Job Description

Bard College seeks an Electrician Level I to join the Buildings and Grounds department. The Electrician Level I works under the supervision of the Physical Plant Department, and as delegated within the Buildings and Grounds and Administrative Management for trades, utilities, Grounds, housekeeping, and general operations.

About Bard

Bard College’s main campus is in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., with 1,900 undergraduate students; the College also includes multiple graduate programs. The 1,000-acre campus sits along the Hudson River and offers the Fisher Performing Arts Center, and Hessel Museum of Art, and is the home of the Bard Prison Initiative, the largest college-degree-granting prison education program in the U.S. The Bard Network also includes several Bard High School Early Colleges across the country as well as international campuses and partnerships. Bard College is a private institution working in the public interest. Bard faculty and staff lead their students by example, building upon the existing network of boundary-breaking programs focused on rethinking who can and should be included in a liberal arts education.

Responsibilities

• Perform all duties including, but not limited to, the installation, repair, replacement, and upkeep of the College’s electrical, communications, alarm, and cable systems and components such as control systems, motors, generators, transformers, power lines, and electrical or electrically-operated equipment
• Perform all specific duties in a diligent and professional workmanlike manner
• Operate and make use of required mechanical equipment relating to and in performance of specific duties
• Operate vehicles for the purpose of transportation of materials and equipment in the performance of duties
• Maintain the necessary records for the acquisition and the inventory of materials as required
• Assist other trades for the harmonious and expeditious completion of specific assignments
• Report specific deficiencies and unsafe conditions in related Campus systems
• Must have own hand tools to perform duties in a professional manner
• Perform other related work as assigned and required overtime as required
• Conform to the safety and efficiency standards established by Bard College

Qualifications

• Physical ability and willingness to perform related work assigned
• Must be a high school graduate or the equivalent
• Verifiable professional work experience in electrical work or certification of completion of trade school education
• Electrical training
• Must have a valid NYS driver’s license

Application Instructions

Please provide a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three professional references to Interfolio by following this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/190361

Compensation: $38.80/hour less a $0.75/hour probationary adjustment for the first 90 days

Benefits Overview

We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.