Electrician (High Voltge)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/27/2026.

01EXPERIENCE

A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated.

The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

02Physical Requirements

Performs moderately heaving lifting (up to 100 lbs.), pulling and carrying of equipment and material. Required to walk, climb, crawl, kneel, stoop, bend, push and pull. May work from ladders and scaffolds. Must have the ability to distinguish color and shades of color. At times, works in awkward positions and restricted spaces where coordination of hands, legs, and body are needed to perform tasks.

Must pass PFT, X-Ray, completion of personal history questionnaire, physical examination conducted by physician is required prior to start date, then annually. Safety shoes, safety glasses, respirators, protective clothing and hard hats are typical safety equipment required.

03Working Conditions

Work is performed both indoors and outside and is usually dirty, dusty and greasy. Incumbent is required to make repairs in noisy areas and inclement weather at times. Incumbent may be exposed to the possibility of electrical shock, burns, cuts and bruises.

High voltage electricians install, modify, test, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain transformers, converters, regulators, cables, switches, circuit breakers, mechanical and electronic recording instruments, mechanical and electronic control systems, and other circuit elements found in substations and/or power-generating facilities, as well as the electrical portions of generators.

High voltage electricians install, modify, connect, inspect, troubleshoot, and repair overhead and underground electrical distribution lines serving an activity or group of activities such as a military base. They service lines, substations, transformers, insulators, capacitor equipment, lightning arresters, reclosers, switches, fuses, ground connects, and similar equipment.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Install, modify, and replace generation and distribution equipment in substations, power-generating facilities, transformer vaults, and/or distribution centers; Clean, adjust, and repair electrical equipment such as air and oil circuit breakers and remote control supervisory and telemetering equipment; Construct and install rigid conduits.

Pull in conductors, assemble bus bars, and phase out and connect conductors; Troubleshoot distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment to locate and correct the causes of outages and improper operation.

Make emergency cutouts and substitutions of power lines and equipment, sometimes working on distribution systems when they are energized; Visually check the work of contractors for compliance with contract specifications on new construction; In some installations, they program and monitor electronic control equipment and operate computerized diagnostic and digital test equipment as part of high voltage electrical system maintenance and troubleshooting duties; Troubleshoot overhead and underground cable systems to locate shorts, opens, grounds, crosses, electrolysis damage, capacitance imbalance, or cable breaks.

Locate and mark electrical underground utilities prior to excavation; String wires and hoist conductors up to the cross arms. Pull wires to proper tension or sag based on space, length, type and size of conductors Prevailing temperature, and loading district. Install and pull cable underground from source of feed-through ducts Direct the installation of poles and replacement of cross arms Check condition of transformers, switches, capacitor equipment, and cables.

Test insulating oil from transformers and oil switches for breakdown and contamination. Check transformer operating temperatures and voltage at secondary terminals and make repairs to defective, loose, or corroded connections; Visually check for cracks or breaks in walls of manholes or vaults. Pump water from manholes, remove debris, and repair ground bonds.

Check ground wire connections and cables for cracks, breaks, corrosion, and punctures; Maintain street and airfield lighting systems; and Maintain, repair, and replace traffic signals and controllers. Work Schedule: 6:00am - 2:30pm Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible Schedule: N/A Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician (High Voltge)/PD12951O Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized