Hydroelectric Mechanic

Bureau of Reclamation; Parker Dam (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Reclamation's Parker Dam Field Division in California seeks a Hydroelectric Mechanic to maintain, test, and repair hydroelectric and pumping equipment, ensuring safe and reliable operation.

Responsibilities include overhauling turbines, generators, motors, pumps, valves, and related controls; operating the Domestic Water Treatment Facility; and performing welding, rigging, and heavy equipment operation as needed.

Qualifications

• No substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, tests, and repairs equipment in a hydroelectric powerplant and pumping stations.
• Overhauls, repairs, evaluates, and tests turbines, generators, motors, pumps, valves, and related equipment.
• Operates the Domestic Water Treatment Facility and collects grab samples for testing.
• Operates heavy equipment and performs welding as needed; rigs and moves heavy machinery.
• Uses drawings, specifications, and records to prepare work plans, hazard analyses, and permits.

Job description

You will serve as a Hydroelectric Mechanic with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Parker Dam Field Division, PARKER DAM,CALIFORNIA You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.

Key Responsibilities

Performs work involved in maintaining, testing, and repairing all equipment in a hydroelectric powerplant and pumping stations. Overhauls, repairs, evaluates, and performs tests on turbines, generators, motors, air compressors, pumps, pressure regulators, eductors, valves, pipes, penstocks, intakes, spillways, diversion dam, and waterway gates including appurtenant mechanical controls.

Operates the powerplant's Domestic Water Treatment Facility to include operation, testing of domestic drinking water, and obtaining grab samples for testing. Monitors lab sensitive equipment and calibration of the equipment as well as the repair of mechanical controls, dismantling, reconstructing and fabricating parts as needed for the daily operation of the facility.

Operates heavy equipment to include mobile cranes, backhoes, boom trucks, dump trucks, tractors, and forklifts. Performs welding tasks using gas welding equipment or electric welding equipment. Operates overhead, mobile, gantry and jib cranes and performs rigging incidental to lifting, moving, dismantling, assembling, overhauling, and/or repairing hydroelectric powerplant and pumping plant machinery and related equipment.

Uses technical drawings, specifications, and records to fill out required forms such as job hazard analysis, work plans, and special permits. Plans work sequences, selecting tools, and materials needed to complete assignments.

Requirements & Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $62.13 – $62.13/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-12.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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