Electrician

This position is located in the Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS), which provides comprehensive health care services to Veterans across Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The primary purpose of the position is to perform a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks in the upkeep of buildings, grounds, exterior structures, utilities, and related fixtures.

Major Duties and Responsibilities include: Uses appropriate test equipment to prevent overloading. Utilizes all instruments correctly and equipment normally used by journeyman electricians. Ability to select and use appropriate hand, and power tools. Maintain, repair, and install electrical and electronic systems and equipment. Install, modify, repair, troubleshoot, test and check for proper voltage capacity, loading of wires and equipment, and balancing of loads. Installs, modifies, repairs, troubleshoots, and tests new and existing substations. Utilizes protection gear and general personal protective equipment (PPE) for work on electrical systems. Traces hard-to-locate defects or problems associated with the completion of repairs and installations .Balances service loads over three phases. Pull conductors through raceway systems, phase out and make connections. Conducts annual tension/polarity tests on all electronic receptacles in patient care areas. Provides routing for conduits and wiring for electrical boxes, panels and equipment. Perform preventive maintenance and testing of complex electrical systems, circuits, equipment, appliances, controls, components, lighting fixtures, emergency electrical systems and back-up electrical systems. Performs preventative maintenance and troubleshoots high voltage (4,160v) primary systems. *** A Journeyman License is required.*** Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD14669A Physical Requirements: Frequently carries and sets up supplies and equipment that weighs up to and above 50 pounds. Hoists, holders and pulleys are operated when removing units such as large compressors, condensers and chillers. Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding and platforms where the parts of systems worked on are frequently in hard-to reach places; therefore, frequently stretching, bending and kneeling long periods of time. The incumbent frequently must move desks, loaded filing cabinets and other office equipment, beds, tables and otherward equipment to provide working space. Physical or muscular effort in performing duties includes fatigue producing actions such as painting overhead, lifting, pulling, pushing, stooping and working in cramped positions. Employee must work in an area with unpleasant fumes and thus wear a face mask to prevent injury or illness due to fumes and dust. Must work on ladders and scaffolds. **Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Journeyman license is required. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.