Industrial Electrician

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Industrial Electrician
Location: Traveling to client sites across Knoxville, TN; Chattanooga, TN; Nashville, TN; and Atlanta, GA
Duration: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Pay Rate: $38-$45/Hour

Job Description:
Insight Global is seeking an Industrial Electrician for a top power generation and industrial client. This candidate will serve as a key link between engineering and field execution, supporting electrical installations and modifications at power-generation and industrial facilities. The technician will interpret electrical drawings, evaluate real-world field conditions, develop accurate red-lines, and provide technical direction to onsite electricians and craft labor. The ideal candidate brings hands-on plant electrical experience, strong knowledge of power distribution and protection equipment, and the flexibility to travel extensively for client assignments and outage work.

Day-to-Day:

• Work onsite at utility, industrial, and power-generation facilities
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and engineering documentation
• Assess actual field conditions against engineering drawings
• Implement electrical changes directed by the engineering team
• Create field red-lines documenting site changes and as-built conditions
• Provide technical guidance and direction to onsite electricians and craft labor
• Support electrical installation, wiring, termination, and modification activities
• Work around power distribution and protection equipment, including breakers, relays, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, motors, PTs, and CTs
• Support plant outages and other assignments requiring extended stays at client facilities
• Coordinate effectively between engineering teams and field personnel

Must-Haves:

• Electrical field experience within utility, industrial, and/or power generation environments
• Strong understanding of electrical installation best practices, including wiring and terminations
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
• Ability to implement field changes and produce accurate field red-lines based on actual site conditions
• Ability to provide direction and guidance to onsite electricians/craft labor
• Power plant field experience involving coal, hydro, simple-cycle, and combined-cycle facilities
• Working knowledge of:
• Circuit breakers
• Protection relays
• Low- and medium-voltage power transformers
• Switchgear and motor control centers (MCCs)
• Motors
• Potential transformers (PTs) and current transformers (CTs)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively and spend extended periods at client sites, including outage work

Plusses:

• Hands-on experience with electrical testing equipment, including:
• Power quality equipment/multimeters
• Megger insulation resistance testers
• Hi-Pot testers
• Doble relay test sets
• Facility or plant electrician background