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Electrician Leader
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
On-site Saint Louis, MO $37.3 – $43.6/hr Apply by Jun 17, 2026 Electrician ISTJISTP OperationsTrades
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This position is located at the VA St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS), a complex, level 1A facility. The position functions as an Electrician Leader within the Electric Shop, Maintenance and Operations, Facilities Engineering Service, accomplishing trades and labor work.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as work leader of multiple employees in accomplishing trades and labor work in support of the Facilities Management Division.
- →Provides advice to workers on how to follow supervisory instructions and meet deadlines.
- →Assists the supervisor with the preparation and ordering of materials to perform maintenance, repair and improvements to systems and structures throughout the medical center (ensuring that needed stock is obtained from supply locations for maintenance tasks).
- →Assists in training employees on the proper steps to complete work orders and any associated tasks.
- →Installs, modifies, repairs, troubleshoots, and tests new and existing electric systems including underground primary (13,800 volts) and secondary (480/277/208/120 volts) single and polyphase distribution systems, diesel operated auxiliary power generating systems, and pneumatic tube systems.
- →Fabricates and installs conduit, prepares conductors for installation, connects component parts or component circuits, tests circuits, and connects completed circuitry to power source for energization.
- →Inspects, locates, and diagnoses electrical trouble to perform maintenance service and repairs to electrical wiring systems, breaker panels, automatic and manual fire alarm and lighting systems, automatic lawn sprinkler systems, clocks, rheostats, thermostats, heating equipment, light fixtures, fans, motors, shop equipment, and other electrical equipment.
- →Plans, lays out, and completes the installation, modification and repair of signal systems, systems, relays, new outlets, new lighting, automatic timers, new shop equipment, and remodels, restores, and/or overhauls existing electrical installations and equipment.
- →Maintains an inventory and accountability of electrical material, equipment and tools needed to perform assignments (new installations or maintenance) - notifying the Maintenance and Repair (M&R) foreman of any shortages or missing items.
- →Completes clean up on equipment and related work area as necessary.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Promotion Potential: The full performance level of this position is WL-10.
- →Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday 07:00am - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician Leader/PD10110A Duty Location: John Cochran Division; however, the duty station may be changed to one of multiple locations within the VA St.
- →Louis Health Care System based on the needs of the facility.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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