Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

  • VA Northern California Health Care System
  • Mather, California
  • Full Time
Utility Systems Repairer-Operor

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administrion

Veterans Health Administrion - Facilities and Engineering Services

Summary

The Utility Systems Repairer/Operor is in charge on a regular and recurring basis. He/She opere steam boilers, hot wer boilers, chiller plant, etc. The USRO performs maintenance, inspection, repair & operion of the boilers & plants. The incumbent is familiar with emergency hospital generors and associed transfer switches, and is capable of opering generors and providing manual transfer if required; Also works without the presence or availability of a supervisor.

Summary

The Utility Systems Repairer/Operor is in charge on a regular and recurring basis. He/She opere steam boilers, hot wer boilers, chiller plant, etc. The USRO performs maintenance, inspection, repair & operion of the boilers & plants. The incumbent is familiar with emergency hospital generors and associed transfer switches, and is capable of opering generors and providing manual transfer if required; Also works without the presence or availability of a supervisor.

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

08/19/2025 to 09/09/2025

Salary

$33.12 to - $38.63 per hour

Pay scale & grade

WG 10

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Mher AFB, CA

1 vacancy

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Not required

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time - Roting Shifts-to be determined based on facility needs.

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

4742 Utility Systems Repairing-Opering

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Not Required

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determinion process

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

No

Announcement number

CBSW-12782821-25-SEF

Control number

843710900

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

ALL US CITIZENS

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.

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Duties

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Opere a computer driven building management system which controls the integral heing and cooling systems when assigned to the main plant.

Responsible for opering and maintaining the plant and make decisions affecting the total operional output and efficiencies.

Maintain/repair and operion of the boiler plant, chiller plant, wer softener system, and domestic wer tank pumping system. The boilers are multi-fuel (nural gas/ fuel oil) mechanically fired, power boilers genering steam 65 pounds per square inch and associed equipment.

Inspect adjust and maintain the air conditioning and boiler plant equipment.

Makes decisions affecting the total operional output and efficiencies.

Repair/Maintain all components of the heing plant and all auxiliary equipment associed with the cooling plant to include repair and replacement of mechanical pumps, seals, bearings, packing glands, impellers, shafts, valves, wye strainers, and pressure reducing stions.

Modify piping/plumbing for heing/cooling systems, chemical feed systems and fuel systems.

Troubleshoot variable speed drive motor controls, purge type combustion controls and flame safeguard controls. Remove and replace defective programmer controls for boilers.

Work Schedule: Roting Shifts-to be determined based on facility needs

Position Description Title/PD#: Utility Systems Repairer-Operor/PD09692-A

Physical Requirements : Works in confined areas, requires walking, standing, climbing, bending, crouching, stooping and kneeling for prolonged periods of time. Works in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries repair parts, tools, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally handles heavier merial; Works primarily indoors. Subject to high temperures, constant noise, roting machinery, dirt, grease, chemicals, oil and fumes. Subject to cuts and abrasions from tools and equipment, bums from acids, caustics, steam, and contact with piping and boilers. s in the responsibility for a sound industrial safety program. Is required to comply with all applicable safety directives. Promptly reports unsafe conditions to the immedie supervisor.

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Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job

Subject to a background/suitability investigion

Designed and/or random drug testing may be required

May serve a probionary period

Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959

A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.

Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.

Qualificions

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.

Required skills and Knowledge:

Must possess knowledge of all operional phases of boiler plant operions ( e.g., wer trement, fuel systems, steam generion, and pollution control) and their interrelionships for efficient and economical generion of steam.

Possess knowledge of all operional phases of chiller plant operions for wer cooled centrifugal and air cooled chillers to meet load demands in the most efficient manner

Has knowledge and skill to make major repairs to high pressure boilers th maintain prescribed boiler temperures and pressures. Make major repairs to all associed components of high pressure steam boiler and chiller plants. Must possess ability to interpret blueprints, technical manuals, and work instructions.

Must possess knowledge and skills to qualify as a certified boiler/chiller plant operor or have measurable qualificions th would permit certificion within 30 days of assignment.

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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined.

The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements:

Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair

Interpret Instructions, Specificions (includes blueprint reading)

Meet deadlines

Technical Practices

Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles 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 credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Educion

This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.

Additional informion

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer (TJO). Please the Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more informion.

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 candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found .

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de 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 alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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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 .

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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.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants referred in the order in which they were received.

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 .

Review our 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 informion on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

Required Documents

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Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter

DD-214/ Stement of Service

Disability Letter (Schedule A)

Disability Letter (VA)

License

Other (1)

PCS Orders

Professional Certificion

Resume

Separion Notice (RIF)

SF-15

SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action

Transcript

Documents Required:

Resume

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.

Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.

How to Apply

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All applicants are encouraged to apply online.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/09/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .

1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.

2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.

Agency contact informion

Sara Flores

Phone

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...

Address

VA Northern California Health Care System

10535 Hospital Way

Mher, CA 95655

US

Next steps

After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.

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

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Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter

DD-214/ Stement of Service

Disability Letter (Schedule A)

Disability Letter (VA)

License

Other (1)

PCS Orders

Professional Certificion

Resume

Separion Notice (RIF)

SF-15

SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action

Transcript

Documents Required:

Resume

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.

Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.

How to Apply

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All applicants are encouraged to apply online.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/09/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .

1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.

2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.

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Agency contact informion

Sara Flores

Phone

...

...

Address

VA Northern California Health Care System

10535 Hospital Way

Mher, CA 95655

US

Next steps

After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.

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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 08/19/2025 to 09/09/2025 Salary $33.12 to - $38.63 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Mher AFB, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time - Roting Shifts-to be determined based on facility needs. Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBSW-12782821-25-SEF Control number 843710900
Job ID: 490241227
Originally Posted on: 8/21/2025

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