Electrican and Controls Specialist
Industrial Electrical & Controls Technician San Ramon,CA CA | Full-Time | California Certified Electrician Required
About Us
We're an electrical contractor (C-10) and control system integrator serving water districts, industrial facilities, and manufacturers across Northern California for nearly four decades. Our work includes design-build control panel fabrication (UL 508A shop), motor controls, automation, and instrumentation - with a 24/7 field service team backing it all up.
The Role
Hands-on field work - installing, wiring, troubleshooting, and commissioning the electrical and control systems we build. One day you're pulling wire at a pump station; the next you're starting up a VFD and commissioning a control panel.
Responsibilities
- Install industrial power and motor circuits, conduit, terminations, and panels
- Wire and troubleshoot motor controls: starters, relay logic, VFDs, MCCs
- Start up, configure, and troubleshoot VFDs
- Commission systems in the field: point-to-point checks, loop checks, functional testing
- Install and calibrate instrumentation; troubleshoot 4-20 mA loops
- Read single-line diagrams, schematics, panel drawings, and P&IDs
- Represent us professionally at customer sites
Requirements
- Active California General Electrician certification (DIR, in good standing)
- Solid industrial electrical experience: motor wiring, motor controls, relay logic
- Hands-on VFD experience including startup and configuration
- Able to read control schematics and wiring diagrams
- Understanding of instrumentation and 4-20 mA loops
- Strong customer communication skills
- Valid driver's license; travel to sites across Northern California
Preferred
- Water/wastewater or public works experience
- PLC familiarity
- Instrument calibration experience (HART, loop calibrators)
- UL 508A panel wiring background
- OSHA 10/30, arc flash training
Compensation
$55-$65/hour depending on experience, plus medical coverage and a 401(k) with Safe Harbor match and profit sharing. Many projects are public works, paying prevailing wage rates that typically push actual earnings above the posted range.
Offers contingent on a background check conducted per the California Fair Chance Act.
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