LEAD LINE ELECTRICIAN (WS-12) [6 vacancies]

The Department of Facility Maintenance, Public Building and Electrical Maintenance, has (6) vacancies for Lead Line Electrician. Under the general supervision of the Line Electrician Supervisor and the Street Lighting Operations Supervisor, this position:

• Plans, assigns and supervises the work of a crew engaged in the installation, maintenance and repair of the City’s underground and overhead transmission lines and appurtenances.
• Reads and interprets street and electrical lighting plans to determine supply needs and to facilitate location of meters and junction boxes, switch gear, time switches, control equipment and underground lines.
• Oversees and when necessary, instructs journeymen and trades apprentices assigned to the crew in proper methods of work, safe work practices, use of instruments in testing equipment, proper use of tools and other equipment the crew uses to complete repair and replacements of non-functioning electrical equipment in the outdoor park, mall, parking lot lighting systems and street lighting.
• Operates a vehicle adhering to federal, state, and city rules, regulations, guidelines, and safety practices for CDL drivers.
• Performs job hazard analyses to ensure identification of job hazards and safety of work procedures
• Performs maintenance, installation, testing analyzing, calibration or repairing of electronic, electrical and electronic –mechanical equipment and devices.
• Performs other related work.

Special Work Requirements:

• Exposure to electricity including arc flash. 
• Exposure to high-voltage (up to 12,500V), high tension wires and equipment. 
• Falls from poles, ranging in height from 30 feet to 110 feet. 
• Exposure to hazardous traffic conditions while working with live wires and cables, on congested streets and roadways, making repairs day or night in adverse weather conditions. 
• Subject to call 24-hours a day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, including emergency response to motor vehicle accidents, downed wires and other emergency conditions. 
• Required to perform standby duty when assigned. 
• Work with sodium-filled and fluorescent lamps which may explode and cause serious burns, physical discomfort, and possible blindness. 
• Climbing of wood poles (heights of 25 feet to 55 feet) with pole gaffs. 
• Climbing of metal poles with rungs (heights up to 100 feet). 
• Working at heights of 25 feet to 100 feet in an aerial bucket. 
• Lifting up to 50 pounds. 
• This position serves as a Disaster Response Worker and sometimes requires working beyond the normal workday, on weekends, as necessary to meet schedules and deadlines.
  

Apply today! If you qualify for the position, your name may be referred to the hiring department for further consideration for the current vacancies, as well as future job openings with this job title.






At time of application, you must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: 
Experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show demonstrated competence in performing the journey level duties of a Line Electrician.

Applicable Skills:

• Knowledge of tools, equipment, materials and practices used in the installation, maintenance and repair of overhead and underground electrical transmission lines and electricity controlling devices and apparatus.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of electricity and basic electronics as applied to transmission and distribution systems and equipment.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade.
• Knowledge of first-aid.
• Ability to plan, assign and review the work of others. 
• Ability to install, maintain, trouble shoot and repair overhead and underground electrical transmission lines and appurtenant equipment.
• Ability to climb poles and work at considerable heights.
• Ability to work with and around high voltages.
• Ability to demonstrate proper work methods and procedures and set the pace.
• Ability to interpret street and other lighting plans.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Possession of a valid Hawaii State Journey Worker Electrician (EJ) license, at the time of application.
2. Possession of a valid State of Hawaii Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B with Air Brakes, at the time of application.
3. Current State Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Examination Certificate, at the time of application.
4. State of Hawaii Hoisting Machine Operators Certification, prior to completion of probation.
5. Certificate of Fitness for Crane and Hoist Operator, prior to completion of probation.
6. Forklift Certification type 5, prior to completion of probation.
   
   Verification Requirement: Please attach an electronic copy of your professional Electrician's license, valid CDL (front and back of driver's license), AND current State Department of Transportation Medical Examination Certificate to your application. Or mail a photocopy of your license and certificate to the following address: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies will not be returned. All information on your documentation must be legible and complete in order to be given credit.

The above licenses/certificates must be obtained by the time specified and maintained on a current basis thereafter as a condition of employment.

Salary : $6,694