Facilities Electrician
San Mateo County Transit District South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Location: South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Categories: Transportation or Transit
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Oct 22, 2025
Job Description:
Facilities Electrician
Description
Essential Functions & Duties
Examples of Essential Functions:
- Monitors, inspects and tests high voltage electrical distribution systems and related power equipment and documents findings.
- Troubleshoots, repairs, replaces and installs high voltage electrical components, circuits and systems and supporting hardware.
- Coordinates, plans and monitors scheduled work with staff/stakeholders, other crafts, third-party contractors and/or inspection/regulatory agencies.
- Investigate and resolve complex electrical and software communication-related issues within our bus and fleet electrical charging systems. This includes diagnosing power flow problems, evaluating software performance, and conducting root cause analysis.
- Generate detailed technical reports on system performance, identifying key metrics, trends, and areas for improvement and work with various power management software platforms to optimize charging efficiency, monitor system health, and implement new features.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, and field service teams to ensure seamless system operation and effective issue resolution.
Examples of Essential Duties:
- Read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics, diagnose cause and devise course of action for non-functioning equipment, work with 600 volts electrical circuits.
- Conducts routine and scheduled preventive maintenance on electrical systems to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
- Maintains accurate records of work performed, including detailed reports, inventory, and cost estimates for parts and materials.
- Operates SamTrans vehicles to travel to work assignments and to procure and transport tools, supplies, and equipment
- Updates and maintains accurate electrical drawings and documentation.
- Monitors and reviews the work of contractors, vendors, or subordinate helpers, ensuring compliance with SamTrans standards.
- Performs all duties in strict compliance with SamTrans Policies and Procedures, the National Electric Code (NEC), and all other relevant regulations and safety standards.
- Maintains clean, safe work and storage areas; cleans and repairs tools and equipment.
- Participates in workshops, trainings, and meetings to maintain professional skills and stay current with industry trends and technologies.
- Receives and reviews various technical documents, including work orders, billing invoices, architectural drawings, electrical diagrams, meter readings, maintenance manuals, Various reports and Studies.
- Operates and maintains emergency generators during power outages.
- Utilizes a variety of tools and equipment, including meters, gauges, diagnostic equipment, and common hand and power tools.
- Operates a personal computer with standard software applications (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, database) and learns specialized unit software.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with supervisors, coworkers, vendors, and contractors.
- Ability to work on-call potentially evenings and weekends, including Holidays, sometimes in inclement weather conditions when necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervision:Works under the general supervision of the Deputy Director, Facilities & Maintenance, establishes goals and objectives and evaluates performance.