Electrician - Phoenix Convention Center

About This Position

The Phoenix Convention Center and Venues is one of the premier convention facilities in the United States. It hosts a diverse range of conventions, trade shows, meetings, and entertainment events. We are committed to delivering the highest levels of customer service and guest experience in the industry.

This position performs skilled level electrician work in the maintenance, construction, installation, alteration/modification, and repair of electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures in accordance with standard practices of the electrical trade for primarily commercial and industrial applications. These duties are performed in various convention center, theater, and garage locations. Positions may be assigned to shop or field locations. Certain assignments may include electronics metering and instrumentation and working with various voltages. Assignments are received by sketches, blueprints, verbally, and through work orders.

There are currently four vacancies for this role. This electrician position is for the Phoenix Convention Center and Venues. The Convention center is a twenty hours per day Seven days per week operation. Electrical positions work Sunday- Wednesday or Wednesday- Saturday. Four, ten-hour day or evening shift.

SALARY

$35.78 - $47.95 per hour base wage. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information.
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 002 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized four-year electrical apprenticeship program, or equivalent training,
• or three years of experience as a skilled electrician.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• Other requirement include:
• Working second shift, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Working in small, cramped areas such as ceiling crawl spaces, and equipment enclosures.
• Working at heights up to 100 feet.
• Working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience in/with
• Commercial and/or industrial experience.
• Medium voltage experience (maintenance, installation, equipment, and substations).
• Experience with NFPA70E.
• Reviewing plans, making recommendations, and working with contractors and /or service partners.
• Installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment up to 480V.
• Use of aerial equipment at heights of 100 feet.
• Lighting maintenance; ballast, lamps, relays, and computer operation.
• Installation, repairing, operation, and maintaining of medium voltage (12.47kv, 13.8kv) feeder systems and substations.
• Guest Services, providing seamless services with direct customer contact.
• Installing or working with S.E.S., transformer, or generator equipment.
• Lighting installation or controls, troubleshooting and repair.
• Preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Reading blueprints, schematics, and one lines.
• Profiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes August 6, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Electrician, JC:74120, ID# 62230, 07/24/26, USM, DB, Benefits:002.

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.