Electrician
Legislive Branch
Architect of the Capitol
Summary
This position is in the Architect of the Capitol, Sene Office Buildings, Electrical Branch.
The position serves as a journeyman electrician with thorough knowledge of installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls.
Summary
This position is in the Architect of the Capitol, Sene Office Buildings, Electrical Branch.
The position serves as a journeyman electrician with thorough knowledge of installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/01/2025 to 08/18/2025
Salary
$36.12 to - $42.20 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 11
Locion
Washington, DC
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Permanent, Full Time
Work schedule
Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
11
Job family (Series)
2805 Electrician
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
SOB-2025-336
Control number
842284000
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity.
Duties
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This is a Day position from 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Hours may change due to operional needs of management).
This is an Essential-Employee Position. The employee required to report to work during emergencies AND inclement weher situions.
Work schedule may require some occasionally mandory overtime on holidays AND weekends.
Maintenance and Repair:
Performs repair and maintenance work on the electrical and electronic components of circuits, systems and controls, such as air conditioning units, power distribution systems, lighting control systems, intrusion/detection systems, electronic door/entry control systems, fire detection & alarm systems, stion bteries, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Automic Transfer Switches (ATS's) and kitchen appliances in the Sene cafeterias.
Works with a wide variety of standard commercial and/or industrial electrical devices, equipment, and systems, including electrical wiring systems and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment in the Sene Office Buildings.
Interprets and applies the Nional Electrical Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings, and uses trade formulas to calcule common properties, e.g., voltage, voltage drop and current capability in series and parallel circuits, resistance, inductance, capacitance, power factor, current flow, and temperure and length in single and multiple raceways, conduits, gutters, and cable trays.
Electrical Installion and Troubleshooting:
Installs, assembles, troubleshoots, modifies, repairs, and maintains routine and standard electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment.
Responsibilities include troubleshooting electrical devices containing electronic components in order to isole the cause of the malfunction of electrical control systems, analog/digital controls, and solid ste motor control circuits in equipment.
Independently works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals.
Completes installion of electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associed fixtures and controls in industrial complexes and/or in buildings with complex electrical loads, such as computer complexes.
Electrical Layout or Design Work:
Installs electrical devices (conduit, outlets, circuits, etc.) in rooms for which there may not be complete blueprints or schemics available as a result of the age of the facility. The Electrician must improvise to install the upded circuits and equipment in antiqued facilities without adversely affecting the exiting design or architecture.
Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and installs wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances.
Performs other reled duties as assigned.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Your resume and question responses must demonstre job-reled elements.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
You must be able to pass a drug test.
You must meet the screen out factor for the position.
To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the cegories below:
A citizen of the United Stes;
A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declarion of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
A person who owes allegiance to the United Stes (nionals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nionals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United Stes.
Qualificions
You must meet all eligibility and qualificion requirements by the closing de of the job announcement.
You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position.
Perform journey-level electrical work (operion and installion of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment without more than normal supervision). experience must be reflected in resume.
Educion
There is no educional requirement.
Additional informion
Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislive branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separed under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documention of disability, if applicable. For more informion, please .
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registrion under Selective Service Law, you must provide approprie proof of exemption. Please the Selective Service System website for more informion.
DRUG TESTING : The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candide tentively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Sisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candide must test negive prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test.
The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and sisfactory adjudicion to be eligible for employment the Architect of the Capitol.
The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system th compares informion from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion, to da from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administrion records to confirm employment authorizion in the United Stes. If you are selected for this position, the documention th you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more informion on E-Verify, please
The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminion on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, nional origin, sexual oriention, gender identity, genetic informion and/or disability.
This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis.
Moving expenses are not authorized.
Relocion expenses are not authorized.
Probionary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probionary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probionary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol.
All applicion merials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
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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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc.
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year).
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 informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for considerion and qualificions for the position determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions.
Your resume evalued based on evidence of your ability to demonstre the job elements for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience reles to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions rele to the following job elements and competencies:
Approprie Level of Supervision - Knowledge in the installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls. Must have a basic familiarity with commercial electronics building controls.
Technical Practices - Knowledge in reading schemics and drawings prepared by engineers for the electrical aspects of renovion and construction projects
Equipment Assembly and Installion - Knowledge in operion and installion of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment and how various circuits, equipment, and controls opere, fit, and work together.
Tools - Knowledge in the use of hand tools; power tools, such as cable pullers, hydraulic benders, and pipe threading machines; and a wide variety of test equipment.
Troubleshooting -Knowledge in troubleshooting electrical devices containing electronic components in order to isole the cause of the malfunction of electrical control systems, analog/digital controls, and solid ste motor control circuits in equipment.
Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial ring. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses evalued by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject mter expert against the informion provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, educion and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualificion from further considerion.
Please note th a complete applicion is required for considerion. (Please review the Required Documents section of this job announcement to see wh must be included in a complete applicion).
You may preview questions for this vacancy.
Benefits
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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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc.
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year).
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 informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion.
Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume.
For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection.
If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form).
Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times.
All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure.
If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions.
Agency contact informion
London Holliway
Phone
...
...
Address
Architect of the Capitol
United Stes Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
United Stes
Next steps
You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements.
You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion.
Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume.
For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection.
If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form).
Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times.
All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure.
If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions.
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Agency contact informion
London Holliway
Phone
...
...
Address
Architect of the Capitol
United Stes Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
United Stes
Next steps
You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements.
You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/01/2025 to 08/18/2025 Salary $36.12 to - $42.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Locion Washington, DC 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Permanent, Full Time Work schedule Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number SOB-2025-336 Control number 842284000
Legislive Branch
Architect of the Capitol
Summary
This position is in the Architect of the Capitol, Sene Office Buildings, Electrical Branch.
The position serves as a journeyman electrician with thorough knowledge of installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls.
Summary
This position is in the Architect of the Capitol, Sene Office Buildings, Electrical Branch.
The position serves as a journeyman electrician with thorough knowledge of installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/01/2025 to 08/18/2025
Salary
$36.12 to - $42.20 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 11
Locion
Washington, DC
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Permanent, Full Time
Work schedule
Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
11
Job family (Series)
2805 Electrician
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
SOB-2025-336
Control number
842284000
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity.
Duties
Help
This is a Day position from 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Hours may change due to operional needs of management).
This is an Essential-Employee Position. The employee required to report to work during emergencies AND inclement weher situions.
Work schedule may require some occasionally mandory overtime on holidays AND weekends.
Maintenance and Repair:
Performs repair and maintenance work on the electrical and electronic components of circuits, systems and controls, such as air conditioning units, power distribution systems, lighting control systems, intrusion/detection systems, electronic door/entry control systems, fire detection & alarm systems, stion bteries, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Automic Transfer Switches (ATS's) and kitchen appliances in the Sene cafeterias.
Works with a wide variety of standard commercial and/or industrial electrical devices, equipment, and systems, including electrical wiring systems and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment in the Sene Office Buildings.
Interprets and applies the Nional Electrical Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings, and uses trade formulas to calcule common properties, e.g., voltage, voltage drop and current capability in series and parallel circuits, resistance, inductance, capacitance, power factor, current flow, and temperure and length in single and multiple raceways, conduits, gutters, and cable trays.
Electrical Installion and Troubleshooting:
Installs, assembles, troubleshoots, modifies, repairs, and maintains routine and standard electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment.
Responsibilities include troubleshooting electrical devices containing electronic components in order to isole the cause of the malfunction of electrical control systems, analog/digital controls, and solid ste motor control circuits in equipment.
Independently works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals.
Completes installion of electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associed fixtures and controls in industrial complexes and/or in buildings with complex electrical loads, such as computer complexes.
Electrical Layout or Design Work:
Installs electrical devices (conduit, outlets, circuits, etc.) in rooms for which there may not be complete blueprints or schemics available as a result of the age of the facility. The Electrician must improvise to install the upded circuits and equipment in antiqued facilities without adversely affecting the exiting design or architecture.
Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and installs wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances.
Performs other reled duties as assigned.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Your resume and question responses must demonstre job-reled elements.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
You must be able to pass a drug test.
You must meet the screen out factor for the position.
To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the cegories below:
A citizen of the United Stes;
A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declarion of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
A person who owes allegiance to the United Stes (nionals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nionals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United Stes.
Qualificions
You must meet all eligibility and qualificion requirements by the closing de of the job announcement.
You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position.
Perform journey-level electrical work (operion and installion of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment without more than normal supervision). experience must be reflected in resume.
Educion
There is no educional requirement.
Additional informion
Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislive branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separed under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documention of disability, if applicable. For more informion, please .
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registrion under Selective Service Law, you must provide approprie proof of exemption. Please the Selective Service System website for more informion.
DRUG TESTING : The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candide tentively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Sisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candide must test negive prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test.
The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and sisfactory adjudicion to be eligible for employment the Architect of the Capitol.
The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system th compares informion from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion, to da from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administrion records to confirm employment authorizion in the United Stes. If you are selected for this position, the documention th you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more informion on E-Verify, please
The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminion on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, nional origin, sexual oriention, gender identity, genetic informion and/or disability.
This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis.
Moving expenses are not authorized.
Relocion expenses are not authorized.
Probionary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probionary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probionary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol.
All applicion merials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.
Expand Hide additional informion
Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
Help
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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc.
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year).
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 informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for considerion and qualificions for the position determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions.
Your resume evalued based on evidence of your ability to demonstre the job elements for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience reles to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions rele to the following job elements and competencies:
Approprie Level of Supervision - Knowledge in the installion, operion, and troubleshooting of sophisticed electrical and electronic circuits/equipment and standard electronic components and controls. Must have a basic familiarity with commercial electronics building controls.
Technical Practices - Knowledge in reading schemics and drawings prepared by engineers for the electrical aspects of renovion and construction projects
Equipment Assembly and Installion - Knowledge in operion and installion of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment and how various circuits, equipment, and controls opere, fit, and work together.
Tools - Knowledge in the use of hand tools; power tools, such as cable pullers, hydraulic benders, and pipe threading machines; and a wide variety of test equipment.
Troubleshooting -Knowledge in troubleshooting electrical devices containing electronic components in order to isole the cause of the malfunction of electrical control systems, analog/digital controls, and solid ste motor control circuits in equipment.
Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial ring. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses evalued by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject mter expert against the informion provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, educion and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualificion from further considerion.
Please note th a complete applicion is required for considerion. (Please review the Required Documents section of this job announcement to see wh must be included in a complete applicion).
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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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc.
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year).
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 informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion.
Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume.
For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection.
If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form).
Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
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If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times.
All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure.
If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions.
Agency contact informion
London Holliway
Phone
...
...
Address
Architect of the Capitol
United Stes Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
United Stes
Next steps
You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements.
You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy.
To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion.
Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des, duties and accomplishments.
Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division . If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume.
For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection.
If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form).
Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times.
All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure.
If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions.
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Agency contact informion
London Holliway
Phone
...
...
Address
Architect of the Capitol
United Stes Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
United Stes
Next steps
You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements.
You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/01/2025 to 08/18/2025 Salary $36.12 to - $42.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Locion Washington, DC 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Permanent, Full Time Work schedule Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number SOB-2025-336 Control number 842284000
Job ID: 487965285
Originally Posted on: 8/3/2025
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