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:

• Plans and lays out electrical work from blueprints, sketches, and wiring diagrams to ensure projects meet specifications.

• Performs preventative maintenance, diagnoses faults, and repairs a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment, including motors, lighting, and HVAC systems.

• Installs, repairs, and maintains electrical infrastructure such as switch boxes, outlet boxes, and high-voltage electric vaults, ensuring all work meets or exceeds National Electrical Code standards.

• Connects electrical circuits to power sources and conducts tests to ensure the proper operation of switches and equipment.

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.
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position requires you to successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination and annual physical examinations thereafter.
• Must be able to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• The incumbent is required to wear protective equipment, i.e., arc flash rated suit, tyvek suits and respirators, while working in hazardous areas.
• The employee may be required to lift equipment and tools up to 40 lbs in weight and occasionally over that amount.
• The employee assigned to this position is designated as a MISSION ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.

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 the following for each grade level:
To qualify at the WG-05 level, your background must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of a WG-05 Electrician Helper under close supervision. This includes 1) performing simple, routine tasks such as pulling wire, mounting boxes, bending conduit, and 2) maintaining tool and job site organization. Performs simple routine tasks with minimum supervision.

To qualify at the WG-08 level, your background must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of a WG-08 Electrical Worker under normal supervision. This includes 1) assisting higher-grade electricians with major installations, 2) repairing standard electrical components, and 3) using common trade tools and test equipment. I work under general supervision of a work leader or journey-level Electrician who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to ensure they are properly performed.???????

To qualify at the WG-10 level, your background must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of a WG-05 Electrician Helper under close supervision. This includes 1) performing simple, routine tasks such as pulling wire, mounting boxes, bending conduit, and 2) maintaining tool and job site organization as an expert with a high degree of independence.

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 Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)

JOB ELEMENTS: Those who meet the minimum level of experience and training for the screen-out element will then be evaluated in each of the following job elements:

• Knowledge of Electrical Equipment
• Trouble Shooting (Electrical)

PHYSICAL EFFORT/REQUIREMENTS: The employee performs work throughout the Pentagon Building that require incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, crawl, and climb stairs up to 5 stories. The employee must be able to walk considerable distances on a regular basic. The employee also works in tiring and uncomfortable positions, and may be required to make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolds and platforms where equipment may be in hard to reach places. The employee may be required to lift equipment and tools up to 40 lbs in weight and occasionally over that amount. The employee must be capable of passing a physical exam to wear a respirator for periods of several hours at a time.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is generally performed inside buildings, shops and office areas chat arc well lighted, heated and ventilated.

• ???????There is occasional exposure to shocks and burns from live wires. The employee may be required to work in dirty, dusty and greasy environments.
• Injury to eyes may result form falling dust, dirt, or chips of plaster caused by drilling holes for fastening electrical equipment. There is a danger of cuts, bruises, eye and hand injuries due to 1he use of powered tools. As work requires, the employee may also work outside building in cold, damp, or hot weather, and in tunnels, manholes or other underground areas. The employee may also be required to work in areas where ventilating, heating, or cooling equipment has been shut down for maintenance of other purposes.
• When work is being performed in asbestos contaminated area, special precautions must be taken. These include but are not limited to the following guidelines for working in asbestos contaminated areas and above ceilings. Wearing protective equipment such as Tyvek Suits, gloves, knee pads, and respirators as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA).

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.

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resumes and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications and eligibility requirements as listed in this announcement. Qualified candidates should demonstrate the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) in their resume:

• Knowledge of Electrical Equipment
• Trouble shooting (electrical)

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 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 - Must submit the following applicable documents: 1) PPP registration 2) PCS orders (if applicable)
   • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
   • Other Noncompetitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable

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