Electrician

In this position you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), Facilities Management Division, Maintenance Branch team. MWEOC is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, approximately 60 miles west of Washington, DC. The ideal candidate has a Journeyman Electrical License in the state of Virginia or state of residence, commercial and industrial electrical and high voltage electrical work skills and experience.

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Status candidates may also apply under FEMA-SC MP. This job is open to: U.S. citizens

All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays.

All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as an Electrician responsible for maintaining, repairing, and modifying low and high voltage electrical systems and equipment either directly or as part of a team assisting higher graded personnel. Typical assignments include:

• Troubleshooting distribution circuits and generating and control equipment to locate and correct causes of outages or improper operation; locating faults and rapidly and safely restoring power on the campus distribution system; and connecting portable generator sets from 100 to 500 KW to buildings for planned and unplanned outages.
• Troubleshooting and repair of electrical wiring systems and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment in industrial and commercial office buildings; tracing and repairing hard to locate defects or problems; and repairing or replacing a variety of electrical equipment including light fixtures.
• Installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment. These may include secondary power distribution lines and circuits used to supply a wide range of voltage, amperage, phase, and frequency requirements to distribution panels, switchgear, power and control circuits, and industrial multiphase systems to include automatic and manual