This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Base Elizabeth City, Maintenance Branch of the Facilities Engineering Division, Elizabeth City, NC
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: 1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (Screen-out element) 2. Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. 3. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) 4. Use of measuring instruments. 5. Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprinting reading) 6. Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment 7. Knowledge of materials National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a leader and serve and to personally perform duties and responsibilities that require skill in the air conditioning and electrical trades. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Installing, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making repairs on large systems that provide for a variety of air conditioning systems and functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, cleaning, filtering, and circulating. Installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment. Working from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering, drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.. Determining and placing distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and installing wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices. Planning and laying out work, tracing hard-to-locate defects or problems and completing repairs and installations with little or no advice. Specific knowledge must-be demonstrated in the electrical trade including the application of electrical principles, materials, and safety standards to jobs involving the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical wiring systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment in industrial, institutional, office, and residential buildings including High Voltage and Air Conditioning systems. Must Be Certified as a Universal Technician as required by 40 CFR Part 82.Subpart F