SUPERVISING ELECTRICIAN
Supervising Electrician is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
What it takes is 5 years of relevant experience.
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Supervising Electrician is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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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, supervises and works with a group of electricians engaged in the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits and other electrical tasks; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Inspects, analyzes, and determines electrical work to be done.
- Develops effective work plans, gives assignments/instructions to subordinates, and supervises their work.
- Supervises a group of electricians engaged in the installation, inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits and other electrical tasks.
- Supervises the work involved in installation, repair, and maintenance of high and low tension power and light feeders, generating and control equipment.
- Performs the more complex electrical work
- Estimates labor, materials, and equipment needed for new or repair work.
- Supervises the fabrication of conduit systems.
- Supervises and performs safety inspection and testing of electrical systems/equipment.
- Operates and supervises the operation of electrician's tools and equipment.
- Prepares and supervises the preparation of clear, 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
Five (5) years of experience in electrical work involving a variety of installation, maintenance, inspection, repair, and servicing tasks.
License
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 essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of procedures and methods used in inspecting, analyzing, and determining electrical work to be done.
- Knowledge of the challenges generally encountered in the performance of electrical work.
- Knowledge of the procedures for electrical appliances, manual and electronic locking systems, and other electrical systems.
- Ability to analyze electrical problems, procedures and methods used in inspecting, analyzing and determining electrical work to be done; of keeping needed records and of giving suitable assignments and instructions.
- Ability to analyze electrical problems.
- Ability to organize assigned work, develop effective work methods, and give assignments and instructions.
- Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to maintain and supervise the maintenance of essential records and files.
- Ability 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, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform 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
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Applicants who do not possess the required experience may substitute a current Electrical Contractor license issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs for three (3) years of experience.
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.