This position is located in Washington Headquarters Services, Facilities Services Directorate, Facility Operations & Services Division, Facility Services Group, Alterations Work Group (A WG). This position involves the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical wiring systems and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment in Federal industrial, institutional, and office buildings in the National Capital Region.

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116-92 and Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbent typical work assignments vary according to the grade level and may include duties such as the following, depending upon the sub-organization: Serves as a Journeyman Electrician; performs electrical maintenance, repair, trouble shooting, and modifying of new and existing electrical systems, operating equipment, facilities, fixtures and electrical devices throughout the Pentagon Building. Performs all or a combination of the following tasks: Plans and lays out work from blue prints, sketches, wiring diagrams, manufacturers instructions, or other specification and oral or written instructions. Assists with the installation of new electrical circuits, walls plugs, electric hot water heaters and circuits; planning, laying out work according to rough sketches, blueprints, or verbal instructions; assisting with the rewiring of facilities; and using tools and test equipment.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• The employee must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance or successful background clearance.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• The incumbent may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• This position requires wear of a uniform in the performance of duties.
• The incumbent is required to pass a pre-employment and yearly physical examination for this position.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the month and year of employment for each position listed on your resume (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Basic Requirement: Your background must demonstrate a full range of performing common Electrician tasks including assisting with the installation of new electrical circuits, walls plugs, electric hot water heaters and circuits; planning, laying out work according to rough sketches, blueprints, or verbal instructions; assisting with the rewiring of facilities; and using tools and test equipment. You may qualify at the WG-10 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: You must demonstrate a full range of the ability in performing common Electrician tasks which involves installing wiring, conduit, fixtures, lighting ballast, transformers and other electrical devices to insure proper and safe operation of electrical systems under normal supervision and performing independently in some cases. You may qualify at the WG-08 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: You must demonstrate a full range of the ability in assisting in performing common Electrician tasks which involves assisting in performing electrical maintenance, repairing, and troubleshooting electrical systems under close supervision of a work leader or supervisor. Job Elements: Those who meet the minimum level of experience and training for the screen-out element will then be evaluated in each of the following job elements: Knowledge of Electrical Equipment Trouble shooting (electrical) Ability to Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) Physical effort/requirements: Incumbent performs work throughout the Pentagon Building that require incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, crawl, and climb stairs up to 5 stories. Must be able to walk considerable distances on a regular basis. Incumbent may also work in tiring and uncomfortable positions, and be required to make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolds and platforms where equipment may be in hard to reach places. May be required to lift equipment and tools up to 40 lbs. in weight and occasionally over that amount. Must be capable of passing a physical exam and wear a respirator for periods of several hours at a time. 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. HOW TO DETERMINE CURRENT AND PAST "GRADE LEVEL": Current Federal employees have a current grade level that is easily determined. For private sector experiences, salary levels may provide an initial indication. You can find pay - by grade - for DC-area employees at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/DCB.pdf . Factor descriptions at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-federal-wage-system-positions/standards/2800/fws2805.pdf provide descriptions of duties associated with various grade levels. Overall, it makes understanding your resume easier if you include past/current salary information for each experience and/or an indication of your estimate of GS level given duties alongside the hours and month/year information required for each experience in your resume. Further, while not required or a guarantee of success, including language from requisite Factor sections can help certification of your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address WHS Facilities Services Directorate Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]