Electrical O&M Technician

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operation, monitoring, and maintenance of electrical systems within facility and mission-critical environments.
• Maintain safe and reliable operation of low-voltage (LV), medium-voltage (MV), and associated electrical distribution systems.
• Execute preventive maintenance (PM), corrective maintenance (CM), and emergency response activities.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults, equipment failures, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Support facility uptime, reliability, and operational continuity requirements.
• Respond to alarms, system abnormalities, and electrical emergencies in accordance with site procedures.
• Maintain compliance with site safety policies, LOTO procedures, NFPA 70E requirements, and electrical safety standards.
• Accurately document work activities, findings, and completed tasks within CMMS platforms such as IBM Maximo.
• Support operational readiness, commissioning turnover, and startup activities for new systems or modifications.
• Perform routine rounds and inspections of electrical infrastructure.
• Monitor electrical system performance through SCADA, BMS, EPMS, or local control interfaces.
• Verify electrical system parameters including voltage, current, power quality, frequency, load balance, breaker status, and UPS alarms.
• Operate electrical equipment in accordance with approved switching procedures and operational sequences.
• Support planned shutdowns, maintenance outages, and energization activities.
• Assist with electrical isolations and safe restoration of systems.
• Escalate abnormal operating conditions to engineering or site leadership.
• Perform preventive maintenance on switchgear, MCCs, panelboards, transformers, UPS systems, PDUs/RPPs, ATS systems, generators, battery systems, lighting systems, and VFDs.
• Conduct infrared (IR) inspections and identify thermal anomalies.
• Perform breaker inspections, cleaning, torque verification, and operational testing.
• Assist with battery inspections, impedance testing, and battery replacements.
• Aid in generator maintenance, load bank testing, and fuel system inspections.
• Replace failed electrical components and coordinate vendor support when required.
• Maintain spare parts inventory and critical electrical equipment inventory.
• Diagnose electrical faults using testing instruments, meters, and system trends.
• Analyze nuisance trips, harmonics, overloads, and power quality issues.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA) activities following equipment failures or outages.
• Identify reliability improvement opportunities and recurring failure trends.
• Afford assistance to engineering teams with implementation of corrective actions.
• Review electrical alarms and historical trends to proactively identify operational risks.
• Follow all site-specific EHS requirements and electrical safe work practices.
• Execute Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures prior to maintenance activities.
• Utilize proper PPE for energized electrical work.
• Participate in safety audits, toolbox talks, and incident investigations.
• Maintain arc flash awareness and compliance with electrical safety boundaries.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions or Good Catch observations.
• Complete maintenance reports and work order documentation accurately.
• Maintain electrical one-line diagrams, switching logs, and operational records.
• Support development and revision of SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, switching procedures, and PM procedures.
• Support shift passdowns and operational turnover meetings.
• Support startup and commissioning activities for new electrical systems.
• Participate in pre-functional inspections, energization verification, functional testing, and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Verify systems are installed and operating in accordance with design intent.
• Aid in punch list resolution and turnover documentation activities.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of MV/LV electrical distribution systems and critical facility operations.
• Experience maintaining switchgear, UPS systems, generators, transformers, ATS systems, and power distribution equipment.
• Knowledge of SCADA, BMS, EPMS, and power monitoring systems.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, control drawings, and panel schedules.
• Experience using multimeters, meggers, clamp meters, IR cameras, and power quality analyzers.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills related to electrical systems and reliability.
• Familiarity with preventive and corrective maintenance practices within critical environments.
• Strong understanding of NFPA 70E, NEC requirements, and electrical safety procedures.
• Experience working with CMMS systems such as IBM Maximo.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and coordination skills.
• Commitment to safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

Education / Licenses / Certifications

• Must have a journeyman electrician's license for the state of New Mexico.
• Associate’s degree in Electrical Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related field preferred.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• NFPA 70E training certification preferred.
• Electrical maintenance or operations-related certifications preferred.