Full-Time Electricians Needed Immediately

You will serve as a HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICIAN in the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT of NAVFAC SOUTHWEST.
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You will install ,modify, and replace generation and distribution equipment in substations, power generating facilities, transformer vaults, and/or distribution centers.
You will maintain, replace, test and reset circuit breakers in switch and substations, at shore installations including pier mounted unit substations and vaults.
You will splice wires by removing insulation, scraping clean, twisting together and soldering, or connecting conductors with mechanical connectors, splicing claps and tape.
You will troubleshoot distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment to locate and correct the causes of outages and improper operation and make emergency cutouts and substitutions of power line.
You will checks condition of transformers, switches, and cable; testing insulating oil of transformers and oil switches for breakdown and contamination.
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Must be a US Citizen.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license and have the ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.
Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION.
Your resume must show that you have the ability to perform common tasks under general supervision including:
1) Installing wire or cable distribution lines from public utility supply point to distribution substations; and 3) Understanding drawings and diagrams of distribution network, equipment, and control circuits.
Works above ground from aerial bucket trucks and poles, at ground level, and in trenches, or manholes. The employee may perform moderately heavy lifting, pulling, and carrying of equipment and material weighing up 40 pounds and occasionally, may lift or pull heavy cables
and equipment weighing more than 50 pounds with the help of weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Crouches, stands, kneels, and stoops while installing, repairing, or testing electrical equipment in
confined spaces such as enclosed switch gear, or in structures such as overhead bus and conduit assemblies. Work requires bending, stooping, climbing, and standing for long periods while installing, repairing, and testing electrical equipment in manholes and on overhead distribution lines.
Works indoors and outdoors. May be exposed to danger from explosions of equipment and cables in manholes and vaults, as well as danger from high voltage electrical shock, burns from solder, broken bones, cuts, and bruises. May be exposed to heat and noise when working in substations or power-generating facilities, to extremes of weather when working outdoors, and to unpleasant odors and wet slippery surfaces when working in manholes. May be subject to electrical burns while working around high voltage electrical lines, broken bones from falls from
May be exposed to chemicals such as insulation oil from transformers and oil switches. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
This position is being recruited for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) and may subsequently be realigned under the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:
ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 2) most recent performance appraisal; To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.