High Voltage Electrician

This position is part of the IBWC, US Section. The incumbent will be responsible for performing electronic and maintenance services at the Amistad Power Plant, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Division, Operations Department. The field office's primary mission is to operate and maintain water conveyance and flood control structures as part of the USIBWC's core mission of meeting numerous treaty and domestic trans-boundary management obligations.

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.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook Federal Wage System Qualifications.

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element. 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.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below:

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume.

The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job related factors.

Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• Work requires heavy physical exertion. The work involves unassisted lifting and carrying of items weighing over forty-five pounds or up to fifty pounds (i.e., tools and equipment components); pulling and pushing of two- and four-wheel carts loaded with tools and equipment weighing up to two hundred pounds; prolonged standing; recurring climbing flights of stairs; and climbing and working on ladders and scaffolding up to 254 feet.
  
  Duties also involve operating a pick-up truck, one-ton truck, and a 24,000-pound GVW bucket truck.
• The position requires sufficient hearing acuity to discern equipment noises and normal visual acuity to read diagrams, technical documents, and manuals. Work is performed in physically tight spaces requiring prolonged kneeling and squatting; below ground in dam corridors to depths of up to 263 feet; on high structures including cranes on the dam up to 254 feet; and above water at the dam intake and the powerhouse transformer deck.
• Works indoors and outdoors in all types of weather conditions and temperature extremes. Exposed to high and constant noise levels from diesel generators, sandblasting equipment, hydroelectric turbines, and generators.
• Exposed to heat, extensive dust from sandblasting, contaminated air from diesel exhaust and welding fumes, and dangerous chemicals such as alcohol, battery acid, and cleaning solvents.
• Subject to electrical burns and shock from…