Power Plant Electrician Trainee III

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for certain competitive positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position:
This position is located at Big Bend Project Office, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and situated in Fort Thompson, South Dakota.

Works under the direction and guidance of a journeyman electrician performing a wide variety of duties involved in the inspection, adjustment, maintenance, repair, testing, installation and modifications for the electrical equipment and systems.

Installs, modifies, tests, troubleshoots, repairs and maintains a wide variety of electrical and electronic equipment common to hydroelectric power plants, switchyards and associated water control structures.

Incumbent will be repairing and maintaining the following equipment:

High voltage switchyard equipment such as breakers, transformers, manually and motor operated disconnect switches, lightning arresters, instrument transformers and potential devices and cable systems.

Protective relaying systems for high voltage transmission lines, feeder circuits, generators, transformers, switchyard busses, and cable systems.

Hardwired and digital computer based automatic supervisory control, data acquisition and alarm and event recording systems, including automatic generation, voltage control, telemetering, and communication systems

Instrumentation systems such as indicating meters and recording systems for temperature, liquid levels, and flows, gate positions, watts, vars, voltage, amperes, frequency, and pressures.

High/Low and medium voltage switch gear, and power distribution centers and cable systems including project utilities such as power distribution lines, feeders and transformers.

Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 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. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element):
Ability to do the work of a(n) Power Plant Electrician Trainee III without more than normal supervision. Must have the ability to perform some electrical maintenance, such as testing and troubleshooting electrical components and low voltage distribution systems under the supervision of the supervisor and/or electrician with inspection performed at the completion of each task. Received training/schooling on electrical systems and can read electrical drawings.

Experience was acquired in an industrial setting.

- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision

Ability To Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)

Ability To Use Electrical Drawings

Knowledge of Electrical Equipment Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Theory and Instruments (Electrical Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices Trouble shooting (electrical)

Working Conditions:

The principal assignment is to the powerhouse; however, the work area may include intake structures and spillway areas. When working outside, is exposed to the usual extremes of climate. Exposed to high noise levels from equipment and machinery, and exposed to heights, oils,…