Duties
The Maintenance Mechanic (Construction Crew) installs, renovates, removes electrical systems incident to the construction or renovation of medical buildings, offices, or shops. The work involves removing, installing, modifying, renovating, inspecting, testing, and maintaining electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment. Locates broken, worn, damaged, or poorly operating wiring, example, test lamps, voltage testers, ammeters, and polarity testers. Completes needed renovations to installed systems, and rearrange and hook up items, such as outlets, switches, light fixtures, regulators, pillow speakers, patient stations, patient TVs, and circuit breakers.
Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Working from blueprints, performs work using own judgment and decisions to plan, layout, route, and install/repair sewage, water, oil and gas distribution systems, bathroom fixtures, sprinkler systems OR high temperature water and high-pressure piping systems (such as hydraulic, nitrogen, oxygen, steam-heating, and steam-generating systems).
- Framing walls
- Installing doors and windows
- Framing and installing sheetrock ceilings
- Installing acoustical drop ceilings
- Laying out and installing various types of flooring, including:
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- Installs equipment, such as water heaters and disposal units.
- Troubleshoots and maintains piping systems and their component parts as it relates to plumbing.
- Troubleshoots and maintains piping systems and their component parts as it relates to electricity.
- Troubleshoots and determines operating tools and equipment needed to perform maintenance, affect repairs, or make modifications.
- Evaluates equipment, material and parts needed for installations.
- Interprets and applies formulas basic to the trade to figure such things as voltage and resistance.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00am-4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic (Construction Crew)/PD08911A
Physical Requirements: Works in tiring positions for prolonged periods. Frequent standing, bending, stooping, crouching and arm movement. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 45 pounds. May occasionally lift heavier items with assistance.
Working Conditions: Work both in and outdoors and in crawlspaces. Frequently exposed to drafts changing temperatures, dust, grease, heat, fumes and noise. Work in bad weather, in mud or snow and in wet or icy areas. Subject to cuts, burns, chemical irritations, and bruises. Follow prescribed safety practices and use safety equipment such safety equipment such as protective ear devices, hard hats, respirators, gloves, eye protection, and hard toed shoes.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Other (1)
- Performance Appraisal
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/25/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12801020.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.