Electrician

About this Job

As a selective-admissions, comprehensive public university, Louisiana Tech is committed to quality in teaching, research, creative activity and scholarship, public service, and workforce/economic development. Louisiana Tech maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging environment within a safe and supportive, diverse community of learners.

The Electrician plays a vital role in supporting the university’s mission to provide a safe, innovative, and student-centered learning environment. As a key member of the Physical Plant department, this position ensures the reliability, efficiency, and safety of electrical systems across campus—including academic buildings, research labs, residence halls, and public spaces.

This role requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and a commitment to high-quality service. Success in this position comes from a blend of hands-on electrical skills, attention to detail, adaptability, and clear communication with colleagues and campus stakeholders.

What makes this opportunity unique is the dynamic, mission-driven environment of a university campus. Electricians work with varied systems, support diverse projects, and contribute directly to creating spaces where students learn, researchers innovate, and the community gathers. This is more than a maintenance role—it’s a chance to be part of a collaborative team that keeps the campus running and helps shape the student experience every day.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As an Electrician, you will:

• Install, alter, maintain, and repair wring systems, public address systems, traffics signals, electric clocks, telephones, floodlights, and other electrical fixtures and equipment.
• Provide support to Electrician Specialists and assist with work on high voltage systems under supervision of Electrician Specialists.
• Use standard tools such as volt meters, amp meters, watt meters, and related equipment to trouble shoot and isolate problems and operate various types of electricians electrical systems.
• Install and make repairs on nonmetallic cables such as romex, conduits (greenfield), and thin walls or rigid conduit.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and install electrical motor starters, related switchgears, and controls.
• Install and repair campus computer network cabling (cat5 & cat6).
• Maintain emergency generators; should be able to read schematics and blueprints.
• Make electrical inspections of electrical equipment and appliances.
• Repair outside lighting on entire campus.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a Probationary Appointment.
Location: Louisiana Tech University Physical Plant-Ruston, LA
Work Schedule: The typical work schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4pm. May be required to work some overtime, weekends, or holidays.
Annual Salary: $40,914 - $73,632

Benefits: Louisiana Tech offers outstanding perks and benefits to eligible employees that include a variety of health insurance plans and retirement options, paid time off for vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, substantially reduced-rate tuition for employees and their dependents, discounted memberships at the university’s sports and wellness center, professional development training, and promotional opportunities. In addition, market adjustment salary increases are awarded annually (pending funding availability) for eligible classified employees.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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  Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Louisiana Tech University, Office of Human Resources
P.O. Box 3173
Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: 318-257-2235
Fax: 318-257-2482

Louisiana Tech University is an AA/ADA/EEO employer. Louisiana Tech recruits, selects, employs and promotes without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information in its admission and recruitment of students, educational programs, and activities, or employment policies.