Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Craftsman in Training

Western Area Power Administration • Page, AZ

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About The Position

As an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Craftsman in Training, you will maintain, repair, modify, program, install, and commission power-system substation protection, control, monitoring, and metering equipment. The work includes polyphase revenue-metering equipment, substation control equipment, and protective relays, as well as developing relay test routines and verifying relay, transfer-trip, and communication settings.

Work is performed indoors and outdoors in variable and sometimes severe weather. It may involve considerable driving, including to isolated sites over rugged terrain, travel with temporary lodging, and travel by aircraft or other vehicles to remote worksites. Physical duties may include lifting and carrying loads over 50 pounds, working in restricted spaces, standing, bending, stooping, hiking, and climbing. The incumbent must use required personal protective equipment, including arc-rated clothing near exposed energized circuits, and may be subject to recurring overtime, including nights, holidays, and weekends.

This is a federal position with a required service agreement of up to two years. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, meet federal employment suitability requirements, and satisfy the trade and labor qualification requirements. Education cannot substitute for experience. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be available, subject to an employment agreement.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Must be suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Must meet the Office of Personnel Management Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C) requirements.
• Must demonstrate the ability to perform Meter and Relay Craftsman work independently without greater than normal supervision, including installing and commissioning or maintaining and repairing protective relay equipment and/or polyphase revenue-metering equipment associated with power-system distribution or transmission systems.
• Resume must document relevant experience and training; qualifications are evaluated based on knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies, and quality of experience.
• Education cannot be substituted for experience.
• Must sign a service agreement of up to two years.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment, including arc-rated protective clothing near exposed energized circuits.
• Subject to the Department of Energy random drug and alcohol testing program and pre-appointment and annual physical examinations.
• May be required to work recurring overtime on short notice, including nights, holidays, and weekends.
• May be required to travel in fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters and to remote sites.
• Must be able to meet physical requirements that may include lifting and carrying over 50 pounds, working in restricted spaces, prolonged standing, bending and stooping, hiking, and climbing.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Resume must be no more than two pages; only the first two pages will be reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, modify, program, install, and commission substation protection, control, monitoring, and metering equipment.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test polyphase revenue-metering equipment, including electronic and microprocessor-based kilowatt-hour meters, digital demand recorders, panel meters, transducers, and instrument transformers.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test equipment used to control substation equipment, including human/machine interfaces (HMI) and communication processors.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test electromechanical, electronic, and microprocessor protective relays, including current, voltage, differential, reclosing, timing, auxiliary, ground-detection, and complex-impedance relays.
• Develop software test routines for protective relays.
• Verify protective relay, transfer-trip, and communication settings.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on the type of position.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be available, subject to signing an employment agreement.
• Creditable service for annual-leave accrual may be available for qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service, subject to approval before appointment.
• Salary negotiation may be available for candidates new to federal service.

What This Job Offers

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