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Electrician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This Position is located in Facility Management Service (FMS), Boise VA Medical Center. Boise, ID. The campus is on 58 acres of land as well as an offsite warehouse and 5 community based outpatient clinics. The Electrician will be responsible for maintaining electrical system(s) at the various facility locations and the incumbent will be required to obtain and maintain a current driver's license. **Recruitment Incentives may be available to highly qualified candidates**
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Modify, or remove all aspects of an electrical system that is, 120 volts or less, 600 volts or less, and 12,470 volts or less.
- →Install, modify, or remove secondary emergency power distribution centers throughout the utility power distribution system.
- →Responsible for maintaining all normal power branch circuits and emergency power branch circuits, including all related branch equipment, normal and emergency, to ensure proper hospital and research laboratory operation.
- →Responsible for maintaining the emergency power distribution system which includes two 1500Kw diesel generators that provide three phase primary utility power to the entire facility (12,470 volts) and all related secondary emergency power distribution centers throughout the utility power distribution system.
- →Install, repair, troubleshoot, test, and modify new and existing electrical distribution systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment located in the research laboratories, main hospital, and other commercial, campus buildings.
- →Demonstrate a mastery of cutting, threading, bending, and installing rigid pipe and all other required conduit systems, and a variety of related raceway systems.
- →Pull conductors through raceway systems; properly phase cables, and make connections (sometimes when voltage is present.) Under emergency conditions, he/she will be fully capable and willing to splice high voltage cables.
- →The Electrician will troubleshoot and maintain electric and electronic control circuits on various equipment including medical gas systems, vertical transportation power distribution systems, motor control centers, digital master controls (PLC cabinets,) load centers, and uninterruptable power systems.
- →The Electrician will select proper wire gauges, insulation, protective devices, switching for a variety of equipment, lighting, and miscellaneous electrical loads.
- →Must demonstrate a mastery of all common electrical hand and power tools and testing equipment as required for the performance of work.
- →He/she will operate power hydraulic work platforms safely.
- →Will produce or modify as-built drawings, delineating system alterations by working with engineers, project managers, CAD operators, and supervisors.
- →The Electrician will maintain an evolving shop inventory of electrical supplies sufficient to maintain research laboratories and a hospital campus in a predictable manner.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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 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.
- ✓Must be able to successfully complete a a Motor Vehicle Examination.
- ✓Must possess a current, valid, Journeyman Electrical license or equivalent.
- ✓A valid current, valid state-issued driver's license.
- ✓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.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this wage grade level.
Personality Fit
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