Electrician

NRG is the leading integrated power company in the U.S., built on the strength of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive electric generation portfolio and leading retail electricity platform. A Fortune 200 company, NRG creates value through best in class operations, reliable and efficient electric generation, and a retail platform serving residential and commercial businesses.

* Performs skilled electromechanical repair work on plant equipment and instruments * Inspects, repairs and maintains electrical and/or electro-mechanical operating and control systems, equipment and fixtures, including instrumentation and heating and cooling systems * Inspects, maintains and repairs wiring and lighting systems, meters, electrical control equipment, outlets and panels * Establishes and maintains scheduled electrical maintenance program for the plant's equipment * Repairs electrical and electronic instruments * Keeps electrical maintenance records, and prepares labor and material estimates * Repair, test, troubleshoot, inspect and install, remove and maintain such equipment as generators, transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors and auxiliary electrical equipment, freeze protection, cabling and power feeds * Sets up rigging for installing or removing equipment * Diagnoses and corrects electrical equipment troubles and repairs or recommends major repairs * Provide support to other crafts and vendors including installations of temporary lighting, removal of piping and cables * Perform electrical tests on Cathodic Protection, install cables and anodes * Operate heavy equipment such as overhead and mobile cranes, forklifts, and bucket trucks; use hand tools and power tools to repair plant equipment

**Minimum Qualification** * High School Diploma or GED equivalent * Ten (10) years of industrial electric maintenance experience in the repair, inspection, testing, installation and/or maintenance of related power plant equipment including inspection and preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and diagnostics. **Required Skills** * Knowledge of electricity, voltage and current relationships * Ability to use basic math and formulas * Ability to follow, interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions and reports, technical manuals and data * Relevant power plant experience is required.