Electrician Supervisor

Full Job Description

This position is at the full performance level located at the VHAGLAHS, a complexity level 1-a facility, in the Engineering department working under the direct supervision of the Facility Manager.

Work is assigned on a long-term, as well as on a day-to-day basis, and the incumbent has full latitude in processing work assignments and is normally expected to use own judgment and initiative in completing assignments.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/11/2026.

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.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

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 Job Elements: Electric Drawings Electrical Equipment Lead or Supervise Technical Practices Technical Practices (Electrical Electronic) Troubleshooting (Electrical) Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: This position requires walking, standing, bending, sitting, crawling and climbing. Incumbent must have good vision, with or without glasses.

The Incumbent shall be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

The working conditions during normal time and overtime hours will be in uncontrolled environments from ladders, rooftops and confined spaces and scaffolding.

Occasionally, he/she will be subject to very uncomfortable and possibly dangerous working conditions, exposure to hazards and various types of infections normally encountered in hospitals or other medical facility builds.

Major Duties:

The Electrical Supervisor must be highly proficient in leadership to build an efficient and effective team with exceptional managerial skills for office administrative applications.

The Electrical Supervisor must have the ability to perform all normal duties of a Journeyman Electrician.

Incumbent must have sufficient knowledge of the nurse call system, fire alarm system and other electronic equipment that he can effectively manage the operations of the systems.

The Electrical Supervisor must be able to implement trade knowledge and electrical principles to repair or replace 120/208 or 277/480 volt primary and secondary distribution systems.

The incumbent shall have the ability to troubleshoot, repair and replace complex electrical or electronic system.

The incumbent must have the ability to determine the correct sizes of conductors, over current protection, switches, transformers, and generators for proper operation.

The Supervisor will have the ability lead employees of the Electrical Unit on how to make emergency connections to restore power or provide temporary power after or during a power outage.

The Electrical Supervisor will understand and manage the correct order and phasing of construction and repair projects to effectively lead and maximize efficiencies in the unit while cooperating and scheduling with other trades.

The supervisor will introduce new technologies to the unit to maintain a high level of technical skill among the subordinates and continue to look for ways to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of the unit.

The Electrical Supervisor must have a working knowledge of proper troubleshooting techniques and the ability to read building prints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and maintenance manuals.

The incumbent shall have the ability to lead and interpret to subordinates how to repair complex circuity for equipment with schematics or blueprints.

The incumbent must have the ability to lay out jobs and to install complete power distribution and lighting systems; nevertheless, must have the ability to interpret all codes, including but not limited to NEC 70/70E, Life Safety, NFPA 1 and NFPA72.

The Supervisor must have the ability to utilize a wide variety of meter readings to lead and manage minor and major troubleshooting electrical issues.

The supervisor will have extensive knowledge in the use and proper setup of meters to obtain and use accurate readings from test equipment such as volt meters, ammeters, ohmmeters, watt meters, meggers, phase rotation meters, and power analyzers.

He must have a complete knowledge of hand and power tools, such as drill motors, core drills, hydraulic benders, cable pullers, and knockout punches for example.

He/she must be able to operate motorized vehicles and heavy equipment required in larger jobs or projects for example; boom trucks, scissor lifts and folk lifts Work Schedule: Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible Schedule: 9/80 compressed Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician Supervisor/PD13218O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized