High Voltage Electrician (MVO)

Duties

• Maintain power distribution equipment to ensure safe and proper operation.
• Identify signs of improper operation of electrical equipment to troubleshoot and implement solutions.
• Design emergency hook-up’s and restore power after outages to resolve electrical disruption.
• Interpret wiring diagrams for lighting protection systems.
• Apply techniques and methods of maintenance, repair, and testing to integrate into the electrical system.

Requirements/Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a pre-appointment physical requirement and annual physical thereafter.
• This position is a drug testing designated position.
• The employee must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license and any installation and/or DOD requirement for the type of vehicle being operated.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds is required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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.

There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a High Voltage Electrician (MVO) ~ without more than normal supervision. Using power distribution equipment, such as; determining types of wire, conduit, and transformers. I am skilled in electrical theory such as power factor, transformers, series and parallel circuits, line loading, line losses, and dielectric or conductive properties of materials to calculate circuit valves. I am considered an expert and work with a high degree of independence. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• Physical Effort: Moderately heavy physical effort is exerted as incumbent works aloft on poles, at ground level, and in ground trenches, or manholes. Work requires bending, stooping, climbing, and standing for long periods Coordination of eyes, hands, legs, and body is needed in installing, repairing, and testing electrical equipment in confined spaces such as manholes and overhead structures. May perform heavy lifting in excess of 50 lbs. and standing 10 hrs. a day. The crane operator has to make continual control changes to maneuver the crane and load around obstructions, to stay within the lifting capacity, and to position the load at the desired location.
• Working Conditions: Works outside most of the time, subject to extremes of weather conditions and in close proximity to high voltage lines and equipment. Work requires some work in underground facilities. Subject to injury by contact with high voltage lines, broken bones in falls from poles, strains from awkward positions, and less serious cuts and bruises when handling tools and materials. Working conditions were considered in evaluation of the job. NOTE: Employee performs work in an environment which subjects him to disagreeable or hazardous noise levels which are considered environmentally unsafe without the use of protective gear. Employee is provided and must wear approved hearing protective devices; therefore, adverse health effects to the employees are eliminated. Employee is subject to an annual audiometric evaluation at the PBA medical facility.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is an Installations Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• The Joint Munitions Command provides the Joint Force with ready, reliable, lethal munitions at the speed of war. JMC's mission is to support the production, storage, distribution, and demilitarization of munitions. This position serves a High Voltage Electrician located at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR which is a subordinate installation of JMC.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
 

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.