Electrical Engineer

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM classification standards Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience: (1) Providing expert advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies.

Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. (1) Providing advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies.

Candidates for the GS-11 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. (1) Providing advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies.

The duties are listed at a GS-13 level: Electrical Engineering Project Support (40%)

• As a task leader, collaborates with peers to review the activities of consultant designs for accuracy, technical competence and for fulfillment of required project objectives. Act as an senior technical resource on the methods used for installation, testing, commissioning, start-up checkout and preparation of entire electrical and electronics engineered systems
• Collaborates with senior engineers on challenging problems in electrical and electronic engineering for the AOC. Assures the overall resolution of issues and that resolution adhere to the AOC Design Standard.
• Collaborates with peers to provide senior technical advice to the officials and staff of AOC jurisdictions, including the Superintendent organizations and Office of the Chief Engineer, regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, modernization, operation, repair and maintenance systems and equipment.
• Collaborates with peers in preparing requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems and equipment.
• Works with the project team to determine project needs, goals and develop plans for accomplishing projects.
• Assists project managers by acting as a technical senior technical advisor regarding deviations from pre-approved schedule, budget and scope of work.
• Prepares requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems and equipment.
• Serves as senior technical advisor regarding deviations from pre-approved schedule, budget and scope of work and serves as an authority and advisor to management, contractors and superintendent's office on project management activities in assigned area of responsibility. Electrical Engineering Design (40%)
• Designs lighting, grounding, lightning protection, emergency power, generators, uninterruptible power supplies, power monitoring, control systems, underground utility infrastructures, fiber optic and ethernet networks, RF systems, antennas, and other systems.
• Supports supervisor or more senior engineer in designing unique or leading-edge technology or large scale/high value system designs including power (15kV, 4160V, 277/480V and120/208V) and custom fiber networks.
• For in-house Design and Construction, develop concepts, perform design calculations and analyses, prepare final working drawings (CAD), specifications, and performs construction supervision, and coordination as required on each assigned project. This includes the ability to prepare CAD documents in AutoCAD. Electrical Engineering Studies and Investigations (20%)
• Reviews, advises on, and conducts analysis and development studies in support of major organization programs. Completes complex studies including analysis of novel, unprecedented, or controversial problems with minimal supervisor oversight for resolution by a supervisor or more senior engineer.
• Completing lighting surveys and producing reports to analyze existing conditions and recommended changes to bring the system into compliance with AOC and industry standards.
• Complete field investigations, schematic designs, and assist in preparation and review of rough order of magnitude cost estimates to develop a design statement of work or to inform an in-house design on the recommended project approach and requirements.
• Conduct investigation into switchgear or network outages to determine cause of outage and provide recommended changes to prevent issue from reoccurring.
• Acts as a senior technical consultant on challenging problems in electrical and electronic engineering for the AOC. Assures the overall resolution of issues and that resolution adhere to the AOC Design Standard.
• Provides senior technical advice to the officials and staff of AOC jurisdictions, including the Superintendent organizations and Office of the Chief Engineer, regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, modernization, operation, repair and maintenance systems and equipment.
• Consults with supervisor to prepare, revise and maintain criteria (AOC Design Standards and A/E Design Manual) of electrical systems and equipment.
• Completing field investigations, schematic designs, and assisting in preparation and review of rough order of magnitude cost estimates to develop a design statement of work or to inform an in-house design on the recommended project approach and requirements. The employee must utilize knowledge of and comply with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, and AOC rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner. Performs other related duties as assigned.