Senior Electrician
Published Date: Apr 3, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$58.91 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Application open date: 4/10/2025
Application close date: 5/1/2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
LAUSD EMPLOYEES: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network(VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installingthe GlobalProtect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or (213) 241-5200 or viatheir page (https://www.lausd.org/helpdesk)
DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
The immediate vacancy is at LAUSD's Information Technology Services (ITS).
The division has 600+ staff members, including programmers, network engineers, and administrative staff - all of whom provide support to the Schools and most District offices in a professional, forward thinking, and challenging environment. Technologies supported range from personal systems to enterprise-wide systems and applications.
BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start.
Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Senior Electrician assists in overseeing the overall electrical operations in a designated Maintenance and Operations area. Some of the core duties that job incumbents will perform, may require that he/she:
- Surveys sites, plans, schedules, inspects, and certifies completion of operations performed by District and contract personnel involving the construction, maintenance, repair, and alteration of facilities.
- Develops, reviews, and revises work schedules.
- Confers with craft supervisors or managers on job requirements, plans, and schedules.
- Prepares job estimates, scope of work, and sketches of work required.
- Plans, coordinates, and schedules projects with District personnel, community representatives, contractors, vendors, and the public.
- Prepares correspondence, reports, instructions, description of tasks, and related documents.
- Provides emergency responses and related services to minimize safety hazards to students, employees, and the public.
- Orients work crews in the proper and safe use of tools, equipment, and materials, and implements safe work practices.
- Provides work direction to craft personnel.
- Identifies and evaluates equipment, supplies, techniques, and systems.
- Ensures compliance with procurement procedures.
- Coordinates resolution of construction project issues in accordance with District policy, applicable laws, and regulations.
- Obtains contracts from private vendors and interacts with, coordinates, and inspects the work of contractors.
- Performs journey-level duties as needed.
- May act in place of the supervisor during absences.
- Enters work order and requisition data utilizing computer systems.
- Applies provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED: You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation.
Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
NOTE: You MUST upload evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency (i.e. scan or take a picture of your documents) to your candidate profile, under “Other Documents.” Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. The original of this degree evaluation must be presented. For more information on Foreign Transcript Evaluation please visit https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/commission-approved-foreign-transcript-evaluating-agencies.
Experience: One year of experience as a Los Angeles Unified School District Electrician.
Special: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.
Special Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and safely lift up to 100 pounds in inspecting or assisting projects when needed
- Ability to work safely at heights of 50 feet or more with the use of ladders, scaffolds, and other related equipment
- Ability to work safely in confined spaces
- Adequate color perception to identify color-coded conductor wires
- Adequate hearing to listen to unusual sounds from transformers, fixture ballast, and fire alarms
- Normal smelling to detect burning transformers, breakers, conductors, switches, ballast, and relays
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of:
- Principles of organization, personnel management, and progressive disciplinary procedures
- Pertinent employee health and safety laws, regulations, and District policies and procedures
- Pertinent provisions of labor contracts
- City, County, State, Federal, and other codes pertinent to electrical systems
- Practices, processes, materials and tools used in electrical construction and maintenance for repair of electrical systems and equipment, low voltage systems, below 600 voltage systems, above 600 voltage systems, light and power systems, clocks, bells, fire alarm systems, and electrically operated and motor-driven electrical equipment, machinery, and tools
- Wood framing, concrete, and masonry construction related to electrical work
- Design, construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical equipment and systems
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to effectively:
- Read and interpret blueprints, plans, drawings and specifications
- Enter and retrieve information using computers
- Recognize, analyze, and deal effectively with problems and issues
- Estimate cost of materials and labor
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Work effectively with administrators, other District personnel and the public
- Manage and direct multiple projects simultaneously
- Promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment
- Maintain confidentiality
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The assessment process for this classification will tentatively consist of a Written Test, Technical Project, and Technical Interview.
This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well qualified candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely relates to this position in the on-line application. In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency demonstrating you meet the EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section). Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website athttp://www.lausdjobs.org.
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Marlyn Sanchez at Marlyn.Sanchez@lausd.net.
APPLICATION PROCESS
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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