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Instrumentation Controls Technician
Architect of the Capitol · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $38.4 – $44.7/hr Apply by Dec 31, 2026 Instrument Mechanic ENTJENTPINTJINTP EngineeringOperationsTrades
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This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Utilities Power Plant Operations, Assistant Director Engineering Division, Instrumentation and Controls Branch. The Instrumentation Controls Technician will provide expertise in troubleshooting, maintaining, installing and repairing state of the art digital, analog and industrial equipment typically found in power plants.
What You'll Do
- →The selectee will perform maintenance, repair, calibration, installation and reading of various meters, controls and control systems, gauges, and a wide variety of industrial instrumentation utilized for the production and control of steam and chilled water in the Capitol Power Plant.
- →Maintains, repairs, adjusts and calibrates a variety of field mounted instrumentation (e.g. temperature devices, flow meters, differential pressure transmitters, pressure transmitters, pressure switches, differential pressure switches, pneumatic and electronic flow indicators, recorders and gauges (e.g. low pressure, high pressure and vacuum.
- →Maintains and adjusts the operation of metering pumps and valves associated with automatic liquid feed systems in the steam production plant (e.g. softener tanks, brine tanks, de-alkalizers, and hot well and de aerator tanks), the chilled water makeup and the cooling towers of the refrigerant plants.
- →Solves moderate to complex problems by analyzing installation, circuitry and operating characteristics of the control systems.
- →Adjusts and aligns system sensors, transmitters, amplifiers, power supplies, transponders, actuators, installs serviceable components and performs total systems alignments and calibrations in accordance with existing technical instructions.
- →Accomplishes the modification of components or systems and completes thorough system checks for proper operation.
- →Maintains, modifies, calibrates and inspects a wide variety of user test, measurement and diagnostic equipment.
- →Installs, maintains and modifies pneumatic, electric, and pneumatic controls and control systems for industrial type applications such as fly ash removal system, stack emission monitoring.
- →Ensures that installed systems and controls function to meet operating needs by mounting instrumentation, installing its associated process tubing, and connecting wiring to appropriate terminations.
- →Maintains and calibrates building ventilation controls for heating and air conditioning.
- →Requires working at heights greater than 100 feet above the ground on exterior mounted equipment.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓You must be able to pass a drug test.
- ✓Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements.
Benefits
- ★A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.
- ★Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience.
- ★The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted.
- ★As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).
- ★The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 87b75af7-5119-4c00-b04b-269f2fac1501
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