Senior Electrician

Summary of Functions:

The Senior Electrician will perform all levels of electrical work under no supervision for new construction, renovations, repair and preventive maintenance of the electrical systems. Maybe required to coordinate work with other internal departments and external trades to complete the project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure quality meets all KDEV standards.
• Install, maintain, test, inspects and repair electrical control, wiring, lighting systems, and other electrical equipment.
• Isolates defects in wiring, switches, motors, and other electrical equipment.
• Measures, cuts, tread, and installs electrical conduit as well as pulling wire through conduit.
• Installs, maintains, monitors and inspects transformers, generators, circuit breakers and other electrical components.
• Installs and monitors performance of installed electrical equipment for hazards, adjustments, or replacement.
• Experience in reading and analyzing blueprints, specifications, and electrical schedules.
• Ability to complete work per project schedule as well as meet tight deadlines.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, tests, repairs, and adjusts electrical fixtures, apparatus, equipment, wiring, and new services to include panels, breakers, and conduit.
• Mounts motors, transformers, and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications.
• Repairs, install, replaces, and tests electrical circuits, equipment, and appliances using appropriate tools and testing instruments.
• Troubleshoots and repairs electric controls, motor control centers, and programmable logic controls.
• Able to work with outside Electrical contractor and monitor the needs of the casino during remodels and expansion projects.
• Maintain tools, equipment and supplies in a safe and orderly condition.
• Maintain Red-Line (As-builds drawings)
• Must be able to design-build electrical systems.
• Provide cost estimates for materials and services.
• Must be able to do all electrical math and have complete understanding of Ohm's Law.
• Must document all new load calculation added to electrical systems.
• Must manage multiple electrical jobs at any given time as well as coordinate work with other trades and departments.
• Must attend various job meetings.
• Must be able to work completely independent.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of current electrical systems and forecast future needs.
• Must have working knowledge of all UPS systems.
• Must have working knowledge of the N-Drive system.
• Must know how to operate GEN-SET and knows what loads they supply.
• Install and remove 120/208 277/480 breakers in energized panels.
• Perform Pyro-Scans of Electrical systems on annual basis.
• Must have full in-depth knowledge of all KTU services and Transformers
• Must have working knowledge of all types of meter wiring.
• Install and wire various types of meters and meter cans.
• Install and wire CT's on feeder lugs.
• Label and number all of KTU property.
• Coordinate KTU Meter work with Contractors
• Install and remove KTU meters as necessary.
• Must practice safe working conditions in regard to electrical safety and PPE.
• Responsible for maintaining a good attendance record.
• May be required to be a panelist for the Internal Review Hearings.
• This job description does not list all of the duties of this position. You may be instructed by management to perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education / Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 15+ years' experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in the electrical trade in commercial construction environment.
• Experience with emergency power generators required.
• Preferred electrical experience in commercial building construction.

Skills & Abilities

• Must be computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft programs and other computer software.
• Read and work from blueprints, shop drawings and sketches.
• Data input and operation of Maintenance PM System and E-Req System.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with public department heads, associates and the public
• Skill in identifying and resolving problems under pressure conditions.

Other Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Kalispel Tribal Work Permit.
• Requires a 01 license from the state of Washington.
• Continuing education classes to maintain Washington State 01 Electrical license.
• Electrical Journeyman License or Licensed Commercial Electrician required.
• OSHA Certified to work with high voltage required.
• Washington or Idaho State Driver's License (Must be in possession while operating a Tribal Vehicle).
• Certification is required to operate a forklift.
• Available and willing to work any changes in hours deemed necessary for Business Levels

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires the ability to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discrimination in sound.
• Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas of important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm.
• Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time.
• Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Occasionally requires raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel Requirements

• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required. Typical travel time is generally less than a week.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to tobacco smoke, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The worker is frequently subject to environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions and to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Hiring Preference

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is an Equal opportunity employer. Consistent with federal law, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians applies Indian preference in employment. It is the policy of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to give preference in hiring, promotions, and transfers into vacant positions to qualified applicants in the following order: 1) Kalispel Tribal Members; 2) Spouses of an enrolled Kalispel Tribal Member; 3) enrolled members of other Indian Tribes; 4) all other applicants.

General Sign-off & Disclaimers

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

At-Will Employment: Employment with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians is at-will and can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, either at the option of the employee or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.

Drug Testing: The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is a drug free workplace. All applicants are subject to drug testing at the time of hire and at unannounced times during employment.

Background Investigation: All candidates and employees may be subject to a background investigation.


This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.