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Electrician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the VA Medical Center Hampton, Virginia under the Maintenance and Repair Section of Engineering Services. The incumbent will be responsible for the installation, modification, troubleshooting, servicing and maintenance of both medium and low voltage electrical equipment, circuits and all associated devices. This incumbent is a full performance electrician incumbent requiring the skills and abilities of a journeyman level electrician.
What You'll Do
- →The electrician is responsible for a diverse range of journeyman electrician duties, including the installation, modification, repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and testing of complex electrical systems, circuits, equipment, appliances, controls, components, lighting fixtures, and fire alarm systems.
- →Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, operate and test 4160 volt switchgear consisting of transformer, and air vacuumed breakers.
- →Assist the Electrical Supervisor in helping to resolve design and installation problems with Engineers, Service Administrators, contract personnel and ensure the various projects are completed in a timely manner.
- →Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement, type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.
- →Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and install wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances.
- →Drive the government vehicle to perform regular duties and transport equipment.
- →Works with other trades in the performance of their related duties.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD02830A Physical Requirements: Works inside and outside of the Hampton VA Medical Center.
- →Work is usually dirty, dusty, hot, cold, greasy, and noisy, and is sometimes performed during inclement weather.
- →Occasionally exposed to the possibility of broken bones, electrical shock, burns, and is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts and bruises.
- →Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, requiring considerable standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and kneeling; works in tiring and uncomfortable positions; frequently lifts, carries, and sets up tools and equipment.
- →Lifts and/or carry 75 pounds.
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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