UC Berkeley is currently seeking an experienced Fire Alarm Electrician to fill a full-time with benefits position. Interested in learning more? Please visit our website at jobs.berkeley.edu and search for Job ID #19405

1. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Fire Alarm Electrician (8195C) - #19405
About Berkeley
The Universityof California,Berkeley,isone of the world’smosticonicteachingandresearch
institutions.Since 1868, Berkeleyhasfueledaperpetualrenaissance,generatingunparalleled
intellectual, economicandsocial value inCalifornia,the United Statesandthe world.Berkeley’sculture
of openness,freedomandacceptance—academicandartistic,politicalandcultural—make itavery
special place forstudents,facultyandstaff.
Berkeleyiscommittedtohiringanddevelopingstaff whowanttowork ina highperformingculture that
supportsthe outstandingworkof ourfacultyand students.Indecidingwhethertoapplyfora staff
positionatBerkeley,candidatesare stronglyencouragedtoconsiderthe alignmentof the Berkeley
Workplace Culture with theirpotential forsuccessat http://jobs.berkeley.edu/why-berkeley.html
Departmental Overview
Residential andStudentService Programs(RSSP) ispartof the Divisionof StudentAffairsunderthe
directionof the Associate Vice Chancellorof RSSP. RSSPprovidesstudenthousing,residential life
programs,self-operateddiningservicesforundergraduate andgraduate studentsandtheirfamilies,and
childcare servicesforstudents,faculty,andstaff;italsoconductsa year-roundconferencebusiness,
operateselevencampusrestaurants,andmanagestwenty-six facultyapartments. The Central
Maintenance,Design,andMinorCapital Projectsunitsprovide acomprehensivegroupof servicestoall
unitswithinRSSP.These servicesinclude performingormanagingall buildingtradesandrelated
maintenance services,performinginteriordesignservices,space planning,renovationprojectplanning
and managementservices,majormaintenance,minorcapital planningandprojectmanagementfor
RSSP.
Workingas part of the skilledtradesgroupandinconformance withthe Electricianjobscope,the
incumbentperformsplannedandemergencyrepairstoall buildingfire alarmandlife safetysystems,
wiring,devices,andequipmentinaccordance witha division-developedcalendartomeetall National
Fire PreventionAssociation,andState Fire Marshall’sOffice compliance requirements.Incumbent
performsworkto achieve timelycompletionandfull documentarycompliance of thisplannedwork
alongwithany emergencyorotherunplannedfire andlife safetysystemworkthatmayarise.

2. RequiredQualifications
• Employedasa journey-levelelectricianforaminimumof 4 yearsincludingaminimumof twoyears
performinginstallation,trouble—shooting,andrepairof fire alarmsystems.
• Thoroughknowledgeof applicable local andstate codesandstandards.
• Demonstratedexperience withInstallationorrepairsof electrical distributionsystemsandrelated
componentsincludingelectrical wiringanddevices,electricalpanels,equipment,emergencygenerators,
automatictransferswitches.
• Thoroughunderstandingof the operationof andthe abilitytoaccuratelytrouble-shootelectrical
distributionsystems,fire alarmsystems,electrical circuits,equipmentandperformrepairswithin
industrystandardlabortimesforthese operations.
• Thoroughunderstandingof fire alarmsystems,trouble-shooting,operation,testingprocedures,and
maintenance documentationrequirements.
• Availableforholidays,weekends,weekendoncall-procedures,emergenciesandshiftwork.
• Asrequired,mustprovide directiontosemi-skilledorunskilledassistants.
• For a complete listof RequiredQualifications,please refertoourjob posting atjobs.berkeley.edu,
Position#19405
Education/Training:
• Successful completionof fouryearapprenticeshiporequivalentworkexperience
Licensesor certificationsrequired,ifany:
• Required:State of CaliforniaFire AlarmTechnicianlicense
• Required:State of CaliforniaJourneymanElectricianlicense

3. Salary & Benefits
StartingHourlyPay: $38.68
For informationonthe comprehensive benefitspackage offeredbythe Universityvisit:
http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
Criminal Background Check
 Thispositionhasbeendesignatedassensitiveandmayrequire aCriminal BackgroundCheck.
We reserve the righttomake employmentcontingentuponsuccessful completionof aCriminal
BackgroundCheck.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Universityof CaliforniaisanEqual Opportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.All qualifiedapplicants
will receiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace, color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,
disability,orprotectedveteranstatus.Forthe complete Universityof Californianondiscriminationand
affirmative actionpolicysee:http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
If you’dlike more informationaboutyourEEOrightsas an applicantunderthe law,please see:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
How to Apply
Go to jobs.berkeley.eduandenterJobID#19405
Total Compensationand Benefits
The Universityof California offersawide arrayof highqualitybenefitplansfromwhichtochoose.These
include comprehensive healthandwelfare insurance plans,agenerouspensionplan,andoptional
retirementsavingsopportunities.
Benefitspackagesforfacultyandstaff are basedonjob classification,the nature of employmentandthe
numberof hoursworked.
UC offersavaluable Total Rewardspackage. Tosee the value of yourtotal compensation,use the Total
Compensationcalculator.
IMPORTANT BENEFITS INFORMATION
 Workingat UC - The Benefitsof Belonging (Video)
 The Benefitsof BelongingBrochure (PDF)
 RetirementBenefits
 A Complete Guide toYourUC HealthBenefits (PDF)
 Overviewof UCBenefitsandRelatedAcademicPolicies (PDF)