Electrician with OCONUS Travel
Nightwing · Sterling, VA · electrician
$47.6–$99.04/hr
$99,000–$206,000/yr (full-time equivalent)
Rate posted by the employer
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Job type
- full time
- Location
- Sterling, VA
About this job
Clearance: Top Secret/SCI.
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.
Electrician with OCONUS Travel
Position Summary
The Electrician is responsible for operational support and facilities maintenance, providing electrical trade expertise across maintenance, repair, construction, and recapitalization activities. Primary responsibilities include preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, testing, and installation of light commercial electrical systems and services.
The individual will work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team on a wide variety of tasks supporting the customer with engineering, analysis, testing, preventive maintenance, repair, new construction, recapitalization, and demolition.
The Electrician will assess circumstances and existing conditions, identify deficiencies, and determine appropriate technical solutions in accordance with manufacturer recommendations, customer specifications, applicable codes, safety requirements, and industry standards. The individual will present technical recommendations to the supervisor and/or customer and execute approved directions through completion of the task.
The role requires sound technical judgment, strong customer service, and responsiveness to both planned and time-sensitive requirements. Other site duties outside the electrical trade may be required in support of specific mission-related tasking. This role may include OCONUS TDY trips.
Clearance Requirements
Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
Ideal candidate will be eligible and willing to obtain any additional clearance or access required by the customer
Required Qualifications and Skills
Candidates must possess demonstrated hands-on experience and working knowledge of commercial electrical systems, circuitry, components, equipment, controls, manufacturers, suppliers, and associated installation and maintenance practices
Plan and execute electrical work: Evaluate requirements, determine appropriate means and methods, develop material and equipment lists, prepare cost estimates, forecast work schedules, and coordinate execution through completion
Interpret technical documentation: Read and interpret construction drawings, building plans, specifications, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment cut sheets, O&M manuals, manufacturer instructions, warranties, and other technical documentation
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance: Inspect, test, troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, replace, and maintain electrical systems and components to support safe and reliable facility operations
Support installation and modification activities: Perform electrical installations, upgrades, modifications, new construction, recapitalization, and demolition in accordance with approved requirements, applicable codes, manufacturer recommendations, and established workmanship standards
Apply safety requirements: Understand and comply with OSHA requirements, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), applicable electrical safety practices, and established procedures including lockout/tagout (LOTO), PPE requirements, and site-specific safety protocols
Develop material and labor requirements: Identify materials, equipment, tools, and labor necessary to execute work and support procurement activities with clear technical specifications, quantities, manufacturer information, and acceptable substitutions when appropriate
Provide schedule and status visibility: Estimate work duration, identify dependencies and constraints, communicate schedule impacts, and provide timely updates regarding progress, material availability, risks, and completion
Provide effective customer support: Communicate professionally with the customer, supervisors, engineering personnel, vendors, and other trades. Present technical findings and recommendations and follow approved direction through completion
Work independently and collaboratively: Execute assigned work with minimal supervision while coordinating effectively with multidisciplinary teams and other trades to meet requirements, as well as lead or coordinate small teams
Support emergency and surge requirements: Maintain flexibility to support occasional work outside normal business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, for emergencies, outage, or mission-critical requirements
Support broader site requirements: Perform duties outside the primary electrical trade when required to support facility operations or time-sensitive mission requirements
Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve maintenance practices, work processes, reliability, safety, and efficiency by applying lessons learned from daily operations
Licensure: Possess and maintain a Journeyman Electrician license with the state of Virginia or Maryland.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
Preventive maintenance of medium and low voltage switch gear
Knowledge and familiar with uninterruptible power supplies
Installation of rack mounted power distribution units
Familiar with the installation of conduct, both exposed and concealed
Operation of mobile equipment, forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts
Installation and maintenance of power panels.
Familiar with the use of preventive maintenance equipment such as thermal imaging, dialectic testers, and insulation resistance testers
Knowledge and familiarity with the use of building automation terminals and interfaces.
Additional electrical, HVAC, controls, or related trade certifications
Experience su
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