Seasonal Temporary Journeyman Electrician

Electrician II
Electrician II
Permanent Full-time
General Services
Facility Maintenance
The General Services Department – Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining critical City of Norfolk buildings and systems, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations across diverse facilities. Within this division, the Central Energy Plant (CEP) team supports and services key downtown facilities including City Hall, the Slover Library, the School Administration Building, and the Norfolk City Jail. Staff at CEP play a vital role in keeping these essential government and community facilities operating safely and effectively.
The Electrician II position is a skilled journeyman-level role responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems in a wide range of city-owned facilities. This role performs corrective and preventive electrical maintenance, responds to service requests, troubleshoots issues, and ensures safe and compliant work practices. The Electrician II uses the City’s computerized work order system (Asset Essentials) to receive, document, and close out work orders. Work often involves coordination with other trades, contractors, supervisors, and building occupants. Safety and communication are key, as this role requires strict adherence to OSHA standards, including lockout/tagout procedures, and frequent use of a bucket truck for
The position is ideal for a licensed journeyman who enjoys variety, problem solving, and contributing to the safe and reliable operation of public facilities across Norfolk.
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures in city facilities.
Perform preventive maintenance tasks on electrical systems, including inspections and scheduled service.
Operate a bucket truck and other specialized equipment safely to access and repair elevated fixtures or systems.
Respond to high-priority electrical service calls across the city, providing timely and professional support.
Document work performed, labor hours, and materials used in the Asset Essentials computerized work order system.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, contractors, and building occupants, ensuring updates are provided and customer service standards are met.
Assist contractors by providing facility access, sharing system knowledge, and verifying completed work.
Monitor and address electrical issues that could impact public events or daily operations, ensuring facilities remain safe and operational.
Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
Two (2) or more years of experience in facility maintenance or municipal/commercial settings.
Demonstrated experience operating a bucket truck and working safely at heights.
Strong knowledge of OSHA electrical safety standards, including lockout/tagout.
Current Journeyman Electrician’s License.

State Journeyman Electrician's License required within one (1) year of employment.
Schedule will be Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Occasional overtime work will be required due to facility emergencies and/or contractor work scheduling.
Signing Bonus:
This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus.
Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
Retirement
If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
~ Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.
The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."
How many years of experience do you have performing electrical work in a facility maintenance/commercial setting?
~ Do you currently hold a Journeyman Electrician’s License?
How comfortable are you with using a computerized work order system (such as Asset Essentials) to receive, document, and close work orders?
I’ve used digital systems but may need training
How do you approach preventive maintenance?
Perform preventive maintenance on schedule, regardless of appearance
Balance preventive maintenance with corrective repairs, adjusting to priorities
Perform preventive maintenance only if there’s time after corrective repairs
I’ve only received training, not applied it in practice
In a municipal setting, you receive three urgent calls at once: an outlet sparking in City Hall, exterior lights out at Scope Arena before an event, and a tripped breaker at the jail. How do you typically interact with building occupants when responding to a call?
Outdoor construction job sites
A single building or plant with routine, repetitive work
What motivates you most to work as an Electrician II with the City of Norfolk?
Experience for advancing into the private sector
Stability and benefits of municipal employment
Variety and diversity of work across city buildings
Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?
Please indicate your veteran status. (I am not a Veteran
I am a Veteran
I am a Disabled Veteran