About This Position
AUSTIN WATER
For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1 million people in the Austin metropolitan area, spanning more than 548 square miles.
The utility draws water from the Colorado River into three regional water treatment plants, Handcox, Davis, and Ullrich, which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day.
Austin Water has two wastewater treatment plants, Walnut Creek and South Austin Regional, that can receive up to 150 million gallons per day of sewage to treat. Wastewater is cleaned into high-quality effluent that is safely returned to the Colorado River to augment environmental flows. More than a billion gallons of this high-quality effluent are reclaimed annually for outdoor irrigation, industrial cooling, manufacturing, and other purposes.
Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country for water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. At all water and wastewater treatment plants, Austin Water far exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance.
Job Description:
Industrial Utility Electrician II
Purpose:
Under general supervision, this position performs journeyman-level electrical repairs and installations on 1000V to 15KV motors and motor controls, 15KV substation switchgear and electrical distribution systems, and lighting systems within industrial utility facilities and remote locations.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
Performs complex electrical diagnostics, calibrations, maintenance, and repairs on 2.5KV to 15KV substation switchgears, distribution equipment, protective relays, breakers, battery banks and capacity trip systems.
Performs complex diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on 1000V to 15KV motors and motor control systems, using schematics, vibration analysis, multimeter, amp probe, megohmmeter, surge tester, and hand tools.
Performs complex diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on various types of process control systems related to treatment plant or other utility facilities.
Repairs and installs electrical distribution equipment, including but not limited to conduit, conductors, breakers, panel boards, disconnects, transformers, switches, and receptacles.
Repairs and retrofits various lighting systems including building lighting, area lighting, streetlights, ballasts, bulbs, capacitors, igniters, contactors, and photocells using bucket truck as needed.
Performs preventative maintenance on all electrical equipment for treatment plant, utility, or remote location facilities while adhering to the utility’s standard operating procedures and safety protocols.
Coordinates 15KV switching for maintenance repairs and power outages with electrical utility providers and utility facilities during electrical outages or planned switching.
Participates in on-call program and scheduled or unscheduled overtime.
Maintains records of electrical maintenance activities using various software applications such as CMMS.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May be responsible for leading utility crews and training other Utility Electricians.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Knowledge of installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical equipment and instruments.
Knowledge of the laws, theories, rules, and standards pertaining to electrical construction and maintenance, including maintenance and repair of electrical substation and utility distribution systems.
Knowledge of…