Journeyman Electrician

Cooperative Security Location, Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya, Africa

This licensed Electrician position requires a skilled professional who will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems in support of military and logistical support operations. An understanding of electrical principles, electrical codes, and electrical regulations is essential. The successful Candidate must be skilled in using specialized tools and equipment. This position requires qualification, skill, and experience handling electrical systems and involves work with potentially hazardous equipment. This position requires expertise in safety protocols and safety regulations. The incumbent will maintain Forward Operating Base electrical systems. This position is reserved for an experienced and skilled Electrical Professional. The Electrician will work with a specific crew and will receive minimal supervision.
This is LOGCAP V work supporting the US Department of War, Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, and US Army Tenant Elements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Installs, tests and repairs grounding systems in accordance with accepted codes, standards and manufacturer's recommendations.
• Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials.
• Provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
• Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using tools such as hacksaw, pipe threader and conduit bender.
• Pulls wiring through conduit, assisted by electrician helper.
• Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, using knife or pliers, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps per accepted codes and standards.
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using hand tools.
• Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit-breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts, using hand tools and power tools.
• Connects power cables and ground leads to equipment and other electrical utilization equipment such as motors, HVAC units, etc.
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using testing instruments, such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustment, relocation or replacement. May repair faulty equipment or systems.

• May provide data to Automated Information Systems (AIS).
• May connect pier electrical systems at seaport.
• Performs duties in accordance with:
  • US Army Regulation 710-2 Supply Policy Below the National Level (recently updated with administrative revisions such as Secondary Item Policy and Retail Level Management).
  • US Army Regulation 735-5 Property Accountability Policies.
  • Current DLA Disposition Services (DLADS) disposal guidelines primarily governed by DoW Manual 4160.21 Defense Materiel Disposition Manual.
  • US Army Regulation 420–1 Army Facilities Management.
  • US Army Regulation 190-11 Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E).
  • The US National Electrical Code and the Department of War Uniformed Facilities Code, The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system, prescribed by US Military Standard 3007 Foundational Department of War Standard Practice.

Experience and Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• US Passport with 6 month's validity remaining is required.
• Qualification to Tier 1, Medium Risk, Public Trust Background Check (NACI) Standard is required.
• All Candidates must meet the minimum standard set by USAFRICOM Instruction 4200.09B for Medical Screening. This includes:
  • A Comprehensive Travel Physical Examination.
  • Verification of Dental Class 1 or Class 2 status.
  • Mandatory, documented completion of theater-specific vaccines annotated on CDC Form 731 Yellow Card, including Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Polio boosters, and Hepatitis A/B.
  • Verification of up-to-date HIV, DNA, and G6PD labs alongside a formal prescription for malaria chemophylaxis.
  • Mandatory 10-Panel comprehensive drug and alcohol screening.
    • Once In-Theater USAFRICOM Area of Responsibility (AOR), all remain subject to unannounced, random urinalysis under standard military drug testing protocols (see DoDI 1010.16).
    • USAFRICOM maintains a zero-tolerance policy for drug violations while in theater. Wrongful use or possession of controlled substances including marijuana/THC, synthetic drugs, and unprescribed medications results in immediate removal from theater and contract termination.
    • Work site alcohol consumption is heavily regulated by local General Orders, which may mandate dry status or ration limits.
  • Candidates must pass all medical and behavioral fitness criteria outlined by the US Contracting Agency and Employer before being cleared for work in US AFRICOM AOR.
• Journeyman Electrician's license/certificate from any US State or Territory or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of four (4) years related experience is required.
• Job knowledge, skill level and physical ability necessary to perform assigned Electrician job functions is required.
• High school diploma / GED equivalent, or an equivalent combination of formal education and Electrician's experience.