Electrician Leader

Summary NIST is seeking an experienced Electrician Leader to help keep its complex facilities powered, safe, and operational. You will lead skilled electricians in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving critical electrical infrastructure, solve challenging electrical problems, and ensure work meets rigorous technical, code, and safety standards. Responsibilities In this position you will: - Lead a multi-level crew of electricians performing installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting, and repair of complex electrical infrastructure and power systems. - Distribute daily work assignments, establish work priorities and pace, provide technical guidance, and ensure employees have the tools, materials, equipment, schematics, and instructions necessary to complete assigned work. - Perform journey-level electrical work alongside the crew, including installing, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems, equipment, circuitry, and transformers. - Diagnose complex electrical problems, including power quality issues, harmonics, and circuitry anomalies, using specialized diagnostic and testing equipment. - Interpret electrical schematics, engineering plans, single-line diagrams, technical specifications, and applicable electrical codes to locate faults and perform electrical modifications and repairs. - Provide hands-on instruction and technical guidance to electricians of varying skill levels, including demonstrating proper work methods and troubleshooting techniques. - Monitor work in progress and review completed electrical work for technical accuracy, quality, and compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, OSHA requirements, and established safety procedures. - Ensure proper electrical safety practices are followed, including Lockout/Tagout procedures, use of personal protective equipment, and establishment of appropriate arc-flash boundaries. - Identify material and supply requirements, coordinate requests and ordering, track availability, and report work progress, completed assignments, and operational issues to the supervisor. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications There are no specific length or level of experience requirements. The applicant's overall background of experience, education, and training must clearly demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of an Electrician Leader, including leading electrical work involving the installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems and equipment, without more than normal supervision Applicants must meet the screen out elements and achieve an overall score of at least fifty (50%) or higher 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trade and Labor Occupations Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Federal Wage System. The FWS is a uniform pay-setting system that covers Federal appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund blue-collar employees who are paid by the hour. For more information regarding the FWS, visit We may share your application package with other selecting officials at NIST with opportunities like this one. Additional selections may be made through this vacancy. Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information or instructions. You MUST select at least ONE ELIGIBILITY in order to be considered for this position. All documents submitted for this announcement must be legible in order to make qualification or eligibility determinations. A probationary period may be required. This position has physical requirements which include but may not be limited to: - Climbing, legs only (1 hour) - Climbing, use of legs and arms. - Both legs required. - Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously - Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle. - Depth perception - Ability to distinguish basic colors - Ability to distinguish shades of colors - Hearing (aid permitted) - Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds. - Moderate carrying 15-44 pounds. - Pulling hand over hand (1 hour) - Pushing (1 hour) - Reaching above shoulder. - Use of fingers. - Both hands required. - Walking (2 hours) - Standing (2 hours) - Kneeling (1 hour) - Repeated bending This position has environmental factors which include, but may not be limited to: - Outside and inside - Excessive heat - Excessive cold- - Excessive humidity - Excessive dampness or chilling- - Excessive noise, intermittent - Constant noise - Dust - Silica, asbestos, etc. - Fumes, smoke, or gases - Solvents (degreasing agents) - Grease and oils - Electrical energy - Slippery or uneven walking surfaces. - Working around machinery with moving parts. - Working around moving objects or vehicles. - Working on ladders or scaffolding. - Working below ground. - Working with hands in water - Vibration - Working closely with others. - Working alone NIST strives to build a flexible and encouraging work environment to bring out the best in our employees. To help our employees balance responsibilities at home and at work, NIST offers a variety of work-life flexibilities. For more information, please visit our Careers website.