Job Specification
ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRIC UTILITY
DEFINITION:
Under direction, repairs and maintains electric generating, transmission,
and distribution equipment and circuits at electric generating stations,
switch yards, and distribution substations; does other related duties as
required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all
duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed
on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Utilizing electrical test equipment, troubleshoots defective equipment
to determine the cause of malfunction or failure.
Informs plant personnel of necessary equipment down-time requiring
changes from normal generating and transmission equipment operation
to maintain uninterrupted service.
Repairs and replaces equipment such as relays, switches, supervisory
controls, and indicating and recording instruments.
Tests and repairs switchboard and equipment circuitry, interpreting
wiring diagrams to trace and connect numerous wires carrying current
for independent functions.
Cleans and repairs brushes, commutators, windings, and bearings of
generators, motors, and converters.
Tests and maintains transmission and distribution equipment such as
meters, relays, circuit breakers, and transformers.
Tests insulators and bushings of equipment for power leakage by
imposing specified voltage on insulation through testing apparatus
and calculating insulation loss.
Tests oil in circuit breakers and transformers for dielectric strength.
Repairs or rebuilds oil circuit breakers, transformers, and lightning
arrestors by replacing defective parts.
Disconnects voltage regulators for removal by other workers by
loosening bolts and screws, and connects replacement regulator
to high-voltage line.
Periodically replenishes oil in circuit breakers and transformers not
needing repair.
Checks lock-out and tag-out switches before repairing or replacing
equipment to ensure power cutoffs.
Repairs electrical machinery such as generators and converters.
Installs, maintains, and repairs underground electric systems
(service laterals and secondary and primary feeds).
Installs transformers and terminates cable for installation. Records
monthly substation readings.
Maintains and repairs substation equipment (breakers, switches)
testing relays, and making visual inspection of insulators.
Performs various general electrical maintenance and repair
(service panels and basic and complex wiring).
Installs, maintains, and repairs traffic controllers (electronic and
mechanical) and traffic lighting.
Installs, tests, repairs, and maintains single and three phase meters,
wiring, and equipment.
Installs, tests, repairs, and maintains generators, transformers,
converters, regulators, switches, circuit breakers, recording
instruments, control systems, and other circuit elements.
Dismantles, repairs, and assembles generators, synchronous motors,
motor generators, and rotary converters.
Installs, alters, and replaces generation and distribution equipment in
power plants, substations, transformer vaults, or distribution centers.
Cleans, adjusts, and repairs electrical equipment such as air and oil
circuit breakers and remotely controlled supervisory and telemetering
equipment.
Constructs and installs rigid conduits.
Pulls in conductors, assembles buss bars, phases out and connects
conductors, splices cables, and seals connections.
Troubleshoots distribution circuits and generating and controlling
equipment to locate and correct causes of outages and improper
operation.
Makes emergency repairs to power lines and equipment sometimes
working on distribution systems when they are energized.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in the installation, repair, and
maintenance of electric generating, transmission, and distribution
equipment and circuits.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of electrical theory such as power factor, transformers,
series and parallel circuits, line loading, line losses, and dielectric or
conductive properties of materials.
Knowledge of procedures used in installing, repairing, and maintaining
electrical generators, transformers, converters, regulators, switches,
circuit breakers, and other electric generating transmission and
distribution equipment.
Knowledge of safety precautions to be taken in working with high
voltage and energized circuits.
Ability to calculate circuit values and determine when operating
limitations of equipment are exceeded.
Ability to plan and carry through operations in the installation,
troubleshooting, and repair of high-voltage generating, controlling,
and distributing systems.
Ability to use instruments such as insulation mugger, oscillator, and
tone detector to locate faults in underground cables or to use phasing
stick or phase rotation meter to check out rotation of cables before
switching into a hot circuit.
Ability to read and understand circuit diagrams of interconnections
such as generators, buses, switches, and circuit breakers in a
powerhouse or the feeders, substations, transformers, and
interconnections of a primary distribution system to diagnose problems
in the electrical system.
Ability to diagnose problems and determine corrective action for
electric power equipment such as switch gear, transformer banks,
and circuit breakers in powerhouses and substations, and underground
and overhead power lines.
Ability to install, repair, and maintain commonly used electric power
generating and distributing equipment.
Ability to replace and adjust mechanical contacts and tripping and
time-delay intervals of circuit breakers and relays using feeler gauges,
dressing tools, and timing devices.
Ability to determine types and sizes of wire, conduits, transformers, and
methods of installation and repair to ensure proper and safe operation
of electric distribution system.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
related units.
Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English
sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign
Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms
of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they
can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable
accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it
would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be
eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 07677 | | L | C | | N/A | 14 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
7/04/2011 |
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