Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

Applicants who do not possess the required experience may substitute a current valid Electrical Contractor License issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs for the required experience.

Appointees may be required to pass a colorblindness test.

Appointees may be required to possess a current, valid Electrical Contractor license, issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. The responsibility for verification of licensure rests with the Appointing Authority.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.