High Voltage Electrician

High Voltage Electrician

The High Voltage Electrician role with the Department of General Services offers a chance to work in a fast-paced environment that keeps essential electrical systems running. This position allows you to play a key part in maintaining safe power operations for important state facilities. You will gain valuable experience while supporting a mission that affects many people. Join a team that values skill, safety, and service.

This position supports the reliable operation of electrical systems across the facility and responds quickly during emergency conditions. The work ensures safe, steady power to vital systems. As a High Voltage Electrician, you will perform the following duties:

• System Analysis: Evaluate electrical equipment and interpret instrument readings to identify conditions and make adjustments
• Emergency Response: Perform emergency cutouts, substitutions, and repairs while following strict safety procedures
• Equipment Maintenance: Clean, repair, and calibrate control devices, generators, meters, and related components
• Power Distribution: Operate switchboard controls to manage power generation and distribution across multiple locations
• Technical Testing: Test cables, transformers, breakers, and motors using appropriate tools and procedures
• Field Operations: Install transformers, cables, and wiring; operate lift equipment; and travel between sites as needed

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• This is a 5 day per week, 16 hour per day operation subject to shift work. Work shifts are 7.5 hours per day, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is essential and you will be required to work during emergencies and office closings.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Required Experience, Training & Eligibility

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Successful completion of a High Voltage Electrician Training program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Six years of journey-level electrical experience, including eighteen months of experience in high voltage electrical work.

Special Requirement:

• You must possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver's License which is not under suspension.

Condition of Employment:

• You must possess a valid Master Electrician License from the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Additional Requirements:

• This position is located at 509 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, PA. You must be willing and able to report to this location daily for work.
• You must be willing and able to work different shifts.
• You must be able to work in confined spaces.
• You must have at least 18 months industrial/commercial style switchgear experience.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Possess computer/technologies experience in any of the following: Word, Excel, AIM work order, ESS system, smart phone, email
• Experience working from ladders, scaffolding, bucket truck, or manlifts while following safety procedures

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.