ELECTRICIAN

Position/Program Information

With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation. As the largest employer in Southern California, over 112,000 employees in more than 36 Departments provide vital public services as diverse as law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities and many more.

Exam Number

R6471E-R

Type of Recruitment

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

Application Filing Dates

We are accepting applications beginning September 12, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) through September 25, 2024 before 5:00 p.m. (PT).

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We are dedicated professionals committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of the workplace as well as protecting the rights of each employee. With more than 36 diverse departments and over 2,300 different job descriptions, the County offers a lifetime of opportunities and careers! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the nation. Join us and discover a rich selection of healthcare options, robust retirement plans, and the flexibility to work, relax, and rejuvenate in order to reach your fullest personal and professional potential.

The Opportunity

The County of Los Angeles is recruiting highly motivated and career-minded individuals to fill the position of Electrician. To view classification standards for the position, please click HERE .

Under the direction of an Electrician Supervisor or other lead supervisor, the candidate will be responsible for performing professional electrical installation, maintenance, and alteration of electrical systems and equipment with responsibility for determining work methods to be used in accomplishing tasks and planning work details by following sketches, verbal instructions, wiring diagrams, or blueprints. The candidate may perform duties related to residential, commercial, and industrial wiring.

Essential Job Functions

The following are the position responsibilities:

• Performs skilled professional work in the installation, maintenance, alteration, and repair of wiring, electrical appliances, machinery, branch circuits, underground and pole line distribution, switchboards, transformers, rigging, operating a bucket truck or similar equipment, and handling of heavy equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, tests, and maintains electrical devices and apparatus such as boxes, conduit, wiring outlets, distribution panels, main electrical service, and bus bars; tests circuits for continuity and proper connections.
• Uses standard and specialized electrical devices or equipment such as voltmeter, amp meter, ohmmeter, megohm meter, and other hand tools.
• Installs high voltage distribution transformers and makes internal connections to adjust to the required voltage.
• Installs high voltage underground and overhead cables.
• Repairs and maintains switchboards and related control devices.
• Maintains tools and equipment in good working condition.
• Maintains records of work performed and prepares reports as required.
• Supervises apprentices or helpers as needed.
• Drives automotive equipment to work and from sites that may include combination truck units with trailers of 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or over.

Requirements

The Minimum Requirements to qualify for the Electrician exam are:

Option I: Completion of a recognized Electrician Apprentice training program of at least four (4) years duration*-OR-

Option II: Five (5) years of experience in the installation, alteration and repair of commercial and industrial electrical wiring systems and equipment, one (1) year of which must have been at the journey-level**.

License :

A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions. A valid California Class A or B Driver License may be required for appointment to some positions in this class.

A City of Los Angeles Regulation 4 Certificate may be required for testing Life/Safety systems in County buildings located within the city limits of Los Angeles. Life/Safety systems are defined as: fire alarms, automatic-closing fire assemblies, elevator recall, fire suppression, and emergency power systems.

Special License Requirement Information :
Successful applicants for positions that require driving must obtain and present a copy of his/her driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before final appointment. Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant’s driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job. License must not be currently suspended, restricted, or revoked.

Other Requirements :
Vision: Keen color perception.

Special Requirement Information :* In order to qualify under Option I, you must attach a legible copy of your electrician apprentice training program certificate to your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission to Annie Wong at awong@hr.lacounty.gov . Please ensure the certificate clearly show your name, name of issuing agency, title of apprenticeship training program, date issued, and date of expiration. Applications submitted without the required documentation will be considered incomplete if not received within the required period. The original certificate MUST be presented during the selection process and/or prior to appointment. Recognized Electrician Apprentice Training Certificates will be verified through the appropriate Electrician Union(s).

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

** Journey-level electricians in the County of Los Angeles is defined as work requiring extensive knowledge of the craft such as professional electrical installation, maintenance and alteration of electrical systems and equipment. Please ensure the application contains detailed information specifically addressing journey-level experience, educational background, and/or specialized training courses/programs completed. Also, the required technical experience can be a combination of County and/or outside experience.

Physical Class :
3 - Moderate. Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Withhold Information
Withhold will not be allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met and indicated on the application by the last day of filing.

Endorsement of County Qualifications:
County employees who wish to meet the requirements using out-of-class experience must provide official documentation such as additional responsibility bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus, or reclassification study from CEO Classification with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held one of the positions above/ or a position deemed to be at equivalent level. Out-of-class duties should be accurately described in the application work history, and questionable experience will be verified through the departmental HR Manager when necessary.

Additional Information

Our Assessment Process :
Once we determined that you meet the requirements, we will invite you to participate in two (2) multiple-choice tests and/or simulations, weighted 100%, measuring Thoroughness, Mechanical Comprehension, Achievement, Safety Orientation, Responsibility, Teamwork, Job/Technical & Tool Knowledge, Written Expression, and Reading Comprehension.

THE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST IS NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements and achieve a combined passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

Transfer of Test Components :

• Applicants that have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination.
• This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test responses may be transferred.

Note: All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. DO NOT select "off" under Email Preferences within your profile or click "unsubscribe" on our notices if you would like the County of Los Angeles to notify you regarding your application status, test schedules, and other important information pertaining to your candidacy for this position. Please add the following email addresses to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.

• awong@hr.lacounty.gov
• info@governmentjobs.com
• talentcentral@shl.com
• noreply@proctoru.com
• donot-reply@amcatmail.com

Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

Exam results cannot be given over the telephone.

Test Preparation :
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help you preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov . Please click on "Find A Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.

• Additional online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests /.

Eligibility Information :
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of six (6) months from the date the list is created.

Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

Vacancy Information :
The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout LA County departments as they occur.

Available Shift : Any

How to Apply :
Applications must be submitted online only. We must receive your application BEFORE 5:00 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. Mail, Fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Fill out your application and supplemental questionnaire completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum/Selection Requirements. Provide any relevant education, training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be disqualified.

Any additional documents must be received at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. If you are unable to attach the document(s) to your online application, you may email it to the assigned exam analyst. Please ensure to reference your full name, examination title, and examination number on the subject of your email.

Important Notes : Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to verification at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Utilizing verbiage from Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and you may be disqualified.

Social Security Numbe r :
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal Law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries : For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

No Sharing of User ID and Password : All applications must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.

Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) :
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Testing Accommodations
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, you will be given the opportunity to make a request when completing your application. Please note, you may be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.

Testing Accommodations Coordinator Email: TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov .

Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2929
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

Department Contact Name: Annie Wong
Department Contact Email: awong@hr.lacounty.gov
Department Contact Number: (213) 441-2034

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Closing Date/Time: 9/25/2024 12:00 AM Pacific

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