Facilities Maintenance Electrical Journeyman

Description

CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country and as a quickly growing company, we are always looking for passionate, talented, and creative people to join our team’s roster. If you are looking for a challenge that will lead you to the next level of your career, you have found the right place.

Position Summary

The Journeyman Electrical Facilities Maintenance Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems and equipment within a facility or campus environment. This role ensures electrical infrastructure remains safe, reliable, and compliant with applicable codes while supporting daily operations, preventive maintenance, and facility improvement projects. This is a safety sensitive position.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Perform installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems including lighting, power distribution, motors, controls, panels, and circuits.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical issues using testing instruments and schematics.

• Repair or replace defective wiring, fixtures, breakers, transformers, outlets, and switches.

• Ensure all work complies with the National Electrical Code (NEC), local regulations, and safety standards.

• Conduct routine inspections of electrical systems to identify potential failures or safety hazards.

• Maintain electrical equipment through scheduled preventive maintenance tasks.

• Document maintenance activities, test results, and repair actions.

• Support operation and upkeep of facility systems such as HVAC equipment, generators, fire alarm systems, and building automation systems.

• Assist other maintenance personnel with multi-trade tasks when necessary.

• Install new electrical equipment and wiring in support of facility upgrades or renovations.

• Read and interpret blueprints, electrical diagrams, and technical documents.

• Coordinate with contractors and other departments to ensure project timelines and standards are met.

• Follow all safety procedures, lockout/tagout practices, and PPE requirements.

• Identify unsafe conditions and take corrective actions.

• Maintain compliance with all electrical codes and workplace safety regulations.

• Performs other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Valid Journeyman Electrician License (state-issued).
• 3–5 years of electrical experience in a commercial, industrial, or facilities environment.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, electrical theory, and safe work practices.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, blueprints, and technical manuals.
• Experience with electronic test instruments (multimeters, megohm testers, etc.).

Skills & Abilities

• Valid Driver's License and own reliable transportation.
• Excellent working knowledge of the Building Codes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with building automation systems (BAS/BMS).
• Knowledge of low-voltage systems, security systems, or fire alarm systems.
• Familiarity with HVAC electrical systems, VFDs, and motor control centers.
• CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) experience.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

May work inside or outside.  Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, in all-weather elements such as rain, heat, cold and snow. This position also requires work at extreme heights, in areas that are under construction, or in restricted areas such as a switchgear room, manhole, utility tunnel, crawl space, or attic, in confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces; works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities.

• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead. 
• Lift 51 pounds, routinely. Constantly move about on the feet. 
• Climb ladders of all types. 
• Complete full day assignments involving overhead work. 
• Must be able to make transition from employee parking area or street into construction work areas and to access all levels of the building, even if the only means of access is by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction, but acceptable for use.
• Must be capable of securing tools and materials from storage areas to complete assigned tasks.
• Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 
• Possess good hearing, normal or corrected. 
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest) at all times. 
• Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. This position requires flexible work hours. In order to get a project completed on time, this position is often required to work overtime, weekends, and night shifts. 
• Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.