This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/508176900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located in Mount Rainier National Park, in the Division of Maintenance. Please visit find a park for additional park information.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employee.
08/16/2018 to 08/29/2018
$28.37 - $33.16 per hour
WG 10
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent - Career Seasonal
Full-Time
Competitive
10
No
No
PW-1545-MORA-18-10276457-MP
508176900
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Merit Promotion, Land Management
The position serves as high voltage lineman and underground utility repairer maintaining utility systems throughout the park and to track electrical power usage.
The primary purpose of the position is to perform preventative and routine maintenance on overhead and underground 15 to 25kV rated high voltage electrical systems throughout the Park. Work includes installing, modifying, connecting, inspecting, troubleshooting, and repair of overhead and underground live and dead front electrical distribution lines serving public buildings, apartments, single family dwellings, and treatment plants. He/she installs and services distribution lines, transformers, insulators, lightning arresters, switches, fuses, and similar equipment. The incumbent installs high voltage splices, load break elbows, bushing wells, crossarms, insulators, and utility poles, and makes adjustments to voltage regulators and transformers. He/she operates emergency generators, high voltage switches, disconnects and reclosers to provide backup power and isolate powerline sections during periods of power outages.
Installs and repairs all components of wastewater collection and potable water and fuel distribution systems. Excavates, fills, and moves material for installation and repair of underground utilities using heavy equipment. Pours concrete, drills rock with pneumatic and gas powered drills. Performs maintenance of solar and fuel systems at radio repeater sites at fire lookouts and high camps which require hiking to remote locations, backcountry camping, and accessing sites by helicopters. Performs monthly electric meter reading throughout the Park.
This is a Career-Seasonal position and subject to release and recall procedures. A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment, but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis. As such, selectee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions. Selectee is guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year, with the work schedule to be determined upon appointment. The typical season for is April thru September, but can be variable during these months due to project requirements or weather conditions.
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Physical Demands: The incumbent works in tiring or or uncomfortable position for long periods. The work requires frequent standing, bending. crouching, knelling, and climbing. He/she occasionally works from scaffolds and platforms and may perform strenuous work while standing, sitting, or lying. He/she frequently lift and carry tools and equipment weighing up 50 pounds and occasionally items weighing more with assistance of material lifting devices or other workers.
Working Conditions: The incumbent frequently services and repairs equipment outdoors under adverse weather conditions. He/she is continually exposed to the potential for bums, electrical shocks, cuts, strains, bruises, and chemical irritations. To reduce dangers from these and other similar conditions, he/she follows OSHA regulations prescribed in 1910.269, shop safety practices and uses safety equipment such as high and medium voltage safety gloves, safety glasses, hard-toe shoes, respirators, hardhats, and fire retardant OSHA approved clothing.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating.
Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies and/or job elements:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/29/2018.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/29/2018. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/508176900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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