Electrician

This Electrician position is in the Facility Management Service at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System located at the White River Junction, VT location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

The purpose of the Electrician position is to install, modify, repair, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and operate new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls;
• Interprets basic electronic terms and symbols when reading technical/system diagrams and schematics;
• Applies a variety of electrical formulas, tables, charts, and color codes in order to mount, ground and install wiring and equipment for electrical/electronic systems;
• Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings and connections, and installs wiring couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices;
• Inspects electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers;
• Identifies electrical problems using a variety of testing devices;
• Interprets and applies state and local building regulations based on the National Electrical Code;
• Traces hard-to-locate defects or problems associated with the completion of repairs and installations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized.

Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD00242A

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.

Telework: Not Authorized.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

• Notifications:This position is covered by a special rate.
• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• This position is in an AFGE Bargaining Unit.
• Selectee may be required to serve one year probationary period.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted.
• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 6-13-2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 3-27-2025, with subsequent cut-off dates weekly. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

Required Documents

Documents Accepted:

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

Documents Required:

• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action