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Power Plant Senior Controller.

US Army Corps of Engineers · Selma, AL · 1 mo ago
AccountingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for Duties (maybe "Responsibilities") and Requirements, Qualifications, maybe Benefits? The posting includes Duties (list), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (who may apply, experience, minimum qualifications, physical effort, working conditions, additional info). Also mentions benefits: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's vague; not specific benefits. According to rule: do NOT create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It mentions benefits but not specific; it's generic. Likely we should not create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed. Pay? Not specific. Schedule? It mentions rotating 8-hour shifts, nights, weekends, holidays. That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that detail. Pay? Not specific. So we include Schedule. We need headings:

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should not repeat job title. Use appropriate headings based on content. We have Duties -> could be Responsibilities. We have Requirements (conditions of employment). We have Qualifications. We have Schedule (shift info). Possibly also Skills? Not explicit. We'll include Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Schedule. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use

    . For Requirements we have list items: Conditions of employment (multiple bullet-like sentences). We'll turn each into

  • . For Qualifications we have several paragraphs: Who May Apply, experience, minimum qualifications, physical effort, working conditions, additional information. We'll turn each bullet into
  • under Qualifications? Might be better to keep as

    for prose but rule says use

    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Qualifications is not a list but contains multiple items; we could still use list for each point. However we need to preserve all info; using list is fine. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. The posting includes some like "Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's substantive? It's a requirement; keep. Also "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." Keep. Also "This position requires a 1 year probationary period..." Keep. Also "Direct deposit of pay is required." Keep. Also "This is a(n) Career Field position, Engineers and Scientist." Keep. Also "Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees." Keep. Also "If you have retired from federal service..." Keep. Also "Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement." Keep. Also "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's pay info but vague; we could include in Pay section? It says salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. That's somewhat specific but not a number. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state something about salary includes locality pay. So we could create a Pay section with that sentence. However the rule also says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement" is not filler; it's actual info. So we can include Pay section. Similarly Schedule: we have rotating 8-hour shifts, nights, weekends, holidays. That's specific. Benefits: we have generic statement about comprehensive benefits package; not specific. Might be considered filler? It's not specific benefits. According to rule: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's a statement but not specific benefits. Might be considered too vague; but it's still a statement about benefits. However the rule says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine benefits into Qualifications? Probably better to omit Benefits section because it's not specific. We'll omit. Thus sections: Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications, Pay, Schedule. Now we need to extract duties list: many sentences. We'll turn each sentence into
    • . Ensure we preserve all. Let's list duties: - Interpret operating instructions, load requests, and priority lists to plan load-shedding schedules, schedule blocks of power, and balance loads. - Interpret circuit diagrams and equipment layout drawings to determine which equipment can be operated and what rerouting can be done. - Read and understand electrical and mechanical drawings. - Read and understand power production schedules, water release schedules, and standard operating procedures. - Issue, release, and/or track the status of clearances and caution orders for authorized repair work in accordance with Hazardous Energy Control Procedures. - Prepare switching orders and clearance cards for appropriate controls to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment. - Operate switches and controls in accordance with meter indications, requiring rapid simultaneous mental and muscular coordination. - Direct electrically qualified maintenance personnel in the switching of electrical power equipment. - Operationally support power plant and switchyard troubleshooting efforts. - Take corrective action in an emergency situation when maintenance personnel are not present or available. - Operate a system of local and remote main generators with different megawatt capacities. - Operate related turbines, governors, switchyards, and other associated auxiliary equipment. - Calculate the amount of resistive and reactive loads and phase relationships to identify undesirable conditions and their effects. - Determine the proper time to switch in other feeders, tie in parallel equipment, or adjust transformer taps. - Analyze a variety of interrelated meter indications to detect abnormal conditions and determine their causes. - Coordinate generation or transmission line outages with dispatch offices, federal agencies, and private power companies. - Ensure accurate recording of hourly readings of generator and transmission line meters, indicated loads, reactive loads, voltages, temperatures, and currents. - Make hourly reports of pertinent readings to hydrology and system dispatchers. - Continually observe all instruments and equipment to maintain awareness of the condition of reservoir regulation, generating equipment, and transmission lines. - Keep a complete station log of all pertinent activities on the shift, including dispatcher orders, load changes, and clearances. Now Requirements (conditions of employment): - Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - This position may require TDY 10% of the time. - This position requires the incumbent to work rotating 8-hour shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays. - Obtain and Maintain valid state driver's license. - Drug testing is required for pre-employment and annually. - Pre-employment and annual physical exams are required. Note: The shift info also appears in Schedule; we might duplicate. But we can keep shift info in Requirements as condition of employment, and also Schedule section could mention shift details. However we should avoid duplication? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is okay if it's in original? The original mentions shift in Requirements; we could keep it there and also in Schedule? Might be duplicate but still preserving. However we could move shift info to Schedule and remove from Requirements to avoid duplication but still preserve. The requirement list includes shift as a condition; we could keep it there and not have separate Schedule. But we also have Pay section from salary statement. Let's decide: We'll keep Requirements as list of conditions (including shift). Then we can also have Schedule section maybe not needed. But we have salary statement for Pay. The shift info is already in Requirements; we could still have Schedule section but would duplicate. Better to not duplicate; we can omit Schedule section and keep shift in Requirements. However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having both Requirements and Schedule may be thin. So we can combine shift into Requirements and not have separate Schedule. Pay we can keep as separate section because it's distinct. Thus sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Now Qualifications list: We need to capture all substantive info. Let's parse Qualifications section: - Who May Apply: US Citizens - In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. - Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Power Plant Senior Controller without more than normal supervision. Assignments will involve performance of common duties of operating a hydroelectric power plant under normal and abnormal conditions; issuing safe clearance for hydroelectric power plant equipment; operating flood control facilities to reduce flood risk. Work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee. Ability to do the work of an Power Plant Senior Controller without more than normal supervision- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. - PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work tasks require that the incumbent be capable of rapid simultaneous mental and muscular coordination in conjunction with hand and eye coordination to operate switches and controls in accordance with meter indications. To respond to emergency situations, incumbent must be able to lift and carry objects up to 45 pounds, climb several flights of stairs in succession, stand, sit, or kneel for prolonged periods of time. To use power plant communications, the incumbent must have normal speech and hearing. To recognize color coded instrument indications, normal correctable vision and color vision are required. - WORKING CONDITIONS: Most duties are performed within the confines of Master Power Plant control room. Occasionally duties may be assigned on the generator and turbine floor, spillway and switchyard. Some exposure to moderate discomforts such as noise, heat, cold, moving, and rotating equipment can be expected. This position requires occasional travel outside the normal duty locations for training activities, operational familiarization of other power plants, local control of other power plants and other activities. - Additional information: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct deposit of pay is required. This is a(n) Career Field position, Engineers and Scientist. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. The following incentives may be offered if it is in the best interest of the government: Relocation Incentive MAY be authorized (for current federal employees only) Recruitment Incentive MAY be authorized (for NEW to federal service only) Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. A career with the U.S.

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