ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS MECH

Clarification from the agency

The Public

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections will be made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce, in accordance with Section Direct Hire Auth 5 U.S.C. § 9905, 6/23/2023

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Operates, programs, troubleshoots, and repairs the Allen Bradley Utility Monitoring and Control System (UMCS) and the ICONICS SCADA system; monitors real-time system parameters, interprets computer screen data/alarms, and executes precise manual or computer-controlled override procedures to maintain plant systems in a safe, optimal state.
• Performs comprehensive repairs, preventive maintenance (PM), and corrective diagnostics with little to no supervision on complex utility distribution and generation networks, including Chilled Water, Steam, Electrical (up to 600V), Sewage, HVAC, Municipal Water, Natural Gas, and Storm Drainage systems.
• Serves as a lead worker in the installation, major modification, and operational testing of new or modified industrial control systems; maintains, calibrates, and fine-tunes high-precision devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), VFDs, transducers, transmitters, and digital/analog process loop controllers.
• Responds rapidly to emergency and standard service calls to resolve industrial control system and component failures; diagnoses and repairs mechanical and electronic defects at the component level, including power supplies, signal generators, amplifiers, actuators, valves, and dampers.
• Enforces strict adherence to occupational safety programs, including lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) and confined space entry protocols; prepares and manages safety tags, utilizes specialized PPE, and updates technical working drawings to submit to the PHRP Branch Chief to ensure continuous regulatory compliance and operational safety.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• Selections from this notice are subject to provisions of the DOD Priority Placement Program for displaced employees.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. Are you willing to meet this condition of employment?
• The incumbent is required to pass a pre-employment and yearly physical examination for this position.
• This position may require you to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE. Mission essential employees may be required to report for, or remain at, work in dismissal or closure situations.
• This position requires This position requires you to obtain a Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level 1 certification within the 1st year of employment.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your background must demonstrate a full range of Electronic Industrial Controls Mech tasks, including serving as a lead worker responsible for installing new systems, performing major modifications, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and major repairs to existing industrial control systems.

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.

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.

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 questions. The screen-out element for this position is Ability to do the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

PHYSICAL EFFORT/REQUIREMENTS: Work involves significant walking, bending, stooping, crawling, climbing or ladders, use of tools
and lifting of heavy items to perform duties. Must be able to assume uncomfortable positions.

WORKING CONDITIONS: The incumbent works in shops and operating equipment areas; performing tasks near steam generation equipment, refrigeration plant, switch-gear cabinets, sewage pumping station, steam tunnels, manholes, etc. The operating areas are noisy, hot/cold, dusty, dirty, and contain moving equipment, high voltage equipment, and pressurized piping systems, which can be hazardous if improperly operated. The plant contains hazardous chemicals that require special handling procedures and protection. Conditions require that appropriate safety gear be worn, such as hard hats, hearing protection, protective eyewear, and gloves. May be exposed to asbestos and lead.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active-duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Under this DHA, veteran's preference does not apply. Qualified veterans will be considered along with all other qualified candidates.

Your application (resumes and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed in this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

DOD PPP candidates using Application-Based Procedures:

• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-4) dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference.
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-3) to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician preference.
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-2) to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability preference.
• Retained Grade PPP Eligible: Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-1) to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS. You MUST upload the applicable documents with your application package. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages showing all relevant experience. Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable, you submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit and/or does not meet the margin or font limitations stated herein and will receive no further consideration.
   • If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent."
   • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you will not be considered for this vacancy.
2. Other supporting documents:
   • Cover Letter, optional
   • Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement, block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".
   • Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
   • DoD Priority Placement Program applicant supporting documentation - See the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section of this announcement.

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