ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST LEADER

Salary : $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location : Houma, LA Job Type: Classified Job Number: 02/ELSLDR/131405/11.20.24-LA Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division: District 2- New Orleans Opening Date: 11/20/2024 Closing Date: 12/5/2024 11:59 PM Central Supplemental Information Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: Electrician Specialist Leader - $24.10 hourly No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy. Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. This position may be filled as a Detail to Special Duty or a Probationary appointment requiring 6-24 months on probation. Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here: DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines. For further information about this vacancy contact: Jacob Oncale LA DOTD ADA of Operations JACOB.ONCALELA.GOV 985-858-2400 "The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type." Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience in the electrical trade. SUBSTITUTIONS: Training in the electrical trade will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience on a month for month basis. Job Concepts Function of Work: To perform advanced technical and highly skilled electrical repairs, and installations on utility plant electrical systems, high voltage transmission systems, traffic signals, electrically operated bridge systems and marine electrical systems in accordance with the National Electrical Code. To provide assistance, guidance and limited support to not less than two Electricians or other journeyman level tradesman while also performing advanced level electrical repairs, installation and maintenance on systems at 660 volts and above. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: General from an Electrician Specialist Foreman or other higher level maintenance personnel. Supervision Exercised: Lead worker over Electricians, Electrician Specialist and lower level electrical trade workers, helpers, apprentice and Trades Helpers. Location of Work: May be used by all State agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Electrician and Electrician-Leader by the requirement to function as a leadworker over other journeyman and the performance of more complex, technical and highly skilled repairs and installation tasks on systems requiring 660 volts and above. Differs from Electrician Specialist by the requirement to function as a leadworker over two or more Electrician Specialist. Serves as functional foreman in the absence of supervising personnel. Differs from Electrician Specialist Foreman by the lack of full supervisory responsibility over subordinates. Examples of Work BRIDGE MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST Performs all functions and duties of Electrician Specialist at the leadworker level. Performs entire electrical maintenance on movable bridges and stationary bridges. Installs electrical equipment such as motors, starters, relays, panel boxes, switches, and coils for single and three phase systems. Installs different types of voltage transformers and may be required to adjust voltage of agency owned transformers. Troubleshoots shorts and open circuits in wiring, motors and emergency generators. Maintains and repairs bridge hydraulic systems such as pumps, cylinders, hoses, filters, control valves. Maintains and repairs grid couplings, locks, wedges, barriers on movable bridges. Performs maintenance to electrical distribution system over 600 volts at the district headquarters compound. DISTRIBUTION AND POWER PLAN SYSTEMS ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST Performs all functions and duties of Electrician Specialist at the leadworker level. Perform a majority of duties on systems/equipment at and above 660 volts: Installs high voltage transformers. Makes voltage adjustments on transformers. Makes splices and insulates high voltage underground and overhead cables of 1,400 volts and above. Locates and corrects problems on high and low voltage lines by using insulation meggers, oscillators or tone detectors to locate faults in underground cables. Uses phasing sticks on phase rotation meters to check out rotation of cables before switching into the circuits. Troubleshoots, repairs, and installs electrical meters, starters, and related switch gear and controls. Installs, tests, repairs, and maintains generators, transformers, converters, regulators, switches, circuit breakers, recording instruments, control systems and other circuit systems. 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 telemetering equipment. Draws, interprets, updates and files electrical blueprints. Provides guidance to private contractors on circuitry layout of building and facilities. Directs and trains helpers and may supervise other electricians or maintenance personnel on a functional basis. MARINE ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST Performs all functions and duties of Electrician Specialist at he lead worker level. Performs advanced Journeyman level work in the installation and maintenance of marine electrical systems and related equipment. Installs and repairs marine distribution cables. Dismantles, repairs and assemble generators, synchronous motors, and marine motor generators and may overhaul marine generators on marine vessel electrical power plant systems. Installs, tests, repairs, and maintain marine vessel generators, transformers, converters, regulators, switches, circuit breakers, recording instruments, control systems and other circuit systems. Install and repairs rigid electrical conduits, pulls in conductors, assembles buss bars, phases out and converts conductors, splices cables and seals connectors. Trouble shoots distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment to locate and correct the causes of outages and improper operation. Repairs electrical auxiliary equipment in boosters and engine rooms, filtering and changing transformer oil, and checking conditions of insulators, oil circuit breakers and related equipment. Checks and trues commutators and slip rings of rotary equipment while turning in their bearings, using dressing stones, under cutters and grinders. Uses standard electrical tools and equipment such as volt meters, ammeters, watt meters, places and adjust mechanical contacts and trippers and time-delay intervals of circuit breakers and relays using feeler gauges, dressing tools, and timing devices. Installs, alters, maintains, and repairs electrical systems such as electrical motors for generator pumps, lighting systems, and other electrical fixtures and equipment. Performs repairs, maintenance and alteration to electrical systems of electrical movable bridges repairing limit switches, plunger switches, electrical drive motors, transformers, conduits hydraulic pump motors and troubleshoots all electrical systems. SIGNAL LIGHT ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST Performs all functions and duties of Electrician Specialist at the leadworker level. Installs, alters, maintains and repairs, traffic signals, controllers, and traffic loops. Uses volt, amp and watt meters to troubleshoot and repair electrical problems. Repairs overhead lights at rest areas, weigh stations and highway units. Installs new traffic signal lights and flashing beacons. Erects new poles and transfers interconnect and other cables, spans and controllers to new poles. Erects free standing electronic traffic controllers at roadway intersections and fabricates signal lights. Inspects signal cables and replaces signal heads. JOB DUTIES 30% Troubleshoot: Installs and repairs electrical "motors and related motors, starters, relays, and circuit breakers, and controls on all of the District's facilities including all of the bridges and locks, break motors, hydraulic and water pump motors, traffic gate motors and selsyn sending and receiving units as well as control boards and control circuits including electrical speed controls, relays including phase failure relays, limit switches and electrical components by-pass circuits, reversing starters, under voltage relays and multi-breakers, both single and three phase. 25% Provides guidance, functional supervision and training of subordinate personnel in the construction, maintenance, and installation of electrical service for the District's bridges, tunnels, underpasses, navigational locks, sewer plants, and other facilities. 10% Installs, maintains and repairs single phase and three phase electrical services including step down transformers and service panels, and service connections. 10% Performs electrical maintenance and repairs to the District's tunnel, underpasses, navigational locks, and crew boats including service and repair to generators, transformers, electrical service for pumps and roadways, navigation and house lighting. 10% Services and repairs electrical facilities on all of the District's buildings and grounds including generators, transformers, air compressors, air conditioner units, lighting and electrical services. Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair other electrical equipment in the District and other facilities as necessary. 10% Installs conduit of all sizes and runs wires of various sizes and voltage ratings in connection with electrical equipment in the District. 5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others 01 To ensure compliance with PPM 9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members? 02 Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee? Yes No 03 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? Yes No 04 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? Yes No 05 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA". 06 Do you have a Class D "Chauffeurs" driver's license? Required Question