The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees pursuant to Executive Order 14043 does not currently apply. Click here for more information. These positions are located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project in Coolidge, Arizona. The vacancy announcement for these positions is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed every 15 days, as needed.

Duties

Responsible for Control of transmission and distribution substation systems. Monitors and ensures proper operation of equipment as well as the operation of substation equipment including transformers, breakers, disconnects, etc. Receives, troubleshoots, prioritizes and dispatches appropriate personnel and equipment for all emergency and nonemergency calls for SCIP during business hours and non-business hours. Operation of substation equipment including transformers, breakers, disconnects, etc.; issues emergency and routine switching orders based on loading limits of high voltage lines and other equipment. Maintains logs and other system reports generated through the Energy Management System (EMS); completes and distributes outage reports; maintains system outage database and customers count databases; generates and maintains reports daily, weekly and monthly. Responsible for the safe switching operations, including writing and reviewing the switching related documentation and the roles and responsibilities including permits and barriers, locking and tagging, common switching operation tasks, the practical checks before and after switching apparatus and switching related hazards etc.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

Qualifications

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. This job has screen-out element(s) which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: Ability To Do The Work Of Substation Operator Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element) Knowledge of Power Transmission and distribution systems Ability to plan and control power distribution Ability to operate control boards, generators, and remote circuit breakers and equipment Ability to interpret operating instruction, load requests, and priority lists to plan load-shedding schedules, balance capacitance and reactive loads. Ability to read and understand electrical and mechanical drawings. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Education

This position does not have a education requirement; however, if you are using education or training to support meeting the qualifications or other requirements for this position, you must submit proof of education or training.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Debra Knox
• Email: [email protected]