High Voltage Electrician

Full Job Description

This position is part of the Western Area Power Administration.

As a High Voltage Electrician at the journeyman level, you will perform in the operation and maintenance functions of WAPA's high-voltage substations, transmission lines, associated facilities and equipment.

The incumbent is a working member of the crew. This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. See Additional Information section.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C).

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 the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.

Your resume should demonstrate that you possess these elements and screen out. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement.

Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the elements and screen out identified below. The screen-out element for this position is below.

Failure to meet this screen out element will result in an ineligible rating: Ability to do the work of a journeyman electrician in high voltage power systems (69KV and higher) to include the ability to install, construct, commission, maintain, trouble and repair equipment in high volage switchyards, substations, communication facilities and power operations centers independently without more than normal supervision.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by job titles alone.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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.

Working Conditions: Be able to wear protective apparel (such as respirators, steel-toed footwear) when required for worker safety.

Work is both inside and out-of-doors with exposure to hazardous materials and the possibility of electric shock, falls, bruises, cuts, burns, strains, and inclement weather.

May be required to fly to work sites by either fixed wing aircraft or helicopter. Work may require considerable travel requiring temporary lodging away from the duty station.

Physical Effort: Active climbing, lifting, working in strained positions. Work from ladders, scaffolds, and man-lift devices.

May work from substation's support structures which requires the use of appropriate fall protection equipment. Install and repair equipment in confined and enclosed spaces.

Regularly lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds or more. Major Duties:

As a High Voltage Electrician Journeyman, you will perform the following duties: Install, construct, commission, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in high voltage switchyards, substations, communication facilities and power operations centers.

Substation station service systems, station grounding systems, alternating current.

and direct current distribution and control system wiring, terminate, splice, direct bury high voltage cable up to 34.5 kV.

Safely operate vehicles up to 10,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVWR) and vehicles of larger GVWR rating as required by the job location.

Heavy equipment associated with substation maintenance may include utility trucks, skid steers, trenchers, tractor-trailer combinations, back hoes, aerial man lifts, loaders, diggers, cranes, snow vehicles and snowplows normally used in construction and maintenance activities of transmission line, substation and communication facilities.

Construct and commission new substations, stage additions, or infrastructure replacements or additions. Perform switching in high voltage substations and switchyards.

May receive clearances and hotline orders.

Operate and maintain oil processing equipment such as oil filtration pumps, auxiliary oil heating units, oil degasification units, cryogenic or refrigerated moisture traps.

Climb substation equipment and structures. Provide technical guidance and training to apprentices and to other craft employees.