Electrician
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the Sepulveda and West Los Angeles Medical Center Campuses, (Engineering Service).
Major duties
The duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Working independently with responsibility for determining proper work methods and techniques to use in accomplishing assigned, scheduled and emergency tasks. Working from oral/written instructions, specifications, blueprints, wiring diagram, schematics, and sketches. Estimating material, tools, and equipment necessary for each assignment. Ordering material, tools, equipment, and services by compiling a rough draft containing information for procurement. Completing installations, modifications, and repairs, and loans and test systems, circuits, equipment, and controls with little or no check during the progress or upon completion of work. Checking the overall work to see that in meets accepted trade standards. Deciding on the types and sizes of conduit, wiring, relays, distribution panels, and other electrical devices proper for the work, and arrange, install, and repair a variety of complete electrical systems as well as any parts of the systems. Work Schedule: MONDAY - FRIDAY; 07:00 a.m. - 03:30 p.m. Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD12758A Physical Requirements: Incumbent makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and other hard-to-reach places. This requires the incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Incumbent frequently lifts and carries tools, equipment, and parts that weigh up to 9 kilograms (20 pounds) and, less often, up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds). Occasionally, incumbent will lift or move with assistance moderately heavy objects weighing more than 18 Kilograms.
What you need to qualify
How applicants will be referred: This is an open continuous announcement until Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 demonstrates 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 will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Electric Drawings Electrical Equipment Technical Practices Technical Practices (Electrical Electronic) Troubleshooting (Electrical) Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) Without more than normal supervision 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; religions; 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. 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 will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
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