Summary Incumbent serves as the direct supervisor of the Electrical Section of Facilities Management Service (FMS). Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Coordinate efficient usage of resources and equipment. Operate and maintain emergency electrical generation equipment, auxiliaries & fire alarm systems. Supervise the technicians work in diverse dissimilar occupations and tasks to maintain and repair equipment and systems. Demonstrate knowledge on the requirements of the Electrical areas of the facility recommending solutions to technical engineering questions. Exercise authority to adjust staff and resources to correct items out of compliance with code requirements. Coordinates with other FMS supervisor's resources, staff and assignments to provide an efficient effective work environment. Provide technical assistance to the Project Engineering staff. Works as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) authority on construction projects up to $10,000,000. Supervise the technicians' function to operate and maintain the facility electrical and mechanical systems. Conduct design reviews for construction projects, including layout, feasibility and specifications. Complete the project in compliance with current National Electrical Code (NEC) and other electrical codes and standards. Provide technical assistance to the technicians on the various problems and solutions regarding the design, construction and operation of the utility systems. Operate electric and pneumatic tools. Set up and operate hoists, pulleys and other items to accomplish the work. Use of hand tools (such as: power tools, such as cable pullers, hydraulic benders, and pipe threading machines; and a wide variety of test equipment, meggers, multimeters, frequency meters, watt meters, power factor meters, vibro-grounds, phase rotation meters, audio tone location equipment, high potential testers, ground fault interrupter testing equipment, recording amp meters, circuit analyzers, circuit breaker testers, resistance bridges, and cathodic protection test sets). Perform quality assurance and technical inspections of the electrical system installation for compliance with construction documents, specifications and applicable codes. Supervise the maintenance of High Voltage Electrical switchgear, emergency electrical distribution switch gears, automatic transfer switches Develop action plans from the instructions and initiate action to fulfill the requirements. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician Supervisor/PD411250 Physical Requirements: He/she must occasionally lift and carry items up to 50 pounds in weight and operate electric and pneumatic tools, set up and operate hoists, pulleys and other items to accomplish the work. He/she will climb, crawl, stoop, bend, and stretch, while performing tasks associated with this position. The incumbent must be able to be respirator qualified. Working Conditions: The incumbent is required to work inside and outside in adverse conditions if necessary. He/she is subject to falls, bruises, burns, cuts, broken bones, working in damp, drafty places or hot and dusty places, stooping, bending, stretching, working on ladders, scaffolds, on roofs and in cramped and confining spaces. Uncomfortable protective clothing may occasionally be worn and he/she is occasionally subject to large amounts of escaping gases when making emergency repairs Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: 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: Electric Drawings Electrical Equipment Lead or Supervise Technical Practices Technical Practices (Electrical Electronic) Troubleshooting (Electrical) Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) Screen out element for this announcement is: Ability to Lead or Supervise. Examples of experience for Electrician Supervisor include: Must possess a thorough understanding of engineering principles, techniques, methods and concepts, planning and scheduling knowledge; ability to plan and direct technicians in a wide variety of tasks and occupations; Ability to coordinate with other supervisors within the healthcare facility; addresses the priorities and defines best work practices and schedules to meet the need to maintain the facility in accordance with codes and standards; coordinates with other departments to assure that complex project development will meet the needs of the facility. 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. Education Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
