The Electrician serves at the journeymen level for the Renovation Team. The Electrician will work with casework, suspended ceiling systems, and accessories for use in medical offices, exam, procedure and operating rooms. Tasks will require constructing, altering, repairing, and modifying a variety of electrical systems, items made of metal, wood, plastics, and composites, where accuracy and space are essential and structural soundness and appearance is crucial.

Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to: Performs journeyman responsibilities in the electrical trades. Determines the most efficient methods and techniques, devices, and materials necessary to accomplish the job. Plans and lays out the routing, placement, materials needed necessary to provide power for new equipment and machinery installation, modification, and or repairs. Troubleshoots and diagnose faulty equipment's and machinery power and control issues using electrical and electronic test equipment's. Installs or modifies distribution control panels, conduit, outlet boxes, electrical fixtures, switches, light fixtures, relays, switch gear, and electrical warning, detection, and fire alarm systems. Assignments involve secondary distribution lines and single and three phase circuits carrying 277/480 and 120/208 volts. Studies blueprints, wiring diagrams, and maintenance and repair manuals to determine the proper routing, placement, gauge, balance, load, and safe operation or circuits, systems, equipment, and controls. Traces hard-to-locate defects or problems, referring only the most unusual to superiors. Stores and categorizes unused products consistent with local warehouse standards, ensuring efficient space utilization. Performs random safety/ integrity spot checks and maintains records containing location by floor, equipment manufacture work performed; time to perform the work and parts utilized, as necessary. Examines and assesses state of aged or damaged product and suggests corrective solution to project managers. Performs market research and works closely with project managers to provide budget impact requirements for replacement of aged or damaged products. Assembles/disassembles steel stud framing to include creating or working from complex drawings as a layout of the entire floor plan, ensuring assembly is consistent with building codes, safety standards, local standards, and manufacturing standards. Builds interior walls, floors, and ceilings with verbal and/or drawings. Makes job site surveys and recommendations to supervisor on best practices to compete assigned task and determining type/quantity of best suited material to be used. Repairs and finishes gypsum walls by applying joint compound and tape to cracks and joints. Assures the protection of surrounding areas and if required by specific work assignments, assures the proper adjustment of ladders and scaffolding. Uses tools and power equipment such as handsaws, power saws, skill saws, scaffolding, forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and dollies. Is familiar with physical lifting/handling methods. Removes and installs flooring, ceilings, in medical offices and various locations each requiring special consideration due to type of activity, location and, infectious control requirements. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:00am to 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD10264O Physical Requirements: May handle or carry weights up to 50 pounds, and occasionally more. Assistance is usually available for handling of heavier material and equipment. Heavy exertion is required at frequent intervals. Work requires pushing, pulling, lifting, reaching, walking, climbing, stooping, ability for normal mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, normal hearing and vision. Must have physical capabilities for working inside and outside in excessive heat and cold, noise, confined areas, inclement weather and on intermittent slippery or uneven surfaces that can be found at or in transit to or from work sites. May receive minor cuts and abrasions while performing these duties. Must be able to work from ladders and platforms, and work in awkward and uncomfortable positions. Reconfigures offices to include relocating office furniture, equipment, chairs, boxes, etc., to different area, or rearranges same within warehouse an area using forklift, pallet jacks, hand trucks, dollies and physical lifting/handling methods.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Electric DrawingsElectrical EquipmentTechnical PracticesTechnical Practices (Electrical Electronic)Troubleshooting (Electrical)Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30901 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]