Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

As a Supervisory Electrical Engineer, you will:

• Develop and implement a preventive maintenance program consisting of extensive testing and tracking of equipment; analysis of equipment; recommend changes; implement modifications; conduct continuing analysis of equipment failures and operating difficulties and/or inspecting and accepting newly constructed substations; take action as necessary to correct deficiencies and eliminate potential issues.
• Plan, direct, and be responsible for the development and execution of a long-range preventive maintenance program, including budget formulation involving high voltage substation facilities incorporating the latest industry techniques, practices and procedures, as well as a practical application of electrical engineering of theories, principles and concepts.
• Advise Construction Engineering Department during constructions of major power facilities as to practicability of changes from stipulated designs as such changes relate to safety, operations and maintenance.
• Establish maintenance policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance with NERC/MRO/WECC standards, and other reliability standards as applicable.
• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, prepare schedules for completion of work, and assign work based on priorities, consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of the employee.
• Identify developmental training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of work directed.
• Be responsible for being knowledgeable about management's role and responsibilities in Labor Management relations.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
• Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
• Security clearance and associated requirements- moderate risk.
• The incumbent is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• The incumbent must wear Arc Rated protective clothing when in proximity to exposed energized circuits.
• The incumbent of this position is subject to inclement weather conditions such as high temperatures, rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold.
• This position may require regular and recurring overtime. Overtime may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays and weekends in support of related mission requirements.
• This position requires the ability to operate a Government vehicle. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain Defensive Drivers certification and have a valid state driver's license. Defensive Driver's Training will be completed upon employment.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirements for the grade level(s) in which you apply.

Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the following:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (You must submit licensure or registration.)
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. (You must submit documentation)
3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

1. Developing emergency action plans and initiating actions and procedures to minimize equipment outages and provide uninterrupted service, and
2. Providing advice to appropriate personnel during major facilities construction about the impact of safety, operations, or maintenance, and
3. Leading teams or projects in an industrial or utility environment.

Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience. There is no education substitution at the GS-13 level.

How you will be evaluated

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

• Electrical Engineering
• Managing Human Resources
• Project Management

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:

• Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
• Transcripts (to demonstrate you meet the basic requirements of this position).Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adequate proof that you meet the educational requirements.

• Veterans' Preference documentation,if applicable, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members- certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter. For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW information.
• Career Transition Assistance Program/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.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition.

Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

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