Power Plant Senior Electrician

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Clifton, TX

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, Operations Division. There are two vacancies, with one duty location in Jasper, Texas, and one in Clifton, Texas. The electrician performs maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and installation work on electrical and electronic equipment associated with hydroelectric power facilities and related structures. The position requires operating equipment and vehicles, maintaining supplies and tools, and preparing operating procedures. Work is performed primarily indoors around operating machinery and electrical circuits, with occasional outdoor work and exposure to varied conditions and hazards. The employee must use appropriate personal protective equipment in hazardous areas. Appointment is subject to suitability or fitness determination and background investigation. This is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment and random drug testing, and a pre-employment physical is required. The incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license. A one-year probationary period applies.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform the work of a Power Plant Senior Electrician without more than normal supervision, including inspection, preventive maintenance, installation, and repair of electrical equipment at hydroelectric facilities and high-potential and/or Doble testing of power plant generation and delivery equipment.
• Ability to use and maintain hand tools for electrical work.
• Ability to use electrical drawings.
• Knowledge of electrical equipment technical practices.
• Knowledge of electrical theory and instruments used in shop and trade practices.
• Electrical troubleshooting ability.
• Obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Pass a required pre-employment physical.
• Meet suitability or fitness requirements based on a background investigation.
• Submit to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the physical demands of lifting and carrying heavy objects weighing 45 pounds and over; climbing; reaching above the shoulders; standing, sitting, crawling, and kneeling for prolonged periods; and repeated bending.
• Have the hearing, speech, and correctable vision needed for plant communications and distinguishing basic color shades.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic inspections, diagnostic testing, and troubleshooting of equipment failures.
• Repair breakdowns of electrical and electronic equipment.
• Install new equipment.
• Conduct Doble and high-potential testing on generation and delivery equipment.
• Requisition and maintain materials, supplies, and tools for operating needs.
• Attend conferences to recommend solutions or provide information.
• Prepare equipment and facilities operating procedures.
• Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, installation, and repairs on electrical equipment at hydroelectric dams, power generating plants, spillways, intake structures, and switchyards.
• Operate switches and controls according to meter indications and operate cranes, pickups, and other motor vehicles.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized subject to applicable regulations and agency determination.

What This Job Offers

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