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Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management & Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Electrical Shop Supervisor, Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will: 

• Work from blueprints and schematics.
• Plan and lay out work assignments; confirm that work specifications conform with the National Electrical Code.
• Supervise the proper installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment in accordance with established trade methods and procedures.
• Direct and coordinate a variety of installation, repair, and maintenance tasks performed by Electricians, Trades Helpers, Laborers, and/or other trades personnel.
• Evaluate and verify employee performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
• Maintain records, prepares reports, and composes correspondence relative to the work.
• Requisition and/or purchases supplies, materials, and tools. Estimates cost of materials needed to accomplish tasks and projects.
• Inspect and evaluate electrical equipment to ensure that it operates efficiently and safely; determines whether equipment and new installations meet requirements of the National Electrical Code.
• Inspect buildings in order to determine electrical maintenance needs by visual observation, gauges, meters, and other test equipment.
• Study blueprints and schematics in order to plan the material and labor needed to accomplish tasks.

Required Qualifications:

• Considerable knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Knowledge of electrical Lockout Tagout procedures per Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines.
• Considerable knowledge of electrical power generating equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of basic computer software (Word, Excel, Adobe, Zoom, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6-years full-time satisfactory experience as a Journeyman Electrician and/or 4-years in an Electrical Supervisory capacity acquired within the last fifteen years.  

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; 8:00am to 4:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu