Electrical Equipment Repairer (Converter Tech)
What you'd do
This position is part of the WAPA-UGP-Upper Great Plains. As an Electrical Equipment Repairer (Converter Tech), you will be responsible for the comprehensive maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of a wide array of electrical and electronic equipment essential for high-voltage power system operation. The role involves analyzing operational performance, assisting in maintenance program development, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Major duties
As an Electrical Equipment Repairer (Converter Tech), you will: Perform preventive and non-preventive maintenance to a variety of simple and complex electrical/electronic equipment systems in five basic categories: high voltage direct current (HVDC) valves and controls, valve cooling systems, monitor and support systems, associated building support systems and high voltage switchyard equipment. Perform installation, repair, correction, troubleshooting and modification work as well as preventive maintenance of the equipment. Maintain and repair HVDC Valves modules, HVDC Controls, and fiber optic interface components. The HVDC controls include card-based analog, Operational-Amplifier (OP-AMP) based circuits, digital, and microprocessor-based circuits used in valve firing, disturbance suppressor, automatic voltage and reactive controller, valve thermal analog computer, interface relay and mini-simulator. Maintain and repair valve cooling system to include work on programmable controllers, various types of sensors, water treatment systems, chemical injection and monitor system pH control system, recorders, motors, fans and pumps. Maintain and repair building support systems to include heating, ventilation, air conditioning, security, fire protection, lighting, air compressors, batteries and battery chargers, station service switchgear and transformers, motor control centers and uninterruptible power supplies. Monitor and analyze day-to-day HVDC converter operational performance and maintenance problems. Assist the foreman or engineers in developing comprehensive preventative maintenance and testing programs, methods, procedures and safe work practices. Participate in the planning, organization, scheduling, and coordination of work. Perform all duties in compliance with DOE directives and WAPA orders, WAPA's Power System Safety rules, and WAPA's safe clearance procedures. Identify safety hazards and unsafe conditions and take immediate action to mitigate or eliminate them. Actively participate in job planning and pre-job safety briefings. Perform other duties as assigned.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C). Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. Your resume should demonstrate that you possess these elements and screen out. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the elements and screen out identified below. This job has a screen-out factors which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on this screen-out element(s) or who do not score at least half of the total points possible across all elements will be found ineligible. The screen-out element for this position is: The ability to do journeyman Electrical Equipment Repairer (Converter Tech) independently without more than normal supervision. You must be able to install and commission, or maintain and repair, at least three (3) of the following: High voltage direct current (HVDC) valves and controls; Valve cooling systems; Monitor and support systems; Associated building support systems including HVAC; High voltage switchyard. Working Conditions: Work is done both indoors and out-of-doors with exposure to hazardous materials and the possibility of electrical shock, falls, bruises, cuts, burns, strains, and inclementside in variable weather. Work can require travel requiring temporary lodging away from duty station. Physical Effort: Active climbing, lifting, working in strained positions. Work from ladders, scaffolds, and manlift devices. May work from support structures which requires the use of appropriate fall protection equipment. Install and repair equipment in confined and enclosed spaces. Regularly lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds or more.
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