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Section 45 - Engineering Operations
45/50400715/ELSLDR/03.28.24-LH
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO PERMANENT DOTD EMPLOYEES ONLY!
CLASS A CDL IS REQUIRED BEFORE APPOINTMENT
WEEKLY STATEWIDE TRAVEL AND 24 HOUR ON CALL STATUS REQUIRED
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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Nicholas Wilkinson
Traffic Operations Manager
225-241-3968
Qualifications
SUBSTITUTIONS:
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.
