This position serves as an Electrical Worker for the Construction, Maintenance and Operations section of Facilities Management Service at the Seattle and American Lake campuses and all associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) and Valor's of VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS).

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Install, maintain, and test electrical systems. Provides installation, modification, troubleshooting, direct replacement, routine maintenance, and testing of electrical systems associated with a health care facility. Works on lighting fixtures, including replacement, troubleshooting and changing out individual ballasts and lamps. Reads and follows basic wiring diagrams that are associated with light fixtures, controls and motors. Selects the proper size and type of wire needed to complete repairs of electrical systems. Uses hand tools and portable power tools such as but not limited to screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, strippers, drills, soldering irons and manual/power conduit benders and threaders and a limited variety of test equipment. Uses computer to research and order materials. Other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Incumbent often makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffoldings, platforms and scissor/snorkel lifts. This position requires the incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions for long periods of time. Requires frequent lifting and carrying tools, equipment and parts weighing up to 40 pounds. Occasionally, lift or move with assistance moderately heavy objects weighing more than 40 pounds. Work is performed both inside and outside of the facility; travel to other facilities within VAPSHCS may also be required. Incumbent is sometimes required to make repairs and installations in bad weather; in work areas that are noisy, dirty, dusty and greasy sometimes in close quarters such as manholes and interstitial areas. Incumbent is often exposed to the possibility of slips, trips and falls. May also encounter exposed live electrical panels, circuits and conductors and know how to safely mitigate the issue for proper repair Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Electric DrawingsElectrical EquipmentTechnical PracticesTechnical Practices (Electrical Electronic)Troubleshooting (Electrical)Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)Without more than normal supervision IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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). 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]