Electrician - Hoboken, NJ

Electrician

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you'll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.

As an Electrician, you'll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services – uninterrupted. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey at the North Hudson Sewerage Authority, you'll have the opportunity to lead a variety of tasks in the preventive and corrective maintenance on wastewater treatment plants and related facilities equipment on an assigned shift. You'll contribute to the success of our program with efficient preventive maintenance and effective solutions to challenges that may arise in municipal facilities. You'll perform predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance on buildings, structures, grounds, machinery, and lighting equipment; lubricate equipment and check for malfunctions; troubleshoot all electrical systems and subsystems, must know how to properly examine equipment failures to identify root cause and to prevent recurrences; plans and installs new equipment upgrades. Comply with all Health and Safety Practices and Procedures. Most importantly, you'll take action to ensure the safety, health and well-being of you and your team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in planning, scheduling the maintenance and repair of a wide variety of specialized mechanical and electrical equipment in a safe manner.
• Reads, interprets, and works from blueprints, drawings, sketches, plans, specifications, and mechanical illustrations.
• Performs skilled electrical repair work on water/wastewater treatment plant equipment and related equipment.
• Analyze equipment failures to determine cause and to prevent recurrences.
• Assists Project with recordkeeping and prepares routine and special reports.
• Provides on-the-job training to less experienced employees.
• Performs preventive and corrective and predictive maintenance on mechanical and electrical machinery or equipment.
• Regularly inspects the working condition and maintains the cleanliness and safety of equipment and surrounding areas.
• Assist with review of capital improvement project studies, designs, and contract drawings.
• Forecast material and equipment needs and performs other duties as required.

Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we'll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world's most challenging Operations Management projects, together.

Here's what you'll need

• High school diploma or GED.
• Possess a valid electrician certification.
• Possess a valid driver's license.

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Five years of experience in the maintenance of wastewater treatment plants and related equipment, or industrial setting with experience performing the following:
• Five years of electrical experience troubleshooting and repairing: motors, pump controls, VFD's, motor operated valves, calibrating flow meters, lighting systems and other equipment related to wastewater treatment or similar industrial setting.
• Proficient in the use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Bend/install conduit to comply with NEC code.
• IR Thermography (basic knowledge) certification is not a requirement but may be asked to try and attain certification.
• Properly size wire to comply with NEC code.
• Motor / pulley alignment
• Troubleshooting a variety of electrical and mechanical equipment on site.
• Ability to prioritize the workload.
• Troubleshoot VFD, VFD controls, motor windings, lighting systems etc.
• Proficient in use of multimeters, meggers, loop calibrators and other diagnostic equipment.
• Intermediate knowledge of SCADA controls.
• Possess a valid driver's license with no major infractions.
• Knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment, and instruments used in the maintenance, repair and calibration of electrical and electronic control systems.
• Familiarity with the principles and practices of wastewater treatment plant operations and process control.
• Knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment and instruments used in the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of electrical and electronic control systems including: Distributed Control Systems (DCS); Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) or PC based controls; Graphics human machine interface (HMI) or similar IO devices; Instrumentation communication networks (Ethernet, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Profibus) or similar; Servers, drives, actuators, variable frequency drives (VFDs), valves, etc.
• Knowledge of related state and federal laws and regulations

Working Conditions:

Safety is a core value at Jacobs. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum $68,640.00 to $114,400.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $68,640.00 to $114,400.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on July 21, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

Locations

Morristown, New Jersey, United States