You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the METRO PRODUCTION OFFICE, ELECTRICAL PRODUCT LINE of NAVFAC SOUTHWEST.

Duties

You will provide utility engineering technical assistance and serve as an advisory authority to installations across the NAVFAC SW Area of Responsibility (AOR). You will perform high voltage electrical switching operation duties utilizing remote operating system (SCADA). You will stand watch working first, second, or third shift per an established rotating schedule. You will utilize the command and control functions of Micro Grid to manage demand reduction and response operations based on variable supply conditions and time-of-use pricing, including the ability to pass price signal data on to consumers. You will operate and Monitor and Operate Supervisory and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system(s) to interpret and troubleshoot system data, alarms and warnings and work with field crews to perform operations. You will communicate both orally and in writing problems and solutions to management and first responders. You will play an integral part of day-to-day utilities operations from a central command point, located in an office environment.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver?s license.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-11 QUALIFICATIONS: For Internal Applicants (Current Federal): Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Maintaining and operating mechanical distribution systems and equipment, and electrical distribution systems and equipment up to 69KV; 2) Using safety practices and procedures with utility distribution systems, high and low voltage electrical and mechanical utility distribution; 3) Comprehending engineering drawings, sketches, specifications, material lists, job/task orders, electrical one lines and other utility system drawings; 4.) Working with utility monitoring systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) or equivalent; 4) Interpreting, troubleshooting and disseminating information concerning alarms and warnings, engineering graphics, computer aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), Microsoft Office software including Access, Excel, Word; 5) Communicating clearly and effectively in order to formulate and present findings, briefings, narrative reports, and production summaries / metrics. For External Applicants (VEOA, 30% DV, VRA, MilSpouse, etc.): Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Maintaining and operating mechanical distribution systems and equipment, and electrical distribution systems and equipment up to 69KV; 2) Using safety practices and procedures with utility distribution systems, high and low voltage electrical and mechanical utility distribution; 3) Comprehending engineering drawings, sketches, specifications, material lists, job/task orders, electrical one lines and other utility system drawings; 4.) Working with utility monitoring systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) or equivalent; 4) Interpreting, troubleshooting and disseminating information concerning alarms and warnings, engineering graphics, computer aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), Microsoft Office software including Access, Excel, Word; 5) Communicating clearly and effectively in order to formulate and present findings, briefings, narrative reports, and production summaries / metrics. GS-9 QUALIFICATIONS: For Internal Applicants (Current Federal): I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Collecting data to include electrical load, and provide reports on utility purchasing, demand reduction and utility operations; 2) Reviewing electrical device switching packages; 3) Assisting in writing scheduled and unscheduled switching packages; 4) Receiving requests through various means of communication such as phone calls, emails, and forwarding to the appropriate personnel. For External Applicants (VEOA, VRA, 30% DV, MilSpouse, etc.): I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-08) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Analyzing collected data to include electrical load, and provide reports on utility purchasing, demand reduction and utility operations; 2) Reviewing approved electrical device switching packages; 3) Assisting in writing scheduled and unscheduled switching packages; 4) Determining the request type and the appropriate action that needs to be taken. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC SOUTHWEST 750 Pacific Hwy San Diego, CA 92132 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]