What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in. This Electrician II a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } role performs and supervises skilled journey‑level electrical work to maintain safe, reliable operations across UTHealth facilities.
In this role, you would be installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems up to 4160 volts; working with power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and control systems; interpreting blueprints; coordinating and guiding other staff; and ensuring compliance with safety and workmanship standards. This is a designated essential position, requiring availability during normal business hours and emergencies to support critical operations.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus: 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... Free financial and legal counseling Free mental health counseling services Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care Plus many more! Position Summary: Provides skilled journey level work and supervision in the installation, replacement, alteration, adjustment, repair and planned maintenance necessary to maintain reliable and functionally efficient operations of electrical lighting, generation, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), variable frequency drive (VFD), motor control center (MCC), power factor correction, power distribution, fire alarm, building automation and instrumentation and control systems, fixtures and equipment.
Position Key Accountabilities: Responsible for carrying out skilled tasks in accordance with best practices of the trade. Installs, maintains and alters electrical systems up to 4160 volts for all UTH facilities following standard safety procedures. Runs conduit, pulls wire and installs circuits for electrically driven units. Maintains a large volume and wide variety of electrical motors, generators, fans, sterilizers, lamps and various medical and laboratory equipment.
Requisitions material, tools and equipment and maintains inventories. Travels to and from point of arrival and departure to work sites. Maintains a clean work environment, cleans up and properly stows tools and documents at the end of each workday. Requisitions materials and maintains inventories. Performs a variety of electrical work incidental to the maintenance of air conditioning, refrigeration and other processes.
Works with and coordinates the tasks of other electricians and lesser skilled workers. Supervises compliance with standards of workmanship and safety. Inspects work upon completion and sees that requirements have been satisfied. Interprets and works from blueprints, sketches and wiring diagrams. Reviews plans and specifications and develops estimates of costs of repair and alterations. Prepares and submits reports.
Inspects work upon completion and sees that requirements have been satisfied and the work area left in proper condition. Required to carry a university communication device as assigned and respond to calls during normal business hours. This job