Trades Specialist Electrician Position Available In Delaware, New York

Location:

Delhi, NY Category:

Staff Posted On:

Thu Jun 19 2025

Job Description:

SUNY Delhi seeks an experienced Electrician to join the Maintenance Department. SUNY Delhi prides itself on being a welcoming college community for all. Diversity, equity and inclusiveness are integral components of the highest quality academic programs and the strongest campus climate. The college seeks a wide range of applicants for its positions so that inclusive excellence will be affirmed. This position will perform journey level electrician work, using applicable electric code regulations. The incumbent may be required to supervise others to include semi-skilled workers in the repair, maintenance and installation of electrical systems and equipment at SUNY Delhi. The Electrician is responsible for electrical work including the planning and laying out of work and the diagnosis of trouble in electrical systems or equipment in an assigned area, on an assigned project, or for the college campus as a whole.

Job Duties:

+ Repairs, troubleshoots malfunctions, maintains and installs electrical systems and equipment such as motors, transformers, wiring, switches, alarm systems, controls and related equipment, and small appliances. + Work from prints, diagrams, specifications and instructions covering emergency and scheduled repairs; as well as demolition, installation, testing and inspection of work to be done on electrical systems. + Install system components and wiring in compliance with the NEC, NESC, NFPA and the UFC. + Installs, troubleshoots, repairs and maintains electrical control circuits for motors, PLC hardware and software and control devices for various electrical devices. + Test, inspect, clean, repair, dismantle, adjust, replace, installs, assemble and maintain all manual or automatic AC and DC systems, electrical equipment, transformers, switch gear, control panels, regulators, distribution systems, generation systems and various other electrical components. + Prepares sketches showing location of all wiring and equipment or follows diagrams or blueprints. + Gives verbal instructions and/or demonstrates proper method of performing electrical work and the use of electrician tools and equipment. + Submits material lists for parts needing to being ordered. + Researches for information to assist with the repair of Electrical equipment.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

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Non-competitive:

Four years of full-time experience in the electrical trade under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in the electrical trade at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Electrician) traineeship or a two-year electrician training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program• such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program. + •Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific class room instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of “C” or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

Additional Information:

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Status:

Full-time, Permanent +

Negotiating Unit:

03•Operational Services Unit (OSU) +

Salary:

$50,425, SG-12 +

Work Schedule:

6:00 am•2:30 pm, 40 hrs/wk, Monday•Friday. The assignment may be made to include weekend and holiday work to meet the needs of the campus. + Reports to: Plant Utilities Engineer 3 +

Location:

SUNY Delhi + This position offers full New York State CSEA (http://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/CSEAbenefitsummary-Nov-2017.pdf) , benefits, which are among the most comprehensive in the country. + Click here for Information for Prospective Employees (http://www.suny.edu/benefits/newprospective-employees/) + SUNY Delhi has a strong commitment to Affirmative Action and Cultural Diversity. The College welcomes responses from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. SUNY Delhi is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community for our students and employees. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of the background check. Although the vacancies are in the areas indicated, the appointing authority shall have the right to direct appropriate transfers and reassignments of employees to other areas.