Job Description
The Opportunity
The Electrician position is responsible for the construction, inspection, and repair the University’s electrical equipment. This person calculates and orders the materials needed for assigned jobs, as well as installs new and additional electrical work and remodeling. The electrician installs electrical conduits and wiring for new equipment, as well as maintains and repairs motors, relays, magnetic starters, and transformers. This individual will also install and interconnect transformers, and repair, maintain, alter or erect any wiring apparatus.
Responsibilities include:
The Opportunity
The Electrician position is responsible for the construction, inspection, and repair the University’s electrical equipment. This person calculates and orders the materials needed for assigned jobs, as well as installs new and additional electrical work and remodeling. The electrician installs electrical conduits and wiring for new equipment, as well as maintains and repairs motors, relays, magnetic starters, and transformers. This individual will also install and interconnect transformers, and repair, maintain, alter or erect any wiring apparatus.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain and repair kitchen equipment.
- Renovations and construction of existing facilities for new or
improved uses.
- Troubleshoot power lighting systems for faults and
overloads.
- Repair broken devices and fixtures, etc. General maintenance of
electrical infrastructure.
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid
leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15
days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid
holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between
Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
- Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage
for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and
discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age
26.
- Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6%
of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4%
matching contribution – with no vesting period.
- Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal
leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time
employees in your first year.
The hourly range for this role is up to $26.00. The final offer will be based on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience, as well as applicable state regulations, internal equity, and business needs, and may fall outside of the stated range.
Qualifications
Required education:
- Associates degree or completion of program of 18+ months after
high school
- Must be a technical or trades school graduate with at least
four (4) years of classroom training in the electrical industry,
or
- Must have eight (8) years in the electrical trade, maintenance
or construction business, working for a qualified (licensed)
electrical contractor, or
- Must have passed the Journeyman’s Electrical Exam.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver’s
license
- Must have good oral and written communication skills.
- Must understand electrical symbols and be able to interpret
building and electrical blueprints, make calculations and keep
records.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of codes pertaining to
maintenance installation of electrical systems.
- Knowledge of application and use of testing equipment such as
volt meters, amp meters, phase and rotation testers, multi-meters,
etc.
- Knowledge of proper use and maintenance of hand and power tools
related to job functions.
- Ability to work effectively in a service oriented environment
subject to frequently changing priorities.
- Ability to operate bucket trucks, high lifts and specialized
equipment.
- Ability to climb 90’ poles on athletic fields for lamp
replacement or fixture repair.
- Ability to give and to comprehend basic instructions and to
respond effectively.
- Must be able to lift and/or carry miscellaneous electrical
equipment or supplies short distances and to push or pull a
handcart. Eye-hand coordination essential for proper operation of
power tools and other work associated with electrical repairs,
installation, etc.
- Must be able to safely work on energized equipment under
certain circumstances. Must take necessary precautions protect
themselves and others from the hazards associated with this type of
work.
To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R311997. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:
- Cover letter
- Full Resume
- Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)
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