Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical (Desert Region)

Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

There is currently one opening for Operations & Maintenance Technician IV - Electrical located at Iron Mountain (Earp, CA).

This recruitment will be used to build an eligibility list for the following locations: Eagle Mountain (Desert Center, CA); Hinds (Desert Center, CA); Iron Mountain (Earp, CA); Gene Camp (Parker Dam, CA); and Intake (Parker Dam, CA).

This eligibility list is active for 6 months from time of hire.

As an Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Electrical, you'll apply your electrical expertise to support and maintain critical water utility and facility systems that keep communities running. In this hands-on role, you will troubleshoot, install, maintain, and repair complex electrical equipment and infrastructure while working within a team. This is an opportunity for a seasoned electrical professional to take on meaningful work, solve technical challenges, and make a direct impact in an essential industry.

What You'll Do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve electrical systems associated with pumps, turbines, generators, transformers, motors, and related treatment and distribution facilities.
• Maintain and improve electrical components and infrastructure within treatment plants, pump plants, reservoirs, hydroelectric facilities, right-of-ways, and supporting operational sites.
• Perform preventive, and corrective, troubleshooting electrical maintenance to ensure safe, reliable, and uninterrupted system operations.
• Monitor electrical equipment performance using advanced diagnostic and predictive testing methods to identify and resolve potential issues proactively.
• Support the operation and maintenance of high-voltage overhead and underground electrical distribution systems across treatment, conveyance, and distribution infrastructure.
• Upgrade and expand electrical capacity and systems to meet evolving operational demands for water treatment, conveyance, distribution, and hydroelectric generation.
• Ensure the ongoing reliability of critical revenue-generating assets and electrical systems.

This position is eligible to rent Metropolitan Water District housing.

The Incentive Pay program will be setup to provide a Desert Branch Assignment Premium to qualifying employees as follows:

• 5% for all employees assigned to Gene Camp or Intake.
• 15% for all employees assigned to Hinds Pumping Plant, Eagle Mountain, or Iron Mountain.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

Schedule: 8/6; 8 Days On (Wed – Wed 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM), 6 Days Off (Thu - Tue).

Employees in this position will be required to work off-shift hours and/or stand-by service to address operational needs and emergencies as required. Pump plant personnel assigned stand-by are required to respond within 15 minutes.

Employment Standards Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: High school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency in addition to a minimum of 6 years in an electrical maintenance position in a pump plant, treatment plant, hydroelectric or conveyance and distribution facility or similar environment.

OR

High school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency in addition to the attainment of journey level skills through a recognized electrical trade training program.

Journey level experience as demonstrated by practical application of general and advanced techniques and practices specific to the operation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems in treatment or pump plants, conveyance and distribution, power generation systems, and related apparatus.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registration Requirements License(s): Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:

• Valid Driver's license from state of residency equivalent to a California Class A and/or B with appropriate commercial license endorsements.
• Crane Certifications
• Forklift Certification
• Aerial lift Certification
• Chemical Responder
• MWD High Voltage Switching Certificate

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment

This position is eligible to rent Metropolitan Water District housing.

The Incentive Pay program will be setup to provide a Desert Branch Assignment Premium to qualifying employees as follows:

• 5% for all employees assigned to Gene Camp or Intake.
• 15% for all employees assigned to Hinds Pumping Plant, Eagle Mountain, or Iron Mountain.

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

About MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email: View email address on click.appcast.io.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—but are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).