Electrician WG-2805-10

Summary

The position is located in the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, within Maintenance & Repair Section of Facilities Management Service. The incumbent will perform installation, modifications, maintenance, testing, inspecting, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical distribution systems, wiring systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment in healthcare, industrial and office settings. The position requires knowledge and application of electrical principles, materials, and safety standards.

Duties

• Major duties include, but are not limited to: Works on operations and installation of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment. Performs testing on electronic systems designed to support research and normal campus healthcare operations. Operates technical test equipment, including high voltage output testers, and fault-finding equipment. Applies knowledge in work duties regarding: transformers, motor control centers, photovoltaic power systems, inverter systems, generators, control circuits, electrical substations, switch gear, and associated equipment. Interprets and applies VA Master Specifications. Applies knowledge of the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting of electrical distribution systems. Installs all types of conduit, fittings, couplings, boxes, supports, and devices. Modifies existing systems and circuitry to accommodate any emergency or additional loads that arise. Performs work on high voltage equipment, including capacitors, contactors, motors, gang-operated switches, cutouts, and lightning arrestors. Performs intensive testing on numerous specialized relay protection devices. Troubleshoots highly complex circuitry, AC, and DC, with a wide range of voltages and currents. Completes removal and demolition of old work, alterations, additions, and installation of new work. Works on assignments with voltages ranging from 24 volts up to and including 13,800 volts. Applies knowledge of testing, repairs, and modifications of electrical distribution systems. Operates technical test equipment, including relay test sets, volt, amp, and power factor meters. Performs work on high voltage equipment, including and transformers (pad mounted). Applies journeyman skills in electric trade. Performs work on high voltage equipment, including Emergency Power Supply Systems (EPSS), Stored Emergency Power Supply Systems (SEPSS - i.e. uninterruptable power supplies), and Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS). Interprets and applies the National Electrical Code. Performs work on high voltage equipment, including switchgear, vacuum and air circuit breakers, and fuse cabinets. Interprets and applies buildings plans and blueprints. Interprets and applies wiring diagram and engineering drawings. Devises solutions for operational problems. Works with specialized relay protection devices that supplement the overall electronic distribution transformers with distribution voltages of 13.8 KV. Work Schedule: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician WG-2805-10/PD14837A Physical Requirements: The incumbent performs tasks normally requiring moderate physical exertion, including frequent medium lifting of up to 40 pounds, pushing, pulling, carrying, climbing, bending, stooping, crawling, and negotiating manholes, or other confined spaces. Incumbent frequently works off high ladders, scaffolds, and platforms. Heavy lifting over 40 pounds and strenuous exertion is occasionally performed. The incumbent is standing or walking most of the time and must be in good overall physical condition. 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. Work is performed both inside and outside. Most work is performed inside buildings, usually with adequate lighting and environmental conditioning. Occasionally, work is performed in very cold, hot, or unventilated areas, or outside during bad weather; in work areas that are noisy, dirty, dusty, and greasy; on scaffolding or cranes at heights of 30 feet or more; in close quarters such as manholes or crawl spaces. Exposure to equipment noise, arc flash danger, battery, and other chemicals and fumes is common, as well as the ever-present hazards of lethal electrical shock and burns, in close proximity to high voltage lines and equipment, and the physical hazards of electrically operated moving machinery and equipment. The incumbent may experience strains from awkward positions, and less serious cuts and bruises when handling tools and materials.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.