This position is part of the Southwestern Power Administration. As an Equipment Operator, you will be performing right-of-way clearing activities and miscellaneous work pertaining to right-of-way accessibility, and gate and road work. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.**

Duties

As an Equipment Operator, you will:

Requirements

• The incumbent is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• The incumbent is subject to the random drug and alcohol testing program established by the Department of Energy.
• The position requires a pre-appointment and annual physical exam at Federal expense.
• The incumbent of this position is subject to inclement weather conditions such as high temperatures, rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold.
• This position may require regular and recurring overtime. Overtime may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of related mission requirements.
• The incumbent is subject to Telephone Calls and/or Emergency Callouts, outside of normal scheduled workdays to support system restoration and/or emergency response.
• Call Back Status-When an incumbent is called back on a regularly workday, but outside their normally scheduled work hours.
• Call Out Status-When an incumbent is called in outside their normally scheduled workdays.
• Standby Status-The duties of this position may require the incumbent to be placed in a standby status, where they are required by management to remain at, or in the vicinity of, a particular place or work location.
• Travel of up to 75% annually is required; with overnight travel of 10-20 days per month on average.
• This position is designated as Emergency Essential.
• All external-to-SWPA employees hired after October 1, 2010, shall reside within a one (1) hour response time from the employee’s duty station upon entry into the position.
• This position requires the ability to operate a Government vehicle. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain Defensive Drivers certification and have a valid state driver’s license. DD Training will be completed upon employment.
• The incumbent must possess upon entry into the position and continue to maintain a Class A CDL to operate vehicles of more than 26,000 pounds GVWR upon entry into the position. The license must NOT have the following restriction codes: L, Z, E, O.
• This position is required to ensure that responsibilities are carried out consistent with the guidelines of the Environmental Management System (EMS), the Environmental Protection Program directive, and associated environmental programs.
• This position requires extensive travel in the performance of official duties. As a result, the incumbent is required to obtain, use, and maintain a government travel card for all official travel.

Qualifications

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. This job has a screen-out factors which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on this screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The screen-out element for this position is: Ability to do the work of an Equipment Operator, such as clearing and maintaining high voltage transmission rights-of-way (up to 161kV), independently without more than normal supervision. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. 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. Physical Demands: Heavy physical effort is used in constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving arms, feet, and legs to handle different sets of controls to operate large wheeled and track type equipment and attachments; walking, across rugged terrain; and loading and unloading tools and related equipment, often lifting and handling items weighing up to 100 pounds. Considerable strain is caused by the constant, vibration, jerking and jolting of the equipment during operation over rough terrain or surfaces. Due to the location of some of the controls, operators are required to work in awkward or strained positions. There are occasions when the incumbent is required to sit and stand for long periods of time. Working Conditions: Work is performed in remote, outdoor field locations with exposure to all types of weather conditions (wind, rain, dust, hot sun, cold weather). Employee is exposed to unpleasant noise levels, vibrations, dust, dirt, and fumes from the motor and exhaust. Work is performed in rights-of-way where the employee is exposed to danger from an atmosphere of high voltage electricity and must apply a wide range of safety precautions. Position may require accredited nationally recognized certification for fixed and swing boom cranes, aerial man-lifts, and/or material handling equipment. If so, training will be provided at government expense. Travel to Page 3 of 4 and lodging at remote locations is frequently required. Travel is by motor vehicle, aircraft, or other means of transportation.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Southwestern Power Administration One West Third Street Tulsa, OK 74103 US
• Name: Caitlin Kirchen
• Email: [email protected]