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Electrician Journeyman - Data Center Construction
Location: Abernathy, TX
Project: New Data Center Construction
Job Type: Full-Time, Long-Term Project - Nightshift
Pay: $40-$45/hour based on experience and license level
Per Diem: $125/day
Job Description
Saulsbury is hiring Electrical Apprentices and Journeyman Electricians for a large-scale new data center construction project in Abernathy, Texas. Electricians will be responsible for performing commercial electrical construction work while following project specifications, safety procedures, and direction from site supervision.
This is a physically demanding position with 12+ hour workdays (13 on 1 off), significant walking, and indoor/outdoor work. Candidates must be dependable, safety-conscious, and prepared for the demands of a large-scale construction project.
Pay Rates
- 4th Year Apprentice: $32/hour
- Unlicensed Journeyman: $40/hour
- Licensed Journeyman: $45/hour
- Per Diem: $125/day, 7 days per week when all scheduled hours are worked
Responsibilities
- Perform electrical installation and construction work on a new data center
- Install, assemble, and support electrical systems and components
- Read and follow blueprints, electrical drawings, and project specifications
- Safely operate electrical hand and power tools
- Follow all company and project safety procedures
- Attend daily safety meetings and stretch-and-flex activities
- Work alongside electricians, foremen, supervisors, and other construction trades
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Follow instructions from project supervision
- Perform physically demanding construction activities for extended periods
Job Requirements
- Electrical construction experience required; industrial, or data center experience preferred
- OSHA 10 certification preferred
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen
- Apprentices must have four years industrial or data center experience working as an apprentice
- Journeyman Electricians must have industrial electrical construction or data center experience
- Texas electrical license required for the $45/hour Licensed Journeyman rate
- Qualified experience required for the $40/hour Unlicensed Journeyman rate
- Ability to read blueprints, electrical drawings, and project specifications
- Ability to safely use electrical hand and power tools
- Must be willing and able to work 12+ hour shifts
- Must be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in temperatures exceeding 90 ree;F
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, lift, and perform physically demanding construction work for extended periods
- Reliable transportation to the jobsite
- Must be dependable and maintain consistent attendance
- Must successfully complete required site orientation, safety training, badging, and project-specific requirements
Physical & Environmental Conditions
- Work indoors and outdoors
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, and lifting
- Must be able to work extended shifts in demanding construction conditions
PPE, Tools & Meals
- Will need only hand tools (except for Electric tools)
