Telework Eligible

No

Major Duties

• Installs, modifies, connects, inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs overhead and underground primary electrical distribution systems and street lighting equipment
• (Center power supplied at 13,800 volts; primary line voltage at Center substation 138 KV to 13.2 KV; secondary line voltage 110 to 480 volts).
• Sets up and aligns poles; erects cross arms and fixtures; strings conductors; installs transformers, secondaries, and services with connections.
• Repairs primary distribution equipment such as cracked insulators, broken pins, wires, short circuits, loose connections, etc
• Checks condition of transformers, switches, and cable; tests insulating oil of transformers and oil switches for breakdown and contamination.
• Installs transformers on hangers; installs lightning arresters, switches, fuses, etc.
• Troubleshoots cable systems to locate shorts, opens, grounds, crosses, cable breaks, etc.
• Select and installs insulators; joins line conductors by a splicing sleeve; splices wires; strings wires; pulls wires to proper tension and sag.

Qualification Summary

To qualify for a High Voltage Electrician, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and that you have the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition. Selective Placement Factor: Incumbent must possess a valid state commercial driver's license (CDL) with class B endorsement. The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is: Ability to do the work of a (High Voltage Electrician) without more than normal supervision: Perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision, such as: such as basic trade tasks in secondary electrical wiring, conduit running, and simple fixture repair, with limited guided exposure to high voltage primary distribution systems. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). 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. To be found well-qualified as an ICTAP applicant, individuals need to demonstrate the ability to perform the common tasks of the job to be filled as well as more complex duties such as: installing, modifying, connecting, inspecting, troubleshooting, and/or repairing overhead and underground primary high voltage electrical distribution systems (including 13.8 KV distribution and substation lines up to 138 KV), transformers, switches, and street lighting equipment. I independently plan and lay out secondary circuits (11OV to 480V), test transformer insulating oil, dress and adjust mechanical contacts/timing of circuit breakers, make emergency hook-ups to restore power after outages, and work hot lines up to authorized voltage limits. Physical Effort: Works aloft on poles, at ground level and in ground trenches or manholes requiring moderately heavy physical effort. Required to bend, stoop, climb, and stand for long periods. Coordination of eyes, hands, legs and body needed for installing, repairing and testing electrical equipment in confined spaces. Frequently handles tools, equipment and parts weighing up to 20 pounds, sometimes heavier. Working Conditions: Works outside in close proximity to high voltage lines and equipment and is subject to extreme weather conditions. Occasionally performs work inside. Work can also be performed in underground facilities. Subject to injury by contact with high voltage lines, broken bones in falls from poles, and strains from awkward positions. Exposed to possibility of electrical shock and burns; when handling tools and materials, exposed to cuts and bruises. Emergency Employee: The incumbent of this position has been designated as an emergency employee. The term "Emergency Employee" is used to designate those employees who must report to work in emergency situations. Emergency dismissal or closure announcements do not apply to these employees. The employees who occupy these positions may be required to report for duty in any situation that prevents significant numbers of employees in the local area from reporting for work on time or which requires agencies to close all or part of their activities.

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