Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Electrician (Power Systems)(Sub-Operator). You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Emmett, Idaho, Irwin, Idaho, Mountain Home, Idaho, and Rupert, Idaho https://www.usbr.gov/pn/about/hr/area-information.html Responsibilities Installs, modifies, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and tests new and existing hydroelectric power equipment including but not limited to: generators, motors and controllers, power and distribution transformers, power metering, circuit breakers, disconnects, and switches. Installs electrical equipment, conduit, wiring, control devices, annunciator panels, and circuitry devices, and makes terminations in accordance with electrical drawings. Tests installed systems and makes modifications, adjustments and settings as required. Using appropriate drawings and prints, installs and wires switchboards devices in a neat, legible, timely and safe manner. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents). You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications). You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position. You will be required to obtain a successful pre-employment physical examination by a licensed physician certifying your ability to perform the duties of this position. A physical exam may not be required if a comparable agency approved examination was performed within the last 12 months. The cost of the exam will be reimbursed by the agency. Who May Apply: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Qualifications Your application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Qualifications will be determined on the basis of information submitted within your resume and responses to the assessment questions. For information about qualifications for Federal Wage System positions please, visit OPM. Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position. 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. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 07/12/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information Position is being advertised concurrently under vacancy announcement BOR-CPN-24-MP-12448600-KK. Applicants interested in applying under both announcement numbers, must submit application packages for each. You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Reclamation has determined that some duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. * THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION. * If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. Current agency employees may be eligible to receive a referral bonus for recruitment of this position. For information visit: Referral Bonus Awards. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses are authorized with the exception of the Guaranteed Home Sale Provision or first-post-of-duty relocation expenses are authorized, as applicable. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law December 2017, suspends the moving expense deduction and the exclusion from income of qualified employer reimbursements of moving expenses that was allowed under previous tax laws. Employer reimbursements for moving costs are now generally taxed at the same rate as ordinary income. Note : Permanent Change of Station (PCS) authorized for the following locations : Emmett, ID, Mountain Home, ID, and Irwin, ID. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is NOT authorized for Rupert, ID. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a LOW RISK position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated SF85 Background Investigation (T1 or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov This is a bargaining unit position represented by a Union. The selectee will be required to complete the Snake River Area Office sub-operator cross training program within one year of beginning the instructional program. Failure to successfully complete the training will result in removal from Federal service. The selectee will initially be placed at the rate of $54.94 per hour and upon successful completion of the training program, the selectee may be promoted without further competition to an Electrician/Operator at the full performance rate of $57.14 per hour. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.