Open Recruitment

Position Specific Recruitment

This is a position-specific recruitment and is open to anyone who meets the minimum listed below. The resulting list of eligibles will be used to fill this Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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MDOT MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Aviation High Voltage Electrical Technician in the Office of Facilities Maintenance at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises the maintenance and repairs of electrical systems along with subordinate workers and contractors.
• Requires a journeyman level of high-voltage electrical skills with knowledge to repair, maintain, and/or replace electrical equipment and apparatus rated up to, including 33,000 volts; as is required of those that they will be overseeing.
• Maintaining written records, and preparing and submitting reports related to property inspections, preventive maintenance, and equipment inspections.

Employees in this position are designated “Emergency Essential” in the event of airport emergencies, weather emergencies, or irregularities and are subject to extended shifts and being on-call during scheduled off-hours, holidays, and weekends.

Minimum Qualification:

Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Three years of experience working with high-voltage (600 volts and up) service switch gear and control wiring or large (30 horsepower or more) motors, compressors, and motor circuitry. One year of this experience must have been in a commercial or industrial setting.

Notes:

1. Additional work experience performing high voltage electrical work as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. A certificate from a vocational-technical school or community college with a major in the electrical trade may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.

1. Candidates appointed to positions in these classifications are assigned duties that require the operation of motor vehicles. Employees are required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland. All applicants must list their license number and expiration date on the application.

2. During the probationary period, employees will be required to obtain and maintain a Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) valid in the State of Maryland, depending on the type of equipment operated.

3. Employees must have or obtain an Airfield Operators Permit in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations 11.03.01.04, Control of Vehicular Traffic on the Air Operations Area, prior to permanent appointment.