Electrician Helper

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs • Coolidge, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project in Coolidge, Arizona. The Electrician Helper assists a journeyman lineman with tools and work materials and works under the supervision of the Power Manager. The role supports construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical substations, substation equipment, and transmission and underground or overhead distribution power lines. Work includes loading and unloading materials, framing substation steel or wood structures, stringing conductors, pulling underground cables, and supplying electricians with tools and materials. The incumbent operates cranes, hoists, booms, diggers, and pullers under the general supervision of an Electrician and/or Foreman.

The position requires a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record, operation of a government motor vehicle, and obtaining or possessing a Class B Commercial Driver’s License within the first six months of employment. It is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing and a background security investigation. The appointee must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.

The work involves frequent heavy physical demands and exposure to varied outdoor weather and high-voltage equipment. This is a bargaining-unit position.

Requirements

• Demonstrate through experience and training the knowledge and skill needed to perform the position’s duties.
• Qualifying experience may include assisting with construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical substations, substation equipment, and transmission and underground or overhead distribution power lines, including material handling, framing, stringing conductors, pulling cables, and supplying tools and materials.
• Meet the screen-out job element: ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record within the four-year period immediately preceding submission of GSA Form 3607.
• Obtain or possess a Class B Commercial Driver’s License within the first six months of employment.
• Pass a background security investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Meet pre-employment and random drug-testing conditions.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Provide transcripts or other documentation if qualifying based on education.

Responsibilities

• Assist with construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical substations, substation equipment, and transmission and underground or overhead distribution power lines.
• Load and unload materials.
• Frame substation steel and wood works.
• String conductors and pull underground cables.
• Supply electricians with tools and materials.
• Operate cranes, hoists, booms, diggers, and pullers under general supervision of an Electrician and/or Foreman.
• Operate a government motor vehicle.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

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