Electrician (Instructor)

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. If you misrepresent your experience or education, or provide false or fraudulent information in or with your application, it may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work. Making false or fraudulent statements also may be punishable by fine or imprisonment. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C). Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. 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. This job has a screen-out factors which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on this screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The screen-out element for this position is: Experience and skill to successfully perform an Electrician (Instructor), BB-2810-00, BS- 2606-00, is the ability to Instruct, plan and schedule training courses on all Electrician techniques including: maintaining, installing, modifying, calibrating, repairing of electrical sub-stations, power generation/transmission/distribution equipment, transformer banks and systems at 11,000 to 500,000 volts. Ability to Instruct Ability To Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) Knowledge of Electrical Equipment Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices Trouble shooting (electrical) “Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. WORKING CONDITIONS: Working conditions vary depending on tasks. Most work is performed indoors in classroom, lab setting, or normal shop conditions. Outside work is performed in all weather conditions. Work is performed around energized equipment, such as switchboards containing critical control circuits where carelessness could cause a serious system disturbance or outage. Work is done in energized Substations at various heights more than 100 feet, such as on steel framework, platforms, and ladders adjacent to energized high-voltage equipment. The incumbent must occasionally work on surfaces which are slippery due to insulating oil or ice. Installing conduit, pulling cable, working in oil circuit breaker (OCB) tanks, etc., involves working in restricted and cramped quarters. Approved respiratory and safety equipment are required to worn when hazardous substances are being handled (oil, acid, and solvent fumes, etc.). At times, work may be physically demanding. The work environment will occasionally include high noise levels or exposure to hazardous substances (i.e., mercury, acids, solvents, PCB’s, etc.) that could, if precautions are not followed, pose a health risk. Potential exposure to radiation could occur if assigned to work at the WNP2 plant (Ashe and Hanford). Emergencies, critical system conditions, or outage limitations may require that work be systemwide, done at night or under serious time pressures. System emergencies may require extended periods of overtime including working weekends and holidays. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Essential Functions: (those duties encompassed in a job which are indispensable and comprise the gist or substance of the job): Performs administrative duties, instructs, and trains in office, classroom, shop, lab, and field settings and environments. Installs and adjusts (construction) major electrical equipment such as power transformer and gas, oil, or air-insulated power circuit breakers; instrument and station service transformers, disconnect and circuit switches, protective devices, static capacitors, batteries and charges. Maintains and repairs (maintenance) major electrical equipment in substations. When equipment fails, performs emergency repairs. Performs diagnostic testing to inspect parts and equipment. Performs work in shops on equipment components including bushings, motors, small power tools, etc. Assembles, installs, and modifies control and relay panels for substations. Assembles and erects steel racks and towers to support equipment. Installs and changes antennas, reflectors, transmitting or receiving devices, emergency power supplies, and other equipment located in microwave or radio stations. Occasionally takes clearances and performs switching to isolate a piece of equipment for repair. Conduit and trenches for equipment are installed under the service yard. Cables are pulled through the conduit. Completes associated documentation required of the above listed tasks. Drives 20-25% of the time in all weather conditions. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP candidates: To be considered “well qualified” you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Technical Training Center (TTC) in the Transmission organization. A successful candidate in the Electrician (Instructor) position will develop training objectives, course materials, lessons and conducts classroom instruction on general trade theory and work practices for high voltage power system electrician work.