High Voltage Electrician

• You will install modify and replace generation and distribution equipment in substations power generating facilities transformer vaults and/or distribution centers.
• You will maintain replace test and reset circuit breakers in switch and substations at shore installations including pier mounted unit substations and vaults.
• You will splice wires by removing insulation scraping clean twisting together and soldering or connecting conductors with mechanical connectors splicing claps and tape.
• You will troubleshoot distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment to locate andcorrect the causes of outages and improper operation and make emergency cutouts and substitutions of power line.
• You will checks condition of transformers switches and cable; testing insulating oil of transformers andoil switches for breakdown and contamination.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets gloves coveralls glasses goggles respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination and annually thereafter.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States drivers license and have the ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

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 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.

This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION.

Your resume must show that you have the ability to perform common tasks under general supervision including:
1) Installing wire or cable distribution lines from public utility supply point to distribution substations; 2) Setting proper wire tension or sag in accordance with strength and weight of wire length of span and wire contraction and expansion in temperature changes; and 3) Understanding drawings and diagrams of distribution network equipment and control circuits.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Works above ground from aerial bucket trucks and poles at ground level and in trenches or manholes. The employee may perform moderately heavy lifting pulling and carrying of equipment and material weighing up 40 pounds and occasionally may lift or pull heavy cables
and equipment weighing more than 50 pounds with the help of weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Uses block and tackle pulleys or other lifting devices. Crouches stands kneels and stoops while installing repairing or testing electrical equipment in
confined spaces such as enclosed switch gear or in structures such as overhead bus and conduit assemblies. Work requires bending stooping climbing and standing for long periods while installing repairing and testing electrical equipment in manholes and on overhead distribution lines.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Works indoors and outdoors. May be exposed to danger from explosions of equipment and cables in manholes and vaults as well as danger from high voltage electrical shock burns from solder broken bones cuts and bruises. May be exposed to heat and noise when working in substations or power-generating facilities to extremes of weather when working outdoors and to unpleasant odors and wet slippery surfaces when working in manholes. May be subject to electrical burns while working around high voltage electrical lines broken bones from falls from
poles and strains from awkward work positions. May be exposed to chemicals such as insulation oil from transformers and oil switches. May be required to wear protective devices such as earplugs safety hats and nonconductive gloves and footwear.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. professional philanthropic religious 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.