High Voltage Electrician I

• 508748
• Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
• AFSCME
• Facilities Maintenance & Trades
• Full Time

* Staff * Opening on: Apr 28 2026 * Closing on: Jul 28 2026 ADD TO FAVORITES VIEW FAVORITES Title: High Voltage Electrician I

Executive Area

Administration and Finance

College/School/MBU

Facilities Management

Department

Utilities Electrical

Work Location

Amherst

Schedule

Full Time

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Job Summary

The High Voltage Electrician I operates, maintains, and repairs the campus 115,000 high voltage power distribution system, exterior lighting system, and related equipment.

Essential Functions

Tests, repairs, or replaces insulators, conductors, transformers, fuses, disconnects, and lightning arresters.

Makes standard types of transformer connections.

Assembles, disassembles, and maintains major rotating equipment such as synchronous condensers, motors, and generators.

Installs and repairs switchboard wiring and controls, major devices, and equipment, complicated wiring relaying, and control circuits using plans and drawings as required.

Diagnoses and repairs trouble relating to assignments.

Assembles, disassembles, and rebuilds power circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and power and distribution transformer.

Installs new construction for all voltage classifications.

Performs unusual work where no standard methods or specific directions are available.

Performs all types of cable cutover and transfer work.

Arranges and lays out cable equipment and bus installations in manholes and vaults.

Makes standard types of splices and pothead installations in any positions.

Uses distribution live line tools (for 13,800 volts, 2,400 volts and 115,000 volts).

Instructs and provides technical guidance to lower level line personnel.

May exercise functional supervision to 1-5 employees on a p...