ELECTRICIAN II G120 Facilities Maintenance

Columbus Consolidated Government

Columbus Consolidated Government

Operations

Columbus, GA, USA

Posted on Apr 30, 2026

Major Duties and Responsibilities

This position performs skilled electrical work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems and equipment across municipal facilities As a "Master or Journeyman" electrician.

  • Installs, maintains, and repairs electrical systems including lighting, power distribution, and control systems Changes light bulbs, ballasts, drivers, and LED fixtures; upgrades lighting systems for efficiency and reliability Troubleshoots and repairs faulty receptacles, switches, contractors, circuit breakers, panels, and electrical wiring Installs and maintains electrical outlets, circuits, and branch wiring for offices, facilities, and equipment.
  • Wires cubicles, offices, and workspace systems, ensuring compliance with applicable electrical codes Diagnoses and repairs electric motors, motor controls, and associated components.
  • Installs, maintains, and repairs low-voltage systems including cameras, access control, speakers, and monitoring equipment.
  • Maintains and services emergency power systems, including generators and transfer switches Performs preventive maintenance on electrical systems to ensure safe and reliable operation.
  • Assists with setup and support for special events by installing and maintaining temporary electrical services (power distribution, lighting, and connections).
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings to complete installations and repairs Ensures all work complies with local, state, and national electrical codes and safety standards.
  • Organizes and prioritizes work orders; identifies materials and equipment needed to complete tasks efficiently Responds to emergency electrical issues, including power outages and system failures.
  • Maintains tools, equipment, and inventory related to electrical work.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of electrical supplies and materials.
  • Knowledge of correctional rules and regulations regarding the supervision of inmates.
  • Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
  • Knowledge of national electrical codes.
  • Skill in reading voltage meters, blueprints, and electric schematics
  • Skill in electrical wiring, pipe running, wire pulling, and transformer hookup.
  • Skill in the use of hand tools, a bucket truck, voltmeters, and amprobes
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Ability to operate machinery used in perfomrning essential job functions.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required Completion of a trade school program in electrical systems or possession of a Journeyman Electrician card preferred Minimum of five (5) years of experience in commercial electrical troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair Strong knowledge of electrical systems, components, and safety practices Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in municipal, institutional, or large commercial facilities. Familiarity with generators, transfer switches, and low-voltage systems. Knowledge of applicable electrical codes and regulations.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

  • Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
  • Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
  • Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
  • Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
  • Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
  • Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
  • Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
  • Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
  • Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
  • Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
  • Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
  • Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
  • Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
  • Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
  • Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
  • Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
  • Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
  • Standing – for sustained periods of time.
  • Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
  • Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
  • Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
  • Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
  • Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
  • Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
  • Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
  • Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
  • Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office, library, computer room, stockroom, warehouse, or outdoors, where the employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.