ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE (FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME)
Inside Higher Ed · Columbia, South Carolina · Posted Jun 29, 2026
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Job Overview
Posting Number: STA00762PO25
Job Family: Skilled Trades
Job Function: Electrical Maintenance
USC Market Title: Electrician
Link to USC Market Title:
Job Level: T2 - Technical Support
Business Title (Internal Title): High Voltage Electrician II
Campus: Columbia
Work County: Richland
College/Division: Division of Administration and Finance
Department: DAF Facilities Energy Plant
State Pay Band: 5
Approved Starting Salary: $45,133
Advertised Salary Range: $45,133 - $56,416
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday
7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Basis: 12 months
Job Search Category: Trades/Maintenance
Job Summary
Performs highly-skilled work in construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems (including medium and high voltage), equipment, and fixtures. Maintains and follows a safe, productive, cost-effective, and comprehensive planned and corrective maintenance program for constant reliable operations related to all campus-wide high voltage electrical systems.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Education and Experience:
Requires job-related accreditation from a technical school or an applicable skilled trades program and 2 or more years of job-related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job-related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
High school diploma and 5 years of background experience in mid to high voltage (480V to 8320V) electrical distribution systems and the associated equipment of substations and energy plants.
Confined Space certified.
Licensed in SC as a General Contractor with a Public Electrical Utility Endorsement High Voltage Electrician.
CDL License.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong knowledge of high voltage distribution systems and the effects of work actions.
Hardworking, dependable, and safety-minded.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, one-line electrical diagrams, and other electrical documents.
Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and logical thinking.
Leadership, problem solving, initiative, strong customer relationships, accurate record keeping, effective communication, procedure development, management communication, and report preparation.
Key Responsibilities
Percentage of Time: 35%
Maintain and follow a safe, productive, cost-effective comprehensive planned and corrective maintenance program for reliable operations related to all campus-wide high voltage electrical systems, including building, energy plant, manholes, tunnels, and direct-bury electrical systems by receiving work orders.
Communicate with the supervisor, plan, inspect, verify, communicate, and problem-solve assigned facility electrical issues.
Assist with ensuring all facility high voltage systems are in safe working order and compliant with national and local codes and regulations while exhibiting professionalism.
Percentage of Time: 30%
Install, repair, and maintain existing high voltage electrical distribution systems (including high voltage cable, switches, transformers, terminations, and test equipment).
Percentage of Time: 10%
Perform regular and preventive maintenance on high voltage equipment including energy plant electrical systems.
Operate and maintain tools and equipment needed to perform assigned tasks, requisition needed materials.
Percentage of Time: 10%
Read blueprints, manuals, schematics, and other drawings to complete repairs or installations.
Assist in resolving high voltage campus-related questions regarding daily operation, system design, and capital project requirements.
Attend meetings as required.
Percentage of Time: 5%
Train lower-level high voltage team members.
Other duties as required.
Additional Details
Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive: Yes
Number of Vacancies: 1
Open Until Filled: No
Job Open Date: 09/23/2025
Job Close Date: 11/07/2025
Special Instructions to Applicant: Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
We are only accepting applications submitted by November 7, 2025.
Benefits
Health and Life Insurance
Retirement Programs
Paid Tuition
Dependent Scholarships
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
Paid Parental Leave
Professional Development Opportunities
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