Job opening: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jun 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: The Fort Peck Project is located in northeastern Montana on the Missouri River about 17 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana. The Project encompasses Fort Peck Dam and Lake and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facilities.
Duties
This is a Maintenance and Operations Manager, GS-1601-13 position who plans and directs the operations and maintenance program of the hydroelectric power plant.
Applies a practical knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles and operating experience to devise long-range operations and maintenance programs to meet projected and known needs of power users.
Responsible for administration of the safety program for the hydroelectric power production and distribution plant/project.
Develops annual and long-range budgets for the powerplant and associated facilities, including developing manpower-staffing requirements and associated costs (personnel, pay increases, overtime, travel, supplies, equipment, etc.)
Responsible for diagnosing facility needs and supervising installation, testing, adjustment and repair of metering devices, instruments, relays, motors, wiring, switchgear, generator sets, and other electrical equipment and appurtenances.
Responsible for diagnosing mechanical difficulties and ensuring timely repairing, adjusting, and overhauling of major mechanical equipment such as spillway gates, cranes, pumps, turbines, systems failures, and other problems.
Assign and plan work to be accomplished by powerplant personnel, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
Develops policies and procedures for new or modified methods of operations and maintenance for power facilities, such as computerization of operating systems, major rehabilitation of power plants, switchyards, and dams.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a state issued driver’s license.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1.) Assessing mechanical and electrical equipment, systems and structures for maintenance reliability associated within a power plant; AND (2.) Recommending repairs, equipment, or operating procedures to improve the maintenance reliability of equipment such as spillway gates, cranes, pumps, turbines or system failures; AND (3.) Prioritizing work based on review of budget and providing direction to personnel on the proper utilization of equipment or time frames of equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address RH-W2SJ07 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA
DO NOT MAIL
Omaha, NE 68102
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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