Trades Specialist (Electrician)

Electrician

Performs minor and, when required, major repairs, maintenance, and adjustments to equipment. Repairs and adjusts valves, switches, regulators, lights, gauges, batteries, thermostats and safety controls. Repairs and replaces sinks, toilets, faucets and flush-o-meters. Recommends the need for major repairs, installation of new equipment, rearrangement of existing equipment, any additional manpower and specialized tools required to do the job. Controls emergencies, such as electrical malfunctions and other hazardous conditions; locates malfunctions by tracing blueprints and diagrams of electrical, pneumatic and other systems. Installs, maintains and repairs building lighting and power distribution, parking lot and plaza lighting, highway lighting, traffic controls and signals, emergency generators, communication systems, roadway, navigation and other electrical systems. When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of full-time experience in the electrical trade under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in the electrical trade at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Electrician) traineeship or a two-year electrician training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program. When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Additional Comments

This is a Teamsters position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance. We offer FREE onsite employee parking. The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are: Base Pay: $29.51 hiring rate up to $31.95 job rate Recruitment & Retention Pay: $3.37. All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, you will be required to produce documents that verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act. The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics. The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.