Power Plant Senior Mechanic

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as Power Plant Senior Mechanic to accomplish mechanical maintenance, operation, repair and modification of machinery and auxiliary equipment of the project with features of producing electricity, flood control, and maintaining stream flow. Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element) : Ability to do the work of a(n) Power Plant Senior Mechanic without more than normal supervision. Have the ability to perform common power-plant switching orders and emergency operating procedures. Can utilize remote control consoles to test energizes transmission lines and place reclosers in or out of service. Work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• PHYSICAL EFFORT: Fabricates and machines replacement parts for both mechanical and electrical apparatus, piping system, machine bushings, pins, gears, and other parts used in repairing power plant equipment. Employee frequently lifts, carries, or otherwise handles items weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally handles items standing walking bending, crouching, reaching, and stooping positions for extended periods if required.
• WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is required to be performed both inside and outside and is subject to all extremes of weather. Incumbent is subjected to the danger of falls from scaffolds and slings, asbestos, carbon dust, fumes, electric shock, noise, moving machinery, close places in cramped positions, slippery conditions, frequent travel, and other conditions expected from mechanical repair of power plant equipment. Incumbent is subject to abrasions, burns, cuts, and bruises common to the use of hand tools. Incumbent is subject to callback during nonduty hours in cases of equipment failures and/or power outages. Employee is required to observe established safe working procedures. Wearing of respirators, hard hats, hard toe footwear, gloves, goggles, face shields, rubber aprons, rainwear, and earplugs is mandatory in the performance of duties; often works alone. At DeGray and Narrows Dams and Power Plants incumbent may be required to work alone when operating the control room.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.