Electrician - Hoboken, NJ

Location

Hoboken, NJ

Wage

$68,640 – $111,400/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 2, 2026

Job Description

Overview

At Jacobs, we are dedicated to reinventing tomorrow by addressing critical global challenges. As an Electrician based in Hoboken, NJ, you will play a vital role in ensuring the efficient operation of municipal services through preventive and corrective maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in planning and scheduling maintenance and repair of specialized mechanical and electrical equipment.
  • Read, interpret, and work from blueprints, drawings, sketches, and specifications.
  • Perform skilled electrical repair work on water/wastewater treatment plant equipment.
  • Analyze equipment failures to determine causes and prevent recurrences.
  • Assist with recordkeeping and prepare routine and special reports.
  • Provide on-the-job training to less experienced employees.
  • Perform preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on machinery and equipment.
  • Regularly inspect working conditions and maintain cleanliness and safety of equipment.
  • Assist with review of capital improvement project studies and designs.
  • Forecast material and equipment needs and perform other duties as required.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Possess a valid electrician certification.
  • Possess a valid driver’s license.
  • Five years of experience in the maintenance of wastewater treatment plants or industrial settings.
  • Five years of electrical experience troubleshooting and repairing motors, pump controls, and lighting systems.
  • Proficient in the use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
  • Knowledge of NEC code for bending/installing conduit and properly sizing wire.
  • Familiarity with troubleshooting a variety of electrical and mechanical equipment.
  • Intermediate knowledge of SCADA controls.
  • Knowledge of methods, materials, and instruments used in maintenance and calibration of electrical systems.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor.
  • Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Hoboken, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 27% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $29–$40/hr middle band drawn from 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Hoboken, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hoboken, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 138 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (10), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Wayne at $39/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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