About the Department

Job Summary

This position is responsible for participating in the construction, repair, and maintenance of the electrical distribution system.

Position Duties

Essential Functions

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge Required by the Position

Other Qualifications

Supervisory Controls

• The Electric Director or Assistant Director assigns work in terms of very general instructions. The supervisor spot-checks completed work for compliance with procedures and the nature and propriety of the final results.

Guidelines

• Guidelines include city ordinances, state law, federal regulations, the APPA safety book, the National Electric Code, and the National Electric Safety Code. These guidelines require judgment, selection, and interpretation in application.

Complexity/ Scope of Work

• The work consists of varied technical duties. The variety of work assignments, dangerous field conditions, and inclement weather contribute to the complexity of the position.

• The purpose of this position is to participate in the installation, maintenance and repair of the electrical utility system. Successful performance helps ensure the efficient and effective delivery of electric services to customers.

Contacts

• Contacts are typically with coworkers, vendors, consultants, contractors, representatives of other agencies, and the general public.

• Contacts are typically to exchange information, resolve problems, and provide services.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment

• The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, or walking. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, distinguishes between shades of color, and utilizes the sense of smell.

• The work is typically performed in an office, stockroom, warehouse, and outdoors. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and occasional cold or inclement weather. Some of the work is performed on utility poles, in elevated buckets, and in the presence of electrified lines. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc.

Supervisor and Management Responsibility

• This position may have functional supervision over assigned personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

Benefits

The City of Lawrenceville offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, health savings accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, short-term disability, holidays, and personal time off.

Health

• Health insurance benefits become active on the 31st day of employment.  Health benefits include major medical, dental, and vision.  
• There are two High-Deductible Health Plan options with HSA to help you manage medical costs and save for future care tax free.

Retirement

• Retirement plans are Defined Contribution (401a), and Deferred Compensation (457b).
  • The 401a (City makes a 4% contribution beginning on first pay period after hire date)
  • 457b (Employee contributions only)
• If an employee contributes at least 4% into the 457b, which is voluntary, the City will make an additional 6% contribution into the 401a, totaling 10% into the employee’s 401a.
• Each contribution is a percentage of the employee’s earnings for that pay period. 
• There is a graduated vesting schedule into the 401a plan.
  • One year - 20%
  • Two years – 40%
  • Three years – 60%
  • Four years – 80%
  • Five years – 100%

Protection

• There is City paid short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) and life insurance that pays two times the employee’s annual salary. Employees can opt into supplemental life insurance for self, spouse and children and pay the premium.

Personal Time Off
The City observes twelve (12) paid holidays per year:

• New Year's Day
• MLK Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Juneteenth
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Employees earn PTO in lieu of individual vacation and sick leave; PTO is earned as follows:
  • First year of service – 3.692 hours per pay period (Department Directors accrue PTO hours at a rate of 5.538 from first day and moving forward until after ten years of service).
  • 1-5 years of service – 5.538 hours per pay period
  • 5-10 years of service – 7.384 hours per pay period
  • 10-15 years of service – 9.230 hours per pay period
  • Over 15 years of service – 11.076 hours per pay period
• Salaried employees are given 40 hours of Comp Vacation on January 1st of each year, that must be used by December 31st of that same year.

Pay Interval

• Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis; pay periods begin on Sunday and payday is every other Thursday.  There is a mandatory direct deposit requirement.

Tuition Reimbursement

• Tuition Reimbursement towards associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degrees, available to all full-time employees after one year of employment. (exclusions apply)

To learn more details, visit our benefits page. www.lawrencevillebenefits.com 

Agency Information

Employer

Lawrenceville, City of (GA)

Address

70 South Clayton St








Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30046

Website

https://www.lawrencevillega.org/