High Voltage Crane Electrician

Maintenance High Voltage Crane Electrician

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Port Administration (MPA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitments conducted in this classification. This position is located at the Dundalk Marine Terminal. The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is a 203-employee transportation business unit within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is the public face of the Port of Baltimore. MPA was created by the Maryland General Assembly to increase waterborne commerce through the ports in the state. The Port of Baltimore plays an integral role as an economic generator and job creator, in addition to maintaining our nation's supply chain and moving vital goods to industries and consumers. As one of the nation's top ports for total cargo tonnage and overall dollar value of cargo, the Port of Baltimore is also one of the most diverse ports in the United States with over 140,000 jobs in Maryland linked to port activity.

MPA is seeking a motivated, positive, and driven Maintenance High Voltage Crane Electrician to join the MPA Facility Maintenance/Operations Division. The primary responsibility of this position is to maintain, install, and repair electrical infrastructure throughout all MDOT-MPA Marine terminals. This includes troubleshooting and correcting various problems occurring with electric power feeders, panels, interior and exterior lighting; sheds, buildings; booths; berths; cranes; lots and switchgear. The electrical distribution system(s), which carries more than 600 volts, that this position is responsible for is vital to the operations of the MPA and its customers.

This position requires compliance with applicable OSHA standards, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary to perform essential job duties. Employees are responsible for maintaining the grooming, safety, and physical standards required for the safe and effective use of PPE. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining a clean-shave of those parts of face required to ensure the proper fit and seal of tight-fitting respirators, as well as removing jewelry or other items that may interfere with the safe and effective use of PPE, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal occupational safety and health regulations.

Some essential duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Diagnosing, locating, and repairing power disruption problems reported by MPA Operations or tenants involving voltages up to 13,200 volts.
• Installs, modifies, maintains, tests, cleans, dismantles, and removes underground and overhead high voltage distribution circuits, high voltage lines/feeders, and high voltage equipment up to 13,000 volts.
• Performing preventative maintenance on all power distribution equipment including substations, switchgear, transformers, breaker panels, power consumption meters, crane slip rings, vacuum breaks, contactors, and switches.
• Performing corrective maintenance to make additions to and modifications of existing electrical wiring systems including high mast lighting, navigational lighting, range lights, traffic and sign lights, cruise terminal passenger bridge, etc

This position reports directly to the MPA Foreman Maintenance/Electrical. Employees in this classification are considered essential employees and are subject to call 24 hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility. MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. Additionally, employees in this MPA position receive the following:

• A selection of high-quality boots is provided with no out-of-pocket cost from the employee and continue to be covered for replacement once per year (the employee may choose to pay for boots outside of the covered options).
• Continued training and development.
• Tuition reimbursement and No-Cost-No-Debt Employee Development programs are available per MPA policy.