You must submit Application Supplement No. 2007-054-1 with your online or paper application.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER  2007-054

REVISED  JULY 1, 2009

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examinations

 

for

 

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

 

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Titles

Job

Codes

Pay Schedule

and Range*

1.

 

Electrical Engineer 1

13410

S7

2.

 

Electrical Engineer 2

13420

S8

3.

 

Electrical Engineering Consultant

13430

MA09

4.

 

Electrical Engineering Supervisor

13450

MA09

 

*Contact the agencies listed under the “JOB OPPORTUNITIES” section of this announcement for specific information on starting salaries.

 

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

Electrical Engineers perform professional engineering work in the design, construction, and inspection of a variety of electrical systems and equipment.

 

You will work in areas such as a building’s electrical distribution system; conversion of a facility to a total electrical base; tunnel and highway interchange lighting and signaling; intelligent transportation systems; parking lot illumination; security and intrusion alarm systems; fire detection and suppression systems; electro-mechanical controls for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and elevators; building or highway management systems including telecommunications, data, voice and video communications; and installation and operation of electrical equipment in and around deep bituminous coal mines.

 

Work at the Engineer 1 level normally includes assignments involving component parts of a system when the controlling parameters have been developed and may involve coordinating with other architectural or engineering disciplines.  The work at the Engineer 2 level is more advanced with responsibility for the complete engineering project.  It involves considerable independence in developing the technical details, coordinating with other architectural and engineering disciplines, and contacting other public agencies, consultants or contractors to obtain compliance with Commonwealth standards and needs.  The work at the Electrical Engineering Consultant level includes solving design and construction problems using advanced and innovative applications of engineering principles; and advising management on the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of utilizing technology and/or changing existing engineering and materials standards.  Electrical Engineering Supervisors, in addition to performing the work described previously, supervise electrical engineers.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

For some jobs, offers of employment will be made only if you are willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

 

You must be of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Pennsylvania residency is currently waived for these job titles.

 

Necessary Special Requirements

Electrical Engineering Consultant and Electrical Engineering Supervisor applicants must possess a Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

 

Minimum Requirements

Electrical Engineer 1 – Successful completion of the training program for Electrical Engineer Trainee; OR one year of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system; and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; OR one year of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system; and an Engineer-in-Training Certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

 

Electrical Engineer 2 – One year as an Electrical Engineer 1; OR two years of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system; and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; OR two years of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system; and an Engineering-in-Training Certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

 

Electrical Engineering Consultant – Two years as an Electrical Engineer 2; OR four years of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system.

 

Electrical Engineering Supervisor – Two years as an Electrical Engineer 2; OR four years of professional electrical engineering experience which involved work on any structural electrical system.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

At the time this announcement was issued, there were 6 filled Electrical Engineer 2 positions in Dauphin County and 1 filled position in each of the following counties:  Centre, Fayette and Lebanon.  There were 4 filled Electrical Engineering Consultant positions in Dauphin County and 1 filled position in Cumberland County.  There were 2 filled Electrical Engineering Supervisor positions in Dauphin County and 1 filled position in each of the following counties:  Fayette and Lebanon.

 

Lists created by these tests will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur due to retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact the following state agencies: 

 

Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Bureau of Human

Resources, North Office Building, Room 512, Harrisburg, PA  17125, Telephone:  (717) 705-6919; Internet:  www.dgs.state.pa.us

 

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of

Human Resources, 2nd Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building,

P.O. Box 2357, Harrisburg, PA  17105-2357, Telephone:  (717) 783-2021; Internet:  www.depweb.state.pa.us

 

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Human

Resources, P.O. Box 3156, Harrisburg, PA  17105-3156;

Telephone:  (717) 787-6887, Internet:  www.dot.state.pa.us

 

TESTING

 

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

 

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your "Notice of Examination Results."  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2007-054-1 and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.

 

Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text

 

Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers

 

only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219;

 

Telephone (Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-

 

Hearing callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us  

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."