ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS MECH
What you'd do
This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Facilities Services Directorate (FSD) at the Pentagon Heating and Refrigeration Plant (PHRP). The plant operates 24/7, providing essential services. The incumbent will be responsible for the repair, preventive and corrective maintenance, and minor installation on all advanced utility systems including Chilled Water, Steam, Electrical, Sewage, HVAC, and cutting-edge sensor technology vital to the protection of the facility.
Major duties
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections will be made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce, in accordance with Section Direct Hire Auth 5 U.S.C. § 9905, 6/23/2023 Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Operates, programs, troubleshoots, and repairs the Allen Bradley Utility Monitoring and Control System (UMCS) and the ICONICS SCADA system; monitors real-time system parameters, interprets computer screen data/alarms, and executes precise manual or computer-controlled override procedures to maintain plant systems in a safe, optimal state. Performs comprehensive repairs, preventive maintenance (PM), and corrective diagnostics with little to no supervision on complex utility distribution and generation networks, including Chilled Water, Steam, Electrical (up to 600V), Sewage, HVAC, Municipal Water, Natural Gas, and Storm Drainage systems. Serves as a lead worker in the installation, major modification, and operational testing of new or modified industrial control systems; maintains, calibrates, and fine-tunes high-precision devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), VFDs, transducers, transmitters, and digital/analog process loop controllers. Responds rapidly to emergency and standard service calls to resolve industrial control system and component failures; diagnoses and repairs mechanical and electronic defects at the component level, including power supplies, signal generators, amplifiers, actuators, valves, and dampers. Enforces strict adherence to occupational safety programs, including lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) and confined space entry protocols; prepares and manages safety tags, utilizes specialized PPE, and updates technical working drawings to submit to the PHRP Branch Chief to ensure continuous regulatory compliance and operational safety.
What you need to qualify
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your background must demonstrate a full range of Electronic Industrial Controls Mech tasks, including serving as a lead worker responsible for installing new systems, performing major modifications, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and major repairs to existing industrial control systems. 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. 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. 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 questions. The screen-out element for this position is Ability to do the work of this position without more than normal supervision. PHYSICAL EFFORT/REQUIREMENTS: Work involves significant walking, bending, stooping, crawling, climbing or ladders, use of tools and lifting of heavy items to perform duties. Must be able to assume uncomfortable positions. WORKING CONDITIONS: The incumbent works in shops and operating equipment areas; performing tasks near steam generation equipment, refrigeration plant, switch-gear cabinets, sewage pumping station, steam tunnels, manholes, etc. The operating areas are noisy, hot/cold, dusty, dirty, and contain moving equipment, high voltage equipment, and pressurized piping systems, which can be hazardous if improperly operated. The plant contains hazardous chemicals that require special handling procedures and protection. Conditions require that appropriate safety gear be worn, such as hard hats, hearing protection, protective eyewear, and gloves. May be exposed to asbestos and lead. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active-duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.
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