The Department of Commerce ranked top 5 in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government amongst large agencies for the 12th year in a row! The ranking showcases the Department's continued commitment to increasing our employee engagement, employee satisfaction, and positive perceptions towards diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 50 applications are received or 12/16/2024, whichever comes first.

Duties

The Electronics Technician will serve as the NIST Locksmith, responsible for administering the Locksmith Shop and associated key system on the Gaithersburg campus. Individual shall possess experience and working knowledge regarding electronic and mechanical locking hardware for cylindrical, mortise locksets, crash bar doors for the ability to adjust and repair the doors for proper functionality. Shall possess experience and working knowledge of key cores(cylinders) and their key system and components and performing repining to change key for core. Technician will be familiar with the use of power tools in respect to the performance of the installation of security locking mechanisms into materials such as wood, concrete and metal for basic installations and perform the function of creation and cutting of keys. Technician will be responsible for maintaining a Key Management System (Simple K) for identifying keying system structure and well as key cutting and identifying what door locations are configured for each key. Will be responsible for completing work order tickets for service work for mechanical and electronic locking hardware and associated key systems that will involve issuing of keys to keyholders and adhering to policies and procedures. Technician will participate as a member on the Cyberlocks team for expanding and improving Cyberlocks program from the mechanical and lock perspective. Position will also be a purchase cardholder for purchasing items for the Division.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical examination
• Designated and/or random drug testing required
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: To qualify, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 (ZT-II at NIST) in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in operating and maintaining security systems and hardware within an institutional, campus, or federal facility environment. OR Two full years of graduate level education directly related to the work of the position. OR A master's degree directly related to the work of the position. OR I have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education directly related to the work of the position. 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 qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.

Use of foreign education for qualifications. An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course-by-course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Emergency Services Office 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Email: [email protected]