Senior Electrician - Evenings
The Senior Electrician at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center supports the safe, reliable, and continuous operation of critical electrical infrastructure across the institution. The Senior Electrician plays a vital role in maintaining normal and emergency power systems, responding to service calls, and supporting facilities operations that directly impact patient care, research, and administrative functions.
UT MD Anderson is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. The Senior Electrician works closely with other skilled crafts, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure electrical systems, alarms, and controls operate in compliance with institutional standards. The Facilities Electrician role requires strong technical expertise, responsiveness, and a commitment to service excellence.
Ideal candidate will be a licensed electrician with five+ years of experience in installations and repairs. Strong troubleshooting skills, able to read prints, and experienced with electrical controls. Solid knowledge of lighting systems, motor controls (starters, VFDs), and general electrical equipment (panels, switchgear, transformers). Familiarity with BAS, sensors, and basic computer use is a plus.
Join a collaborative and supportive team that values teamwork, continuous learning, and career growth. Our group works closely together, ensuring help is always available while providing ongoing opportunities to develop and advance.
Work Schedule\: Evenings, Monday-Friday, 3pm -11\:30pm
Salary Range\: $82,500 - $103,000 - $123,500
Why Us?
• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups. • Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.
Responsibilities
Maintain, Repair, & Troubleshoot Electrical Systems
• Maintain and repair normal and emergency power electrical systems
• Troubleshoot electrical, motor control, and programmable logic controller systems
• Maintain and manage operations and maintenance inventory for electrical systems
• Repair and troubleshoot lighting systems, lighting dimming systems, inverter equipment, and uninterruptible power supply systems
• Investigate electrical outages and system failures
Preventive Maintenance & Installation
• Perform preventive maintenance on electrical panels, transformers, and related electrical systems
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical equipment and circuits
• Interpret and work from instructions, blueprints, sketches, and diagrams during installations
Work Orders, Documentation, & Reporting
• Respond efficiently to work orders and service requests
• Document corrective actions, labor hours, and materials used on work orders
• Communicate issues and findings to supervisors in a timely manner
• Prepare purchase requisitions and stock issue forms to obtain required materials and parts
Inspections, Coordination, & Subject Matter Expertise
• Participate in walk-through inspections of construction projects and develop punch lists for discrepancies
• Inspect contracted electrical work to ensure compliance with repair and installation requirements
• Estimate costs of work, order materials, and maintain inventory
• Coordinate workflow of electricians, technicians, and mechanics as needed
• Serve as a point of contact for vendors and prepare required reports
• Participate in project design reviews, development of owner design guidelines, and process improvement initiatives
• Provide back-up support to other crafts and may precept staff
Customer Service & Emergency Response
• Respond to customer calls and provide professional customer service
• Respond to all critical equipment and alarm system alerts
• Support emergency responses for facilities, including code red alarms
Other duties as assigned.