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The Inspection Department provides professional quality assurance andregulatory support for the Facilities Services Division’s schoolconstruction projects. This support is provided by experienced InspectionDepartment staff with backgrounds in public school construction,architecture, engineering contracting, general construction andspecialized crafts.

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

An Electrical Inspector inspects electrical installations on new construction, alterations, and improvement and rehabilitation projects for compliance with contract documents, plans, specifications, and State and local codes and regulations.

Typical duties include:

• Inspecting electrical installations to determine that materials and workmanship comply with plans, specifications, contracts, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Inspecting light, power, bell, fire alarm, clock, and energy conservation installations.
• Inspecting outlet boxes, conduits, wires, switchboards, transformers, and cabinets for compliance with specifications and approved material lists.
• Advising Construction Inspectors of discrepancies between architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical plans as they apply to the electrical installation and quality of materials and construction.
• Reviewing plans and specifications of various electrical systems and making recommendations to architects and engineers for improvements.
• Observing the pulling of major electrical feeder cables.
• Maintaining a daily log of inspections made and corrections needed and preparing reports as required.
• Coordinating the work of other specialty inspectors on electrical contracts.

Education:
Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency, preferably supplemented with completion of college-level courses in electrical construction or engineering. Completion of a recognized electrical apprenticeship or trade school program in electrical construction is also preferable.

Experience:
Four years of experience as a journey-level electrician, including three years in the installation or repair of institutional, commercial, or industrial electrical systems.

Special:
A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.
Certification by International Code Council as a California Commercial Electrical Inspector is preferable.

The ideal candidate will possess considerable knowledge of:

• The principles and standard practices of civil engineering
• State and local codes pertaining to civil engineering features of building construction and their application
• The relationship of civil engineering to the other engineering and architectural features of buildings, including cost and operation comparisons
• AutoCAD or other recognized major computer-aided design software system
• Principles of supervision

Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have the ability to:

• Provide technical review and advice tactfully and effectively
• Effectively utilize AutoCAD software to create and update civil engineering plans and designs
• Comprehend complex plans and specifications and edit the work of others
• Write clear, concise reports and technical descriptions
• Work effectively with commissioned architects and engineers, District personnel, and representatives of public agencies and utility companies

This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well-qualified candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely relates to this position in the on-line application. In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency demonstrating you meet the EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section). Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.comas an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org . If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Jason Kim at jason.p.kim@lausd.net.

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typical lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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