Summary This position is part of the WAPA-SNR-Sierra Nevada Region. As a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman-Aerial Observer), you will perform aerial patrol and other duties listed below. This is not a remote position. The selectee must be physically present at the Redding, CA duty location. Responsibilities As a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman-Aerial Observer), you will: Perform aerial patrol in a helicopter at low-level and at normal cruising altitudes. Inspect high-voltage power lines supported by wood, steel, and other structure @types from aircraft, vehicles, or on foot. Observe and report on right-of-way issues including encroachments, danger trees, brush, and fire hazards, access roads, soil erosion, and landslides. Locate faults and make inspections of questionable situations. Be responsible for observations and accurate reporting of conditions on all patrols. Update and maintain current records of findings. Enter records of observations made and problems encountered into a computer database. Comply with prescribed clearance and safety rules and regulations. Follow the safety practices of WAPA flight operations standards and emergency procedures for flight operations. Determine lightning damage, deterioration, decay, and other conditions within and adjacent to power line rights-of-way from visual observation and low-level (in-flight) video and still photography. Operate heat-emission detection/infrared devices for transmission line monitoring. When not patrolling, work with line maintenance crews using full knowledge of journeyman lineman duties. Provide training and guidance to apprentices and others as assigned. This is not an all inclusive list. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. Department of Energy (DOE) employees participating in the OPM or DOE Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) are not eligible to apply for this announcement. DRP participants are not considered active DOE employees because they have agreed to separate from the agency. (Participants who resigned, are no longer DOE employees. Position is subject to random drug testing. You must pass pre-employment drug testing. You must pass pre-employment medical examination. Security clearance and associated requirements- moderate level. Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. This position requires the ability to operate a Government vehicle. The incumbent must be at least 18 years of age, able to obtain and maintain Defensive Driver's certification and have a valid state driver's license. Defensive Driver's Training will be completed upon employment. This position requires the incumbent to fly in a helicopter during the performance of assigned duties. This position requires a climbing weight not to exceed 310 pounds with all required gear and personal weight without gear not to exceed 280 pounds. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) to operate vehicles of more than 26,000 pounds GVWR. The CDL must be obtained within 120 days of employment or longer if outside the control of the employee. Qualifications Qualifications: You must have journeyman-level ability in the duties of a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman-Aerial Observer). You must meet all the qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C). Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. Your resume should demonstrate that you possess these elements and screen out. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the elements and screen out identified below. The screen-out element for this position is below. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating: Ability to do the work of a journeyman lineman constructing and maintaining transmission or distribution power lines (69KV or higher) and related equipment independently without greater than normal supervision. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work under conditions of high physical demand related to climbing. Frequently required to lift items weighing over 50 pounds in order to install, inspect, and/or repair transmission lines. Climb and work aloft on structures. Work at ground level and in ground trenches where work requires bending, stooping, climbing, and standing for long periods. Coordination of eyes, hands, legs, and body is needed in installing and repairing equipment in confined spaces and on overhead structures. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work takes place in a helicopter or an office. The incumbent is subject to hazardous materials and extreme weather conditions. Works in close proximity to high voltage lines and equipment. Work requires occasional climbing of transmission structures averaging 65 feet, but up to 500 feet on occasion, and communication towers up to 400 feet. Subject to potential for injury by contact with high voltage lines, broken bones in falls from poles or structures, muscle strains from awkward positions, and cuts and bruises when handling tools and materials. Work may require considerable travel requiring temporary lodging away from duty station. Position may require accredited nationally recognized crane certification for fixed and swing boom certification. If so, training will be provided at government expense. Normally works in aircraft, using a helicopter, under low-level flight conditions and in close proximity to energized high voltage transmission lines. Works daily in close contact with the pilot. May work for long periods of time under marginal flight conditions and in emergency situations. Work environment includes high noise levels, emergencies, and critical system conditions. Outage limitations may require that work be done at night and/or under time restraints. System priorities and emergencies may require extended periods of time working outside of normal working hours. Education For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov. Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized. The incumbent must wear PPE as required. The incumbent must wear Arc Rated protective clothing when in proximity to exposed energized circuits. The incumbent of this position is subject to inclement weather conditions such as high temperatures, rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold. This position requires the incumbent to climb transmission structures averaging 65 feet but up to 500 feet on occasion, and communication towers up to 400 feet. This position may be in the Bargaining Unit.
