Metropolitan Council
Electrician
$40.03 Hourly
$83,262.40 Annually
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) Facilities, MN
Full-Time
2018-00035
Environmental Services
Wastewater Treatment Plant Services
04/24/2018
Continuous
$40.03 Hourly
$83,262.40 Annually
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) Facilities, MN
Full-Time
2018-00035
Environmental Services
Wastewater Treatment Plant Services
04/24/2018
Continuous
Who We Are
The Metropolitan Council's Environmental Services (MCES) Division has 2 full- time vacancies for Electricians. As assigned this position will require travel between various MCES facilities within the Twin Cities metro area.
Note: An eligibility list will be created from this posting. This list will be effective for Electrician vacancies for the next 12 months. This list will expire 12 months from the date of last hire for this position.Join an award-winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment!
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) is an operating division of the Metropolitan Council. MCES operates and maintains the wastewater collection and treatment system for the Minneapolis-St. Paul seven-county metropolitan area, which includes approximately 600 miles of regional sanitary sewers and eight regional wastewater treatment plants. MCES treats an average of 250 million gallons of wastewater daily, providing cost-effective service to more than 2.6 million people in 109 customer communities. MCES treatment plants consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits. MCES also is nationally renowned for its superior work monitoring air and water quality and planning for a long-range water supply to meet future demand.
To find out how the Metropolitan Council and the Environmental Services division serve the Twin Cities region, please click on the links for more information: https://metrocouncil.org/About-Us/The-Council-Who-We-Are.aspx and https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water.aspx.
What you would do in this job:
- Performs electrical work related to system process.
- Maintains personnel protection system for fire, hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbon alarm systems.
- Engineers, designs and lays out electrical/electronic control circuits.
- Performs electrical construction work. Verifies proper operation with collection/plant system processes.
- Troubleshoots and repairs a wide variety of electrical/electronic equipment including PLC, VFD, MCC, telemetry and SCADA systems.
- Performs calibration and verification on various process instrumentation, metering and recording devices (pressure, level, flow, weight, etc.)
- Checks and maintains emergency service equipment.
- Coordinates inventory needs and stocking issues with procurement and warehouse staff.
- Completes job reports on labor and material.
- Works with maintenance management system (WAM), process control systems (Cimplicity/Wonderware), and other computer system software programs.
- Maintains monitoring systems at lift stations, meter sites, river quality monitoring, regulator and rain gauge sites.
- Diagnoses and repairs integration devices between field devices and process computers.
- Provides welding to support the electrical group.
- Tests, installs, and repairs sacrificial and rectifier-type cathodic protection systems.
- Performs other related duties.
What education and experience are required for this job (minimum qualifications):
Completion of a registered apprenticeship electrical program through the State of Minnesota AND three (3) years of journey level experience that includes instrumentation, controls and programmable logic controller and programming (industrial experience).
License Requirements:- Completion of indentured apprentice electrical program
- Current state of MN Class "A" journeyman electrician license
- Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
- Completion of two-year vocational/technical program in construction electricity
- Ability and or experience working with and alongside people from a diverse cultural and or racial backgrounds.
- Work experience in a wastewater treatment/collection system facility or other industrial setting
- Current EPRI Instrumentation Certification or ISA CCST certification
- Work experience in a wastewater treatment/collection system facility or other industrial setting.
- Knowledge of and experience in all aspects of assembling, installing, maintaining and testing electrical equipment and wiring systems in an industrial setting.
- Knowledge of maintenance materials management software, process control software, and basic skill level with Word and email system.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Requires the skill to provide basic client services to the public and other agencies within the organization. Requires tact, courtesy and cooperation in dealings with others where the primary purpose is the exchange of information.
- Ability to work with other traders and crafts as a member of a composite crew.
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
Additional information:
- Union: IBEW Local Union #110
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Safety Sensitive: Yes - subject to random drug testing
Selection Process:
All applications complete the following steps in the selection and hire process:- Application Review by Human Resources
- Hiring Manager Review
- Oral Exam/Structured Panel Interview
- Selection Interview/Final Interview
Candidates will be notified of their application status through email only.
Working Environment: Ability to work in all outdoor weather conditions. Ability to work in wastewater treatment plant facilities and collection sites including underground lift stations, meter vaults, sewers and control vaults. This position requires extensive travel within the seven-county metro area and driving between work sites.
Physical Requirements: Ability to work underground, in high or precarious positions, and in confined space. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and climb ladders approximately 50% of the time. May be required to operate boom trucks and aerial equipment. Must have physical ability to perform work in awkward positions and cramped positions; requires crouching, kneeling and stooping for extended periods of time. In addition, performs repetitive motions including bending, twisting, pushing and pulling. Must have ability to work in noisy conditions and around equipment where odorous fumes, oil, grease and chemicals are present.
All employment offers are conditional upon a review and verification of education, employment and driving record (if applicable) as well as passing a pre-employment drug screen for new hires. Offers are also conditioned upon passing a criminal background check for new hires. Convictions are not an automatic disqualification from the selection process.
The Metropolitan Council considers felony, gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor convictions on a case-by-case basis. Convictions are reviewed based upon the relatedness of the conviction to duties of the position as well as a candidate's ability to demonstrate adequate rehabilitation. Metropolitan Council employees who are applying for positions which are safety sensitive; supervisory/managerial; located in Finance, Information Services (IS) or Human Resources; or have access to financial records, files/databases, cash, vouchers or transit fare cards will be required to pass a criminal background check.
Please note:
Making a false statement or withholding information (misrepresentation) may cause an applicant to be barred from consideration for the position.
The Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. If you have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection process, please notify Human Resources at 651-602-1398.
- Employer
- Metropolitan Council
- Website
- https://metrocouncil.org
- Address
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390 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101
- Employer
- Metropolitan Council
- Website
- https://metrocouncil.org
- Address
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390 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101
- Electrician Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- Instructions: The purpose of the supplemental questions listed below is to further evaluate your experience and education and to determine your eligibility for this position. Answer each question completely. Please do not type "see resume", your application will be considered incomplete and you will not receive further consideration for this position. The experience you indicate in your responses should also be consistent with the Work History section of this application. The intent of the descriptive questions is to get a deeper understanding of the type of work you have done. All experience, education claimed in this application is subject to verification in case of a contingent job offer. I have read and understand the above instructions regarding supplemental questions.
- * QUESTION 2
- Have you completed a registered apprenticeship electrical program through the State of Minnesota?
- * QUESTION 3
- Have you completed a two-year vocational/technical program in construction electricity?
- * QUESTION 4
- If you answered YES, identify the program and date of completion. If NO, indicate N/A.
- * QUESTION 5
- Do you have 3 years of journey-level experience that includes instrumentation, controls, and programmable logic controller and programming (industrial experience)?
- * QUESTION 6
- If you answered YES, describe in detail how your experience meets this requirement--include the type of environment or company you worked at, your role, years of experience, and identify the electrical systems and equipment you used. If NO, indicate N/A.
- * QUESTION 7
- Have you completed an indentured apprentice electrical program?
- * QUESTION 8
- If you answered YES, identify the program and date of completion. If no, indicate N/A.
- * QUESTION 9
- Do you possess a state of Minnesota Class "A" Journeyman or Master electrician's license?
- * QUESTION 10
- If you answered YES, identify your license type and number. If NO, indicate N/A.
- * QUESTION 11
- Do you possess a valid driver's license?
- * QUESTION 12
- Do you have experience working at a wastewater treatment plant/collection system facility or other industrial setting?
- * QUESTION 13
- If you answered YES, describe your experience conducting electrical work in a wastewater facility or industrial setting--include the type of environment or company you worked at, your job duties, years of experience, and identify the electrical systems and equipment you used. If NO, indicate N/A.
- * QUESTION 14
- Do you possess a current EPRI Instrumentation Certification or ISA CCST Certification?
- * QUESTION 15
- If you answered YES, identify your certification and date issued. If NO, indicate N/A.
- * Required Question