Skilled Trades - Electrician

The Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA), General Services Division (GSD), is seeking a dedicated and experienced professional for the position of Skilled Trades – Electrician. Operating across state complexes located throughout the Phoenix area, this role is critical to maintaining the safety, reliability, and functionality of more than two million square feet of public facilities spanning multiple structures. The incumbent will serve as a frontline technical specialist responsible for promptly responding to, troubleshooting, and resolving a wide range of electrical and general maintenance needs within ADOA-managed spaces. This position offers an impactful opportunity to apply skilled craftsmanship and diagnostic expertise toward supporting essential state operations and preserving Arizona's public infrastructure.

• Install and Maintain Electrical Systems: Install, inspect, maintain, and repair electrical systems, infrastructure, and equipment across state-owned facilities.
• Component Installation: Run conduit and wiring, and install panel boards, fixtures, receptacles, switches, circuit breakers, transformers, contactors, photocells, motors, controls, and building service entrances.
• System Modifications: Modify, replace, and upgrade existing electrical services to ensure alignment with updated facility requirements, standards, and building codes.
• Testing and Diagnostics: Utilize specialized meters and diagnostic test equipment to troubleshoot equipment malfunctions, trace shorts, evaluate weak or worn components, and correct defective connections.
• Preventive Maintenance and Optimization: Conduct ongoing preventive maintenance and research methods to improve the performance, efficiency, and operating lifespan of electrical fixtures and equipment.
• Schematic and Plan Interpretation: Review and interpret schematics, blueprints, and technical diagrams to identify proper installation procedures, specifications, and repair standards.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Collaborate and consult on blueprints, technical specifications, and project requirements with state agencies, outside engineers, and contracted professionals.
• Documentation and Procurement: Accurately document completed repairs, track materials used, prepare supply requisitions, and submit purchase requests for necessary parts and inventory.

Knowledge of:

• Various commercial, industrial, and residential electrical techniques and methods of issue diagnosis.
• Various types of electrical wiring and components, including proper use and calculations for measurement.
• OSHA requirements, guidelines, and safety practices.
• Blueprints, sketches, and structural components of buildings in relation to utility systems.
• Methods and practices of electrical remodeling and construction to include replacing utility services.
• Various tools, equipment, and materials related to the trade.
• Methods of troubleshooting electrical issues.
• General knowledge of local and national building codes, statutes, and agency policies and procedures.

Skills in:

• Installation, repair, and maintenance of all electrical systems and assignments common to the trade.
• Application of methods and practices of electrical remodeling and construction to include replacing utility services.
• Application of OSHA requirements, guidelines, and safety practices.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, code-books, and other documents.
• Cost analysis, including estimating time and material requirements for work projects, and the repair of existing equipment versus replacement with new.

Ability to:

• Quickly and accurately diagnose and repair electrical and other building maintenance issues.
• Inspect, service, repair, and install a wide variety of electrical equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, code-books, and other documents.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing to management, customers, and fellow employees.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as required.

• Commercial Facility Experience: Background maintaining electrical systems in large commercial or government facilities.
• Journey-Level Licensure: Valid Journey-level Electrician license or completion of an accredited apprenticeship program.
• Controls and Diagnostics: Proven experience troubleshooting motor controls, commercial service entrances, and reading complex schematics.

• Possession of a valid Arizona driver's license and retention of said license during the period of employment. Background and reference check, including a criminal records verification.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Participation in ASRS Lifetime Benefit Pension Plan after 26 weeks of employment.

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Christopher Langseth at christopher.langseth@azdoa.gov for assistance.
• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.