398-CLS-11-26 Electrician @ M&O
Compensation
The Role
**POSITION #398-CLS-11-26**
Electrician - Trades II / Maintenance and Operations
8.0 hours per day/260 days per year
Salary Schedule: $33.40-$35.64 per hour
Starts: January 4th 2027
The Electrician performs maintenance, troubleshooting, modification, and expansion work on commercial electrical systems to provide a safe and fully functional work and educational environment for the Wenatchee School District. The role includes ensuring all electrical work complies with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and Washington State Labor & Industries (L&I) regulations. The Electrician will collaborate with other trades, vendors, and regulatory agencies to support a variety of electrical systems, equipment, and projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties are typical for this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned:
- Electrical Systems Maintenance and Repair:
- + Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, modification, and expansion on commercial electrical systems (low voltage to 480 volts, single phase and three phase).
+ Maintain indoor and outdoor lighting systems, including the replacement of bulbs, ballasts, and fixtures requiring specialized knowledge and skills.
+ Inspect electrical systems routinely to ensure safe operation and compliance with regulatory requirements.
+ Design and install NEC code compliant AC circuits.
+ Enforce or report violations of NEC and Washington State L&I electrical codes.
+ Perform routine electrical inspections in compliance with district standards and regulatory agencies.
- Collaboration with Other Trades and Departments:
- + Work with other trades to maintain, repair, and install electrical motors, including variable frequency drives (VFDs) and other electrical equipment.
+ Collaborate with engineers and electrical contractors for larger projects, providing technical input and support.
- Documentation and Reporting:
- + Work with and maintain organized blueprints, wiring diagrams, and operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals, updating them to reflect modifications and as-built conditions.
+ Develop and maintain accurate panel schedules and circuit documentation for all electrical systems.
+ Keep maintenance records and maintain building as builts.
- Testing and Equipment Operation:
- + Operate testing and locating equipment commonly used in the electrical trade.
+ Estimate job time and material costs, purchase materials, and manage inventory.
- Project and Personnel Management:
- + Instruct, schedule, and supervise, helpers, or assistants as needed.
+ Coordinate and attend approved training programs to maintain a current Washington State L&I certificate.
- Service and Transportation:
- + Drive a service truck to transport tools and materials to job sites.
+ Load and unload materials and supplies and maintain service truck inventory.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
- Education and Experience:
- + Minimum of five years of commercial/industrial electrical maintenance experience.
+ Experience in using elevating work platforms for overhead electrical work is a plus.
- Licensing and Certification:
- + Possession of a valid Washington State Labor & Industries O2 speciality license or equivalent.
+ A valid Washington State driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Knowledge and Skills:
- + Proficiency in desktop and web-based e-mail and internet software.
+ Ability to perform internet research for materials, pricing, and solutions.
+ Ability to read and understand building blue prints and one line drawings.
Physical Demands
The following physical demands are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Physical Requirements:
- + Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle, finger, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
+ Ability to work on ladders up to 8 feet high.
+ Occasional sitting, talking, and hearing.
+ Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
+ Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work Environment:
- + Frequently exposed to fumes, airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock.
+ Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high places, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather condi
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Growth opportunities