Summary

This position is part of the WAPA-UGP-Upper Great Plains. As a Supervisory Electronics Engineer, you will supervise Engineer(s) and Trades and Craftsmen and serves as the Expert Engineer Advisor for North Dakota Maintenance Office, managing power and communication systems, preventive maintenance, equipment, safety programs, facilities, and resources.

*Selectee must report to the Bismarck, ND office*

Duties

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As a Supervisory Electronics Engineer, you will:

• Develop and execute the long-range preventative maintenance program and budget for assigned communications facilities incorporating the latest industry maintenance techniques, practices and procedures. Monitor maintenance accomplishment, equipment status, work schedules, and reporting.
• Direct the continuing analysis of day-to-day operations, malfunctions, equipment failures, testing and maintenance procedures, and initiate or make recommendations for purchases, repair, alterations, replacements and additions required to prevent equipment failures and outages.
• Be responsible for preparing reports; maintaining or initiating the creation of new drawings and diagrams; and maintaining manuals, instruction files, equipment data files, and maintenance forecast schedules for assigned facilities. Determine needs, develop tests, and implement computer applications to facilitate a viable maintenance management
  program.
• Collaborate with organizations responsible for power system maintenance and the Dispatch Center in maintaining necessary communication channels, supervisory control and data acquisition, radio facilities, microwave facilities, computer networks, and data communications equipment required for proper power system operations.
• Conduct field tests and surveys and compile data required to determine the location and equipment required for new
  communication facilities or additions to the existing systems. Also, conduct special tests and studies to solve special problems and supply data needed to improve operations.
• Manage allocated organization resources. Determine material, equipment, and personnel necessary to carry out the work; assign, direct, and review work performed; recommend or select employees, administer discipline, determine employee training, establish work standards, evaluate performance.
• Ensure on-the-job safety and health of all employees supervised. Identify and correct job safety and health and environmental hazards; instruct employees on safety requirements and review and report loss incidents in accordance with WAPA and Office of Worker's Compensation regulations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
• Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
• Security clearance and associated requirements - high risk/tier 4.
• This position requires the ability to operate a Government vehicle. The incumbent must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid state driver's license.
• The incumbent is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• The incumbent must wear Arc Rated protective clothing when in proximity to exposed energized circuits.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirements for the grade level(s) in which you apply.

Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the following:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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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 (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (You must submit licensure or registration.)
2. Written Test Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. (You must submit documentation)
3. Specified academic courses Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the 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 bachelor's 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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in at least three (3) of the following:

1. Complex computer systems (SCADA or EMS);
2. Data and voice communication infrastructures;
3. Designing communication systems;
4. Experience in two of the following technologies:
   
   1. Fiber optics
   2. Protective relaying communications
   3. Radio systems (VHF, UHF, spread spectrum, microwave)
   4. Data network technologies such as MPLS or SONET, TDM, IP or VOIP.

Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Additional information

• This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE.
• For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov.
• Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year supervisory probation period.
• Promotion Potential: This position is at the full performance level.
• The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized.
• This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Salary: General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
  
  • This position is under Special Pay Table 0755

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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 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.