CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN JOB DESCRIPTION

 NATURE OF WORK: Lays out, installs and tests all types of electrical systems, from plans and specifications and verbal direction in all types of commercial, industrial and residential structures; adds to or modifies, "trouble shoots" and repairs same systems.  Systems include lighting power, control, signal, alarm and communication.  Materials in installation include various sizes of wire, cable, conduit ducts, distribution and terminal cabinets and bases, and utilization equipment.

TOOLS USED: Electricians furnish their own hand tools: Screwdrivers, pliers, levels, plumb bobs, hammers, pocket-knives, hacksaw frames, compass saws, braces and bits, pipe wrenches and adjustable wrenches.  An initial expenditure of $500 - $1,000 will usually provide a construction electrician with an adequate supply of hand tools. The WEJATC electrical contractors supply large tools and equipment, including hydraulic benders, power tools, ladders, and such expendable items as hacksaw blades, taps, and twist drills.

WHERE EMPLOYED: By electrical contractors on construction sites of new commercial, industrial, and residential structures.  Work may also include remodeling of existing building and maintenance and repair.  Work on construction sites can require traveling to the site and short to extended living periods at site.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Greatly varied, from exposed, unheated areas on new structures, to enclosed buildings.  Also may be cramped quarters of attics or crawl spaces.  Work requires constant physical activity and full physical abilities, and includes lifting moderate to heavy loads, climbing, crawling, pulling, digging, working overhead, and etc.  Most work is not on activated electrical systems but apprentice may be required at times to work on energized circuits.  Hazards would include shock and burns, falling objects, and falls.