This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Central Electrical Services (TFHE), Construction & Maintenance Services (TFH), which is part of Transmission Field Services (TF), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the Electrician position will serve as an Electrician under the supervision of a Electrician Foreman. Work is performed in compliance with government regulations, BPA safety rules, and the BPA-CPTC Collective Agreement.

A successful candidate in this position will perform installation and adjustment (construction) of electrical equipment in Substations. The construction aspects of a High Voltage Electrician task include erection of new facilities or removal of old facilities. Equipment serviced may be electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, and/or electronic.

As an Electrician you will:

• Install and adjust major electrical equipment such as power transformer and gas, oil, or air-insulated power circuit breakers; instrument and station service transformers, disconnect and circuit switches, protective devices, static capacitors, batteries and charges.
• Perform diagnostic testing to inspect parts and equipment.
• Perform work in shops on equipment components including bushings, motors, small power tools, etc. Assemble, install, and modify control and relay panels for substations.
• Assemble and erect steel racks and towers to support equipment.
• Install and change antennas, reflectors, transmitting or receiving devices, emergency power supplies, and other equipment located in microwave or radio stations.
• Takes clearances, hold orders and work permits in high voltage substations.
• Install Conduit and trenches, pull cable and terminate. Complete associated documentation required for the above listed tasks.
• Drive 20-25% of the time in all weather conditions.

A successful candidate in this position will perform installation and adjustment (construction) of electrical equipment in Substations. The construction aspects of a High Voltage Electrician task include erection of new facilities or removal of old facilities. Equipment serviced may be electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, and/or electronic.

As an Electrician you will:

• Install and adjust major electrical equipment such as power transformer and gas, oil, or air-insulated power circuit breakers; instrument and station service transformers, disconnect and circuit switches, protective devices, static capacitors, batteries and charges.
• Perform diagnostic testing to inspect parts and equipment.
• Perform work in shops on equipment components including bushings, motors, small power tools, etc. Assemble, install, and modify control and relay panels for substations.
• Assemble and erect steel racks and towers to support equipment.
• Install and change antennas, reflectors, transmitting or receiving devices, emergency power supplies, and other equipment located in microwave or radio stations.
• Takes clearances, hold orders and work permits in high voltage substations.
• Install Conduit and trenches, pull cable and terminate. Complete associated documentation required for the above listed tasks.
• Drive 20-25% of the time in all weather conditions.

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:

Element 1: (SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT) for the Electrician BB-2810-00 position is: Ability to do the work of the position without normal supervision performing the majority of the High Voltage Electrician duties, including maintaining, installing, modifying, calibrating, repairing of electrical sub-stations, power generation/transmission/distribution equipment, and systems at 11,000 to 500,000 volts, and climbing, maintaining and repairing electrical sub-stations, and transformer banks. Failure to meet this screen out element will result in an ineligible rating.

• Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision
• Ability To Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)
• Ability To Use Electrical Drawings
• Dexterity and Safety
• Knowledge of Electrical Equipment
• Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
• Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices
• Trouble shooting (electrical)

This position has a selective placement factor, failure to meet this requirement(s) will result in an ineligible rating. Must possess a current valid U.S. motor vehicle operator's license from state of residence.