This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) with 1 vacancy located in Honolulu, HI. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-24-12292706-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

The working title for this position is Facilities Engineering Technician. As a Facilities Engineering Technician, you will perform the following duties: Maintain NWS facilities, grounds and equipment (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, generators, power systems, uninterruptible power, grounding, surge suppression and lightning systems) on a routine and emergency basis. Provide liaison between Systems Operations Division managers, NWS field offices, other Government agencies, airport authorities, and private organizations Serve as NWS representative/inspector for facilities planning and construction projects, installations, relocations, and rehabilitations. Develop preventative maintenance and modification schedules for all assigned structure and facilities equipment.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Conducting facilities engineering operations and maintenance functions for grounds, facilities, buildings and related fixtures and equipment.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]