Electrician

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LOCATIONS

Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE

07/17/2026PAY GRADE:

Grade 24TYPE:

Full timeJOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified Electrician to perform professional electrical maintenance and repair of equipment and fixtures in public buildings and structures, or they may repair high voltage industrial electrical systems and equipment such as large motors, fans, pumps, and various other computer controlled industrial size electrical equipment in a large building or industrial setting. Electricians plan and carry out their assignments, resolve most of the conflicts that arise, coordinate the work with others, and interpret policy on their own initiative in terms of established objectives. Work assignments are received through work orders and verbally. Work is performed independently with latitude for determining materials. Work is subjected to inspection by a supervisor and inspectors from the city during construction and upon completion.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

$54,849 - $85,092MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Driver's License.
• Journeyman’s Electrician Card from the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board.
• Experience reading a ladder diagram used to document industrial control logic systems, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment.
• Experience performing Industrial electrical work (e.g., motor drive units, variable frequency drive, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and medium and...