Electrician

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students' diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Job Posting Title:

Electrician

Job Description Summary:

To install, maintain, and repair college electrical equipment.

Job Description:

This position is required to work on-site and hours are Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm.

Description of Duties and Tasks

1) Completes electrical projects, some of which require engineering and permits. Projects include installing transformers, panel boards, and branch circuit wiring; bends and installs various types of conduit; installs receptacles and switches.
2) Maintain, repair, and install parking lot lighting and outdoor building lights districtwide. This includes working at heights above 55 feet.
3) Installs transformers, panel boards, and branch circuit wiring; bends and installs various types of conduit; installs light fixtures, receptacles, and switches; installs, maintains, and repairs motor control circuits; replaces and repairs outdoor lighting including parking lot pole lights to a height of 50 feet.
4) Performs preventative maintenance on equipment; remodels electrical systems as needed.
5) Designs and implements Lockout/Tagout procedures at all campuses.
6) Orders and restocks electrical parts.
7) Inspects work to ensure compliance with the national electrical code, city electrical code; read wiring schematics.
8) Responds to after hour calls on a rotating basis with other electricians.
9) Follows latest edition of National Fire Protection Association 70E safety protocols.
10) Maintains and operates a college vehicle and operates heavy equipment such as forklift and boom lift.
11) Updates information for electrical drawings and labels equipment.
12) Works as a member of a team to develop and improve policies and procedures that relate to worker safety and productivity.
13) Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.
14) Maintains and trouble shoots automated interior lighting controls.
15) Makes up ends and tests data cable, i.e. Cat 5 & 6.

Knowledge
* Electrical tools, materials, and safe work practices.
* Applicable electrical codes, standards, and regulations.
* Electrical applications for high and low voltage electrical systems.

Skills
* Accountable for inventory/property management.
* Maintaining an established work schedule, with occasional nights and weekends.
* Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
* Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
* Installation, repair, and maintenance of all types of electrical system equipment and components.
* Computing lighting loads and power requirements.
* Following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions.
* Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
* Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
* Ability to make up ends and test data cable, i.e. Cat 5 & 6.

Technology Skills
* Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

* Two years related work experience.

Preferred Work Experience

* Six years related work experience.
* Experience maintaining and trouble shooting automated interior lighting controls.

Required Education
* High school diploma or educational equivalent.

Special Requirements
* Forklift Operators Certification. Boom Lift Operators Certification.
* State of Texas Journeyman Electrician License issued by TDLR.
* Valid Texas Driver's License and good driving record for driving ACC vehicle.

Physical Requirements
* Work is performed in a variety of settings.
* Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling, and at times subject to stooping, crawling, and climbing.
* May need to lift heavy objects of up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
* May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, or chemicals.
* Specific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.

Safety

* Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range

$50,681 - $63,351

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

January 4, 2024
Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.