Child and Youth Programs Electrician

About the Role

This position is under the Child and Youth Programs Department of Navy Region Southwest. The incumbent is responsible for the installation, modification, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and testing of new and existing electrical lines, circuits systems, fixtures, controls and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, troubleshoots, tests and loads new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, associated fixtures, controls and equipment as a skilled journeyman level.
• Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, replacement, type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines and lighting, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.
• Determines and places distribution panels, junction boxes, fittings, and connections and installs wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices.
• Plans and lays out work, tracing hard-to-locate defects or problems, and completing repairs and installations with little or no technical advice.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet Federal Employment suitability requirements and successful completion of background investigation (fingerprint identification and background inquiry forms).
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check; any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Position requires prolonged standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in tiring positions; frequently lifts and carries materials and equipment weighing up to 40 lbs, occasionally heavier items.
• Work performed both indoors and outdoors; exposed to dirt, grease, noise, electrical shock, burns, possible fall from ladders, and inclement weather conditions.
• Must wear issued protective gear.

Qualifications

• Experience demonstrating journeyman-level knowledge of the operation and installation of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment, such as series, parallel, and compound circuits for single and multiple phase alternating current of varying voltage, amperage, and frequency; wiring systems in industrial complexes and buildings; and power or regulating and control circuits and distribution panels to machinery, control equipment, computers, and other electrical equipment.
• Ability to interpret and apply plan specifications, blueprints, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Must have knowledge of the National Electrical Code.

Education

This position is not in a positive education series.

Additional Information

• Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs; all Federal employees must remain drug free; use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to removal from Federal Service.
• Non-U.S. citizens with fewer than three years of recent residential history in the U.S. may be determined ineligible for employment.
• Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period.
• Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required.
• In accordance with the Real ID Act of 2005, if a candidate or new hire requires access to a military installation and does not have a REAL ID, identity must be established by presenting either one (1) Acceptable Credential (List A) or an acceptable combination of Source Identity Documents (one from List B and one from List C).
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of the American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.