Electrician Supervisor

Summary This position is in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief of Operations, Superintendent Library Buildings and Grounds, Assistant Superintendent Facilities Operations Division, Maintenance Branch, Electrical Section.  The Electrician Supervisor oversees the operations of the Electrical Section in support of the Library of Congress Buildings and Grounds. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. “To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.” Qualifications You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position. Ability to lead employees in the performance of electrical work including: Troubleshoot, install, maintain, and repair electrical systems.  Additional Information on SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Based on duties assigned, incumbent may require knowledge of hazardous (e.g. lead paint and solvents) and universal (e.g. lamps and batteries) waste management requirements to ensure compliance with environmental regulations in performance of duties (e.g. decide hazardous material is no longer needed and will be disposed, select containers for waste accumulation, add waste to containers, label containers, move waste to and from waste accumulation sites, manage waste accumulation sites). Provides waste management guidance and answer questions concerning waste management. The incumbent is responsible for utilizing a thorough knowledge of and compliance with all OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner and to initiate or take corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas. Provides or receives training, either on the job or through classroom training to ensure that all direct reports know how to use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Routinely checks to verify that subordinates are using all required PPE. Acts as responsible contact person (RCP) regarding communications and requirements. Act as RCP during major weather events, communicates and coordinates emergency response and determines causes. Implements corrective actions to resolve work problems. Investigates work-related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity or morale and determines causes; implements corrective actions; and recommends solutions to staffing problems, Tracks and maintains logs of required annual inspections, testing, and maintenance contracts. Documents, acts on proposals for formal disciplinary action as needed. Promotes positive work environment. Maintains production reports and records. Oversees the creation and management of individual development plans. Oversees and develops all career ladder positions to have an individual development plan that identifies requirements for promotion and provides a reasonable pathway to mastery of the trade within position description requirements. Communicates daily work plans, progress, and performs quality assurance of work by subordinates. Reviews, references, and enforces employees and supervisors to Collective Bargaining Agreements. Investigates grievances and complaints, resolving them informally, and notifying supervisors of those of sufficient importance or seriousness; initiating recommendations for the selection, promotion, demotion, transfer and separation of employees; advising and counseling workers on how to improve their performance and explaining new work techniques; encouraging and appraising beneficial suggestions from subordinates; maintaining work reports and records; and assisting supervisors in planning overall leave schedules. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR (10%) Connects, adjusts, upkeeps and preserves routine and customary electrical lines, circuits, systems, related equipment and controls. Tasks include troubleshooting electrical devices covering electronic mechanisms in order to separate the cause of the breakdown of electrical control structures, analog/digital panels and solid state motor control circuits in apparatuses. Cases of these are the uninterrupted power systems (UP); adjustable speed drives and electric motor starters for air conditioning systems; light system banks and programmed door opening systems engineering multiphase systems; switchgear, switchboards and panel boards; and related electrical equipment. Evaluates, adjusts and/or repairs electronic stabilizers, electronic dimmer panels, programmed transfer switches, motor control centers, modifiers, small control tool repair, minor power supply lines and circuits used to deliver a variety of power, amperage, stage and incidence requirements to delivery panels, adjustment gear, power and regulator circuits; engineering multiphase systems; thermocouple devices; electrical interference panic and fire alarm systems; crisis cautioning systems; light protection systems; high power light systems with related controls; target apparatuses; AC and DC modification systems; loudspeaker circuits; and associated electrical apparatuses. Tests equipment using voltmeters ammeters, meg-ohmmeters and other testing apparatuses. Autonomously works from construction plans, outlines, wiring illustrations, engineering sketches and electrical preservation and restoration instructions. Troubleshoots, examines and loads new and current electrical lines, tracks, systems and related features, controls and equipment. Decides site of current electrical procedures and service entrances and situates new ones. Detects difficult-to-find flaws or glitches. Understands and applies the National Electrical Code, local codes, construction plans, designs, wiring illustrations and engineering diagrams and uses trade methods to analyze shared properties, e.g., power, energy drop and current capability in series and matching circuits, inductance, resistance, capacitance, control dynamic, current stream and temperature and span in lone and several raceways, channels, trenches and cable trays. Leads other trades as Workers and ers during cable pulling, tagging, securing, cutting, bending and mounting electrical conduit. Accomplishes restoration and upkeep work on the electrical systems. Conserves and upkeeps high-tech light systems and the electronic mechanisms of fan motors and programmed door systems. Works with an extensive selection of typical inhabited and/or trade electrical devices, apparatuses and systems, including electrical wiring systems and related features, controls and equipment in engineering, institutional, workplace and/or suburban buildings in the Library Buildings and Grounds.  Maintains and Oversees technical operations centers and related data center equipment.  Coordinates with High Voltage trade groups on generator systems weekly. Restoration of apparatuses once in a while is accomplished without the original diagrams. The Electrician must research the schematic via the internet or manufacturer or improvise and overhaul the apparatuses without them. The position performs the electrical aspects of construction and restoration projects. Connects electrical devices in areas for which there may not be complete outlines or graphics accessible due to the age of the facility. The Electrician must adlib to connect the updated circuits and apparatuses in outdated facilities without harmfully affecting the existing design or construction. Strategizes and lays out craft work including the steering, location, sort, magnitude, measure, stability, weight and safe functioning of electrical lines, routes, systems, apparatuses and controls. Makes estimations of material and apparatuses needed and submits requests for supplies, equipment and materials essential to accomplish the electrical and electronic responsibilities. Decides and situates distribution panels, containers, furnishings and networks and connects wiring, links, channel, relays, gears, modifiers and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances. Performs other related duties as assigned. Your application must show that you have sufficient training and/or experience to perform the duties of the position as described in the vacancy announcement. Education There is no educational requirement. Additional information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol. Read more Benefits 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 window Learn more about federal benefits. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year). 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.