Lighting Technician 1 - Fredericksburg, VA

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical lighting maintenance scope including changing bulbs, ballasts, and drivers on existing lighting fixtures.
• Work from aerial lifts in most cases and be a direct interface with customers.
• Dispatched daily to customers and responsible for resolving customers' lighting problems in the highest professional and safe manner.
• Complete all site documentation on an electronic device requiring knowledge of current smart phone / personal tablet technology.
• Present yourself in a clean and professional manner at all times, with a primary focus on customer satisfaction, quality and safety.
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic lighting components.
• Install and mount lighting controls, devices, sensors, and components.
• Safely operate aerial lifts and bucket trucks.
• Test lighting systems and continuity of circuits in fixtures using testing devices.
• Inspect installation sites and study work orders, building plans, and installation manuals to determine materials requirements and installation procedures.
• Diagnose malfunctioning lighting systems and components using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
• Read contract drawings.
• Troubleshoot EMS systems, smart breakers, and relays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with at least 1 year of related experience.
• Reliable Transportation.
• Must successfully pass a background check and drug test.
• Must be committed to excellence and generate high quality work.
• Must consistently report to work on time, work well with other employees to accomplish a common goal, and maintain a safe work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 10
• Any other relevant certifications (e.g. Lift / Aerial Training)

Physical Abilities

• Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.
• Demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks including loading, unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in transportation of materials.
• Follow proper lifting techniques and safety protocols to ensure personal and team safety.
• Relocate a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Work at various heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull and reach overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), ability to see in color, and ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong (not including solving the problem).
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.