High Voltage Electrician (Craftsman-in-Training)

US Western Area Power Administration; Coolidge (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

US Western Area Power Administration is actively seeking candidates for its Craftsman-in-Training program to develop journeyman-level craftsmanship. This open and continuous announcement creates a standing register of eligible applicants and emphasizes quality experience over simple tenure.

Applicants must meet specific screen-out factors and be prepared for duties requiring physical work, climbing, lifting, and working in variable environments with safety protections in place.

Qualifications

• This is not a full journeyman position; the CIT program recruits journeyman-level craftsmen with knowledge below journeyman level.
• Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management requirements for Trades and Labor Occupations.
• Qualification emphasis is on knowledge and skill quality, not only time in service.
• Experience may include paid or unpaid work, including volunteer service, toward the required skill level.

Responsibilities

• Active climbing and lifting; work from ladders, scaffolds, and man-lift devices.
• Install and repair equipment in confined and enclosed spaces; travel may be required.
• Wear protective gear and follow safety procedures in potentially hazardous conditions.

Skills

Apprentice program completed

Journeyman experience

Journeyman level in related craft

Job description

This is NOT a full level journeyman position. The objective of WAPA's Craftsman-in-Training (CIT) program is to recruit journeyman-level craftsmen with knowledge and experience that is relevant, but less than required at the journeyman level for this occupation at WAPA.

This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. See Additional Information section.

You must meet one of the following requirements (screen out factors) for the CIT program:

• Have completed a 4-year apprentice program in a related craft.
• Are, or have been, employed by Western Area Power Administration as a journeyman in a craft occupation.
• Hold, or have held, a journeyman level (i.e., level achieved by at least 4 years of training) in a related craft.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

Physical Effort:
Active climbing, lifting, working in strained positions. Work from ladders, scaffolds, and man-lift devices. May work from substation's support structures which requires the use of appropriate fall protection equipment. Install and repair equipment in confined and enclosed spaces. Regularly lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds or more.

Working Conditions:
Be able to wear protective apparel (such as respirators, steel-toed footwear) when required for worker safety. Work is both inside and out-of-doors with exposure to hazardous materials and the possibility of electric shock, falls, bruises, cuts, burns, strains, and inclement weather. May be required to fly to work sites by either fixed wing aircraft or helicopter. Work may require considerable travel requiring temporary lodging away from the duty station.