Electric Meter Reader & Installer

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs • Coolidge, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project, in Coolidge, Arizona. It is a bargaining-unit position. The employee installs and reads metering equipment, performs inspections, and completes work orders for residential and commercial systems. Most work is performed in the field during all seasons, with exposure to temperatures of approximately 35°F to 120°F and occasional windy and dusty conditions. The incumbent must operate a government motor vehicle and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record. A one-year probationary period or two-year trial period applies, and employment is subject to a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Indian Preference applies.

Requirements

• Demonstrate through experience and training the knowledge and skill needed to perform the position’s duties.
• Qualifying experience may include installing, disconnecting, and reading metering equipment in residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Qualifying experience may include inspecting service entrance equipment in residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Qualifying experience may include programming and installing AMR transmitters in meters of all voltage and classes.
• Qualifying experience may include functional testing of metering equipment.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Complete a required background security investigation with favorable adjudication.
• If applicable, meet Military Selective Service registration requirements.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record within the four years immediately preceding submission of GSA Form 3607.
• Be physically able to walk and bend, and have adequate eyesight, hearing, and coordination for safety.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date; Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by that date.

Responsibilities

• Safely install residential and commercial meters.
• Use data collection devices to capture critical metering-system information.
• Inspect residential and commercial systems.
• Accurately and efficiently complete work orders involving metering systems.
• Operate a government motor vehicle.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed