There is hereby established the office of Electrician,
Electric Utility in the Borough of Seaside Heights.
The Electrician, Electric Utility shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council,
and shall serve a term of one year, commencing on January 1 of the
year of appointment and ending on December 31 of that year, or until
a successor or successors shall be appointed and qualified.
To be appointed to the office of Electrician,
Electric Utility, an individual must meet the following requirements:
A.
Possess three years' experience in the installation,
repair and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution equipment
and circuits.
B.
Possess an electrician's license valid in the State
of New Jersey.
C.
Possess thorough knowledge of electrical theory, such
as power factor, transformers, series and parallel circuits, line
loading, line losses and all electric or conductive properties of
materials.
D.
Possess thorough knowledge of the correct procedures
used in installing, repairing and maintaining electrical generators,
transformers, converters, regulators, switches, circuit breakers and
other electric generating, transmission and distribution equipment.
E.
Possess thorough knowledge of the safety precautions
to be taken in working with high-voltage and energized circuits.
F.
Possess the ability to calculate circuit values and
determine when operating limitations of equipment are exceeded, as
well as the ability to plan and carry through most operations in the
installation or troubleshooting and repair of high-voltage generating,
controlling and distributing systems.
G.
Possess the ability to use instruments, such as insulation
meters or oscillator and tone detectors to locate faults in underground
cables, or to use phasing sticks or phase rotation meters to check
out rotation of cables before switching into a hot circuit.
H.
Possess the ability to read and understand circuit
diagrams of interconnections, such as the generators, buses, switches
and circuit breakers in a powerhouse or the feeders, substations,
transformers and interconnections of a primary distribution system,
in order to diagnose problems in the electrical system, as well as
the ability to install, repair and maintain commonly used electric
power generating and distributing equipment.
I.
Possess the ability to replace and adjust mechanical
contacts and tripping and time-delay intervals of circuit breakers
and relays, using feeler gauges, dressing tools and timing devices,
as well as the ability to determine types and sizes of wire, conduits,
transformers and methods of installation and repair to assure proper
and safe operation of the electric distribution system.
J.
Possess a valid New Jersey driver's license and a
valid commercial driver's license (CDL) and applicable endorsements
for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
The duties of Electrician, Electric Utility,
under direction, shall include, but not be limited to, repairing and
maintaining electric generating, transmission and distribution equipment
and circuits at electric generating stations, switch yards and distribution
substations. The Electrician, Electric Utility shall also perform
such other related work as required.
