Electrician

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• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
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• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

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Construction and Technical Services is responsible for a significant portion of in-house construction and repair services needed within 55 DCAS-managed court and non-court buildings which total 15 million square feet of space. The Electricians Shop (whole staff including supervisors and helpers) cover over 1,000,000 sq. ft. per electrical tradesperson. Responsibilities: Under supervision, works as an electrician on the installation, repair and maintenance of low tension electrical systems for light, heat, power and communications in or on buildings and structures. May serve as a special electrician, making applications and obtaining permits and approvals required by rule, regulation and/or statute; prepares reports and maintains records and performs related work. Other duties include installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical wiring systems and components; equipment and apparatus in or on buildings or structures in accordance with the New York City Electrical Code, pertinent plans, and specifications and job orders. The electrician also conducts tests on existing installations to determine faults and makes necessary repairs.

Temporary electricians will be hired for a period not to exceed 90 days to upgrade lighting at several DCAS facilities. The scope of work for this project calls for the replacement of existing lighting fixtures/lamps to LEDs. The existing fixture types are a mix of Metal Halide lamps, incandescent lamps, T12 Fluorescent fixtures, & T8 fluorescent fixtures. The buildings covered by this scope vary across the five boroughs.

Occupancy sensors will also be installed in areas where the existing lighting controls are toggle switches.

Duties will include but not limited to the installation of the following equipment:

• LED fixtures
• Lighting controls
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Circuit breaker panels

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician; or

2. At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician and sufficient full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician's helper or apprentice electrician or education in the electrical or electronic field acquired in an approved trade, technical school or vocational high school or college or university to make up the equivalent of the remaining experience. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 credits, from an accredited college or university, for one year of experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of such helper or apprentice experience, or education in an approved trade or technical school or vocational high school in the electrical or electronic field. Less than a full year of helper or apprentice experience, or relevant education, will receive prorated credit.

3. License Requirements

For appointment to certain positions, candidates will be required to possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

For assignment as a special electrician, candidates must possess and maintain the license(s) and/or certificate(s) required to perform these duties.

Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 590779
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This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

360 Adams Street, Brooklyn NY
125-01 Queens Blvd., Jamaica NY
151-02 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica NY
2 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
100 Centre Street, New York, NY
111 Centre Street, New York, NY
851 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY
130 Stuyvesant Pl, Staten Island, NY

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.