Electrician - Foreman

Reports To: Electrical Manager
FSLA Status: Exempt
Compensation: 905 (Salary dependent on experience)
Work Days: 242
FTE: 100 (hours will vary)

Electrician - Foreman

Position Summary:
Position is responsible for supervising and overseeing a variety of skilled electrical work related to the maintenance, repair and installation, preventative maintenance and service calls.

**This position has been classified as Safety Sensitive in accordance with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and/or the Department of Transportation (DOT), and Board Policy G-37-R3 Medical Marijuana & SafetySensitive Positions Regulation. All candidates selected for hire or transferred into a Safety Sensitive position must undergo and pass a pre-employment drug screen before being hired or transferred. Employees holding safety-sensitive positions may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, if they test positive for marijuana components or metabolites, even if they possess a medical marijuana license.**

Essential Duties:

• Supervises a team of Electrician journeyman, contractors, and apprentices to ensure completion of work orders in a timely manner and ensures all city codes, OSHA and EPA regulations have been followed. NEC NFPA70E ? Performs general electric work including installation, repair, and preventative maintenance.

• Installs new wiring, motors, generators, electrical fixtures, pumps, valves, dials, gauges and other apparatus, and maintains and repairs lines.
• Performs, plans and lays out work, develop cost estimates, and identify/order required materials.
• Assists with or installs and maintain time clocks, program clocks, and fire alarm systems.
• Communicates effectively with all OKCPS personnel, students and visitors.
• Promotes the overall effectiveness of the organization by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the Department during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties.
• Participates in the training, development and mentoring of less experienced employees.
• Assigns tasks to workers and specifies methods of coordinating workflow to facilitate completion of all jobs in a timely manner.
• Oversees work activities to ensure safe work practices and safety rule compliance.
• Drives district owned vehicles to assigned sites
• Schedules, plans, and prioritizes the work to meet timelines.
• Core work schedule may change due to operational needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• To ensure continuity of services, alternative work site may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee’s eligibility for alternative work site will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for alternative work site will be distributed by the employee’s supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Current Oklahoma journeyman license.
• Five (5) years experience as journeyman/contractor in maintenance of electrical equipment.
• Two (2) years supervisory/foreman experience managing crews of multiple journeyman.
• Possession of a valid operator's driver's license and acceptable driving record as determined to meet district motor vehicle insurance coverage requirements.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems.
• Knowledgeable of current city codes, jobsite safety, NEC and EPA regulations.
• Ability to perform, plan, and coordinate routine preventative maintenance.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• General knowledge or experience of practices, tools and terminology of electrical trade.
• Ability to read and work from wiring diagrams, schematics, engineering specifications, and factory service manuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills .

• Ability to build and maintain schedules for manpower.

*Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2:1 ratio. Therefore for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on the computer

• Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties
• Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the telephone
• Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 75 pounds
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time

• May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes stressful conditions in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines ? Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.

Work Environment:

• Work involves almost constant exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, toxic chemicals bio hazardous materials, dirt dust, fumes, smoke, and/or loud noises.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.