TRADES APPRENTICE-ELECTRICIAN-ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST

About the role

At DOTD our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. This position is advanced level work with maintenance, repair and construction of electrical facilities on movable bridges, tunnels, underpasses, ferries, buildings, grounds and navigation locks. The duties of this position require that the incumbent work directly on or be exposed to energized electrical conductors and equipment carrying in excess of 480 volts. If you’re driven, collaborative and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and repair single and three phase electrical services including step-down transformers, service panels and service connections.
• Troubleshoot, install and repair electric motors and related motors, starters, relays and circuit breakers and controls on all of the district’s facilities including all of the bridge span drive motors, bridge span locks and break motors, hydraulic and water pump motors, traffic gate motors and selsyn sending and receiving units.
• Service, troubleshoot and repair control boards and control circuits including electrical speed control, relays including phase failure relays, limit switches and electrical component bypass circuits.
• Perform electrical maintenance and repair to all systems on the district’s movable and stationary bridges as well as the district’s tunnels, underpasses, navigation locks, including service and repair to generators, transformers, electrical service pumps and roadway, navigation and house lighting.
• Troubleshoot, service and install reversing starts, under voltage relays and multi-breakers, both single and three phase.

Requirements

• No experience or training is required.
• A valid Louisiana Class “D” Chauffeur’s License may be required at time of appointment.

Pay

Compensation: Trades Apprentice $16.06 hourly; Electrician $19.67 hourly; Electrician Specialist $21.05 hourly. Career progression: vacancies may be filled as Trades Apprentice, Electrician, or Electrician Specialist depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum monthly salary for the Electrician Specialist is $6,566.00.