Electrical Engineer
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Farmington, NM - USA
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Job Summary
You will serve as a Electrical Engineer with Bureau of Reclamation. This position is located within the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region Four Corners Construction Office Field Engineering Division located in FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO.
Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which youre selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
At the full performance level some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:
- Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities; data collection (including validation and management); design; modeling and data analyses; analyses of site location and/or conditions; troubleshooting electrical equipment and systems; and risk estimation and analyses.
- Work primarily involves the performance and/or oversight of on-site construction work including inspection and acceptance of facility or utility construction work performed by a contractor.
- Provides electrical engineering expertise in the O&M of complex features/facilities.
- Plans coordinates and directs scheduled and emergency (breakdown) maintenance repair and modifications.
- Reviews standards of performance and maintenance techniques including schedules and types of tests performed; performs specialized diagnostic tests on electrical equipment; and evaluates test data and the corrective measures performed to assure adherence to existing procedures and instructions.
- Plans schedules coordinates and conducts electrical engineering facility examinations reviews and/or inspections which include conducting condition assessments and construction and transfer inspections; identifying and addressing deficiencies relative to design criteria applicable codes and standards or state or Federal statutes or regulations; calculating preliminary estimates for repairs;
coordinating with internal and external partners; documenting and presenting results; conducting root cause analyses; analyzing unexpected event reports; conducting accident and incident investigations; and identifying future needs for the asset investment such as extraordinary maintenance and rehabilitation. - Provides engineering support in connection with regulatory program oversight policy and rulemaking efforts review of regulatory compliance issues and resolution of engineering related issues as they are encountered.
- Develops monitors and manages project plans that outline the scope schedule and budget of assigned projects.
- Provides technical reviews peer reviews and/or checking of designs drawings engineering analysis and technical documents (e.g. trip reports project notes) specifications and contract correspondence ensuring documents are accurate and quality assurance processes were followed.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
- Professional Engineering registration is required by Reclamation Policy (GS-12 level only).
As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will 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.
Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. 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:
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.
Minimum Qualifications: To qualify for this position you must meet the following:
Basic Education: In addition to the specialized experience requirements you must meet at least one of the following:
OR
B. Combination of education and experience. college-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern Engineer in Training1 or licensure as a Professional Engineer by any State District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g. State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering 2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States District of Columbia Guam and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in physical mathematical and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific field e.g. engineering technology physics chemistry architecture computer science mathematics hydrology or geology may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience e.g. in interdisciplinary positions.
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Minimum Qualifications for GS-11: To qualify at GS-11 you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent indifficulty and complexity to at least the GS-9 level in Federal Service having demonstrated professional experience performing a minimum of two or more of the following:
- Developing preliminary and final designs and specifications cost estimates for new or rehabilitation of electrical equipment and systems water storage water conveyance structures and/or distribution facilities (e.g. dams pumping plants transmission systems power generation systems connected electrical facilities switchyards substations water conveyance treatment and/or storage systems);
- Preparing comprehensive electrical design and solving construction problems and other engineering issues;
- Performing technical review of electrical design analysis plans and specifications for contract documents studies reports etc. to ensure accuracy technical feasibility and compliance with various agencies; OR
- Designing or preparing technical specifications related to communications networks including optical carriers local-area networks mobile radio systems telephone systems telemetry systems fire alarm and security systems and/or analyzing troubleshooting testing evaluating optimizing and/or programming control systems (e.g.: PLCs and SCADA) used to operate water facilities.
Education: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
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Combination of Graduate Education and Professional Experience: You may combine specialized experience and education to meet the minimum qualifications. Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9 in excess of that required for GS-7) would be
qualified for a GS-9 position (assuming that there is no evidence that the attended college or university requires more than 18 semester hours as equivalent to a year of graduate study).
Minimum Qualifications for GS-12: To qualify at GS-12 you must possess a Professional Engineering License and one full year of professional experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal Service having demonstrated specialized experience performing a minimum of two or more of the following:
- Managing or advising on data collection and preliminary and final electrical designs and specifications and cost estimates for new or rehabilitation of electrical equipment and systems related to water structures and/or distribution facilities (e.g. dams pumping plants transmission systems power generation systems connected electrical facilities switchyards substations water conveyance treatment and/or storage systems);
- Planning/leading complete design projects for electrical equipment and systems at pumping plants water/wastewater treatment plants switchyards industrial plants dams involving various auxiliary equipment and systems;
- Solving design/construction problems and other engineering issues and performing technical review of electrical design analysis plans and specifications for contract documents studies reports etc. to ensure accuracy technical feasibility and compliance with various agencies; OR
- Managing leading reviewing designing or preparing technical specifications related to communications networks including optical carriers local-area networks mobile radio systems telephone systems telemetry systems fire alarm and security systems and/or analyzing troubleshooting testing evaluating optimizing and/or programming control systems (e.g.: PLCs and SCADA) used to operate water facilities.
This position has a mandatory education requirement. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position existing work at the higher grade level and recommendation by the positions supervisor. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position after notification of the adjudication of your request you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. ( otherwise eligible and qualified you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a recruitment or relocation incentive. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education. Transcripts must include your name school name grades credit hours earned major(s) grade point average or class ranking and date the degree was conferred if applicable. A typed list of courses grades semester/quarter hours GPA etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: information
All DOI employees their spouses and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim permit lease small tract entry or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here DOI Ethics Prohibitions U.S. Department of the Interior.
Physical Demands/Work Environment: The work is typically performed in an office setting with no special physical demands. However work may also be performed in the field which involves periods of moving about worksites bending climbing or driving motor vehicles to worksites. The work is usually performed in an office setting. However work time may also be spent periodically visiting field sites. Field site visits are typically performed in either an outdoor setting subject to weather changes diverse terrain and safety hazards associated with working around complex features and/or construction or an industrial setting subject to noise fumes and moving machinery. Both settings may require the use of personal protective equipment. The work may also involve some overnight travel for training meetings and site visits. Safety precautions and protocols are observed at all times and the incumbent complies with safety instructions and regulations and ensures individual and others safety by promptly reporting unsafe acts unsafe conditions and accidents to the supervisor.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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