Job opening: Electrician
Salary: $44 - 51 per hour
Relocation: YES
Published at: Nov 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This vacancy is for a WG - 2805 - 10, Electrician located in the Base Ketchikan Facility Engineering Department, Base Ketchikan Public Works Division, Ketchikan, AK
Duties
You will serve as an Electrician and be providing support to the Facility Engineering Department, Public Works Division with responsibility for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical wiring systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment in industrial, institutional, office, and residential building, and on ships.
Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
Installing, modifying, repairing, loading and testing systems, circuits, equipment and controls with little or no check during the progress or upon completion of the work.
Interpreting and applying the National Electrical Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings, and uses trade formulas to calculate common properties e.g., voltage, voltage drop and current capability in series and parallel circuits.
Determining location of existing electrical devices and service entrances and placing new ones.
Planning and laying out work, tracing hard-to-locate defects or problems, and completing repairs and installations.
Installing, modifying, repairing, and maintaining electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.
Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 25% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. "Newly appointed" refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of at least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government.
Qualifications
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.
Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements:
1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (Screen out Element).
2. Knowledge of Electrical Equipment.
3. Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices.
4. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic).
5. Ability To Use Electrical Drawings.
6. Ability to Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work).
7. Trouble shooting (electrical).
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.
The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement.
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