High Voltage Electrician

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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections will be made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance 5 U.S.C. 9905, as amended by P.L. 116-92, SEC 1109, further amended by P.L. 116-283, SEC 1117 and further amended by P.L.118-31, SEC 1104 and SEC 1250B AND USD(P&R) memorandum "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," August 12, 2024

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair high-voltage electrical generating equipment and distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, relays, circuit breakers, and underground conductors to ensure maximum power reliability for the Pentagon Reservation.
• Monitor the electrical system from a central control system on a rotating shift basis, operate various plant equipment, and apply a high level of skill in the diagnosis and repair of complex electrical faults using specialized diagnostic tools.
• Install, modify, and replace generation and distribution equipment in substations and transformer vaults; run and install wire and cable transmission lines through tunnels, trenches, and on structures up to 200 feet high.
• Perform high-voltage switching, grounding, and isolating procedures on energized systems, document findings in the maintenance management system (CMMS), and provide guidance and training to lower-grade employees.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment, obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• Selections from this notice are subject to provisions of the DOD Priority Placement Program for displaced employees.
• This position requires you to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime. This position operates 365 days/24 hours; it includes work rotating shifts, including weekends and Holidays.
• This position is subject to call back during emergency failures.
• This position requires you to wear protective equipment, i.e., arc flash rated suit, tyvek suits and respirators, while working in hazardous areas and protective uniform and safety boots in the performance of duties.
• This position will require you to successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination and annual physical examinations thereafter.
• The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE. Mission essential employees may be required to report for, or remain at, work in dismissal or closure situations due to adverse weather conditions.
• This position requires you to obtain a NICET Level 2 Electrical Power Testing Certification within two years of entering duty.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your background must demonstrate a full range of the ability to perform the work of a High Voltage Electrician without more than normal supervision. Work includes installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing high voltage electrical systems and equipment associated with power generation and distribution systems. Requires knowledge of electrical equipment, safety practices, and the ability to read and apply blueprints, diagrams, and specifications.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the questions. The screen-out element for this position is:

• Must be determined suitable for federal employment, obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position requires you to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime. This position operates 365 days/24 hours; it includes work rotating shifts, including weekends and Holidays.
• This position is subject to call back during emergency failures.
• This position requires you to wear protective equipment, i.e., arc flash rated suit, tyvek suits and respirators, while working in hazardous areas and protective uniform and safety boots in the performance of duties.
• This position will require you to successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination and annual physical examinations thereafter.
• The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE. Mission essential employees may be required to report for, or remain at, work in dismissal or closure situations due to adverse weather conditions.
• This position requires you to obtain a NICET Level 2 Electrical Power Testing Certification within two years of entering duty.

PHYSICAL EFFORT/REQUIREMENTS: Moderately heavy physical effort is exerted while working aloft on poles, at ground level, and in ground trenches, or manholes; requiring bending, stooping, climbing, and standing for long periods. Coordination of eyes, hands, legs, and body are needed in repairing, installing, and testing electrical equipment in confirmed areas such as manholes and overhead structures.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed outside, both above and below ground in close proximity to high voltage lines and equipment. There is a hazard from exposure to high noise levels, high voltages, electrical shocks and burns, and of cuts and bruises from hand and power tools. Subject to extremes of temperature and high humidity when working in air intake and exhaust chambers, outdoor weather conditions, and from working around operating equipment. Subject to serious injury by contact with high voltage lines, or falls from poles, ladders; and less serious cuts and bruises when handling tools and materials.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Additional information

Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing an online application, you may request an alternative application. Please send an email to the following address for information on how to obtain an alternative application: whs.job.application.assistance@mail.mil

Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. /www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.