Electrician

Electrician
Vicinity Energy
Posted:
Location: Cambridge, MA

Company:
Vicinity Energy is North America’s largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization. We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Summary:
This position is responsible for providing day-to-day operations support, as well as support the Maintenance Manager. This is a full-time hourly position located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This position requires UWUA Local 369 Union membership and reports to the Maintenance Manager. The hourly rate for this position is $56.60.

Basic Qualifications:
High school Diploma or GED plus 2 years of trade or technical school (or equivalent) with training in the fundamentals of electricity.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial or power plant electrical environment of a kind and quality indicating ability to perform this job.
Massachusetts Journeyman Electrician’s License.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams, 1-line diagrams, panel diagrams, etc.
Have a strong understanding of power plant circuitry, equipment, layout, and switching procedures.
Highly skilled in the operation, installation, removal, maintenance, testing, and repair of power plant auxiliary electrical equipment.

Other Qualifications:
Possess basic computer literacy.
Have a good safety record.

Physical Requirements:
Must submit to a company provided physical and drug screening as part of the pre-employment screening process.
Standing, sitting, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, walking on uneven surfaces, and grating, working from elevated platforms, scaffolding or ladders, required to lift up to and including 50 pounds and maneuver up to and including 100 pounds.
Must qualify to wear a respirator.
Ability to tolerate confined spaces, including manholes and varying temperatures and weather conditions.
Exposed to temperature extremes, high noise level areas, high pressure steam lines, rotating equipment, and dusty/dirty environment.
Required to wear PPE such as hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and hearing protection.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT Vicinity Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.