Electrician

Electrician Smithsonian Institution Summary This Electrician position is loacted the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observory (FLWO), in the Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observory (SAO) in Amado, Arizona. The individual is responsible for installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment. Learn more about this agency Summary This Electrician position is loacted the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observory (FLWO), in the Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observory (SAO) in Amado, Arizona. The individual is responsible for installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems and associed fixtures, controls, and equipment. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $30.79

• $35.

86 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Amado, AZ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) 2805 Electrician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 26-77 Control number 867149300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to all U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nionals. Duties Help Installs, modifies, maintains, repairs, troubleshoots, and tests circuits, systems, associed fixtures, controls, and equipment of 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, fire detection and suppression systems, security alarms, lightning protection systems, and electronic monitoring systems. Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals. Plans and lays out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operion of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls th support industrial operions, computer complexes, or similar complex electrical loads. Traces hard-to-loce defects or problems associed with the completion of repairs and installions. Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and install wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers, and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances. Diagnoses faults in circuits, controls, fixtures, motors, and distribution systems using testing instruments such as multimeters, meggers, and ammeters. Repairs or replaces defective wiring, breakers, relays, switches, lighting components, and control devices. Performs preventive maintenance on electrical panels, emergency lighting, generors, motor control centers, and building electrical systems. Identifies root causes of failures and recommends corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Conduct training for other employees in the preventive maintenance, electrical safety, and servicing of all electrical systems and equipment. Identifies and communices opportunities for improvement, cost savings, productivity/efficiency improvements and safety improvements. Collabores with architects and engineers to identify discrepancies between blueprints and on-site conditions, ensuring accure project execution. Works with projects teams to ensure projects were completed on schedule and within budget. Designs and development of various electrical systems and controllers. Performs site audits and inspections. Engages in all phases of new product introduction, including concept. Incumbent troubleshoots, repairs, and conducts preventive maintenance on motor control centers. Performs preventive maintenance as scheduled or required on electrical equipment as recommended by the manufacturer and on site safety programs. Ensures all work meets prescribed standards of quality and ensures compliance with all laws, safety procedures, policies and codes. Inspects electrical systems, equipment, or components to identify hazards, defects, or the need for adjustment or repair. Monitors performance of equipment and informs management of any potential problems. Interprets and applies the Nional Electrical Code, local codes, etc., and uses trade formulas to calcule common properties. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to pre employment background investigion with favorable adjudicion. Must possess and maintain a valid drivers' license and be able to opere a vehicle on a narrow, steep, unpaved mountain road May be required to serve a one-year probionary period. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. Direct Deposit/Elect Funds Transfer required for salary payment.

Physical requirements:

Repairs and installions are made from ladders, scaffolding, plforms and other hard-to-reach places. This requires the employee to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. The work requires frequently lifting and carrying of tools, equipment and parts th weigh up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds. As part of medical surveillance programs, the incumbent may be required to take medical examinions to assess his/her medical qualificions for the position of Electrician.

Working conditions:

The work is performed both inside and outside. The Electrician is sometimes required to make repairs and installions in bad weher and work in areas th are noisy, dirty, dusty, and greasy on scaffolding or cranes heights of 30 feet or more and in close quarters such as manholes and tics. There is exposure to the possibility of injury from falling, electrical shock, burns, and injuries from rotary devices such as electrical motors and is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts and bruises. Qualificions Your overall experience and training must indice th you have the minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement. Additional informion on the Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupions can be found on OPM's web site https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/federal-wage-system-qualificions/ Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience for this position. Additional informion

Additional Informion:

Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available https://www.si.edu/OHR/howtoapply . The Smithsonian does not pay relocion expenses. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer. Additional informion can be found on our website ( www.si.edu/oeesd) . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits http:

//www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/benefits/fed/table.html for a complete description. 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion evalued first for the basic qualificions described above. The applicions th meet the basic qualificions evalued further against the following criteria:

• Ability to perform electrician work without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to use electrical drawings
• Troubleshooting (electrical)
• Ability to use and maintain tools
• Theory and Instruments (electrical)
• Dexterity and Safety Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualificions assigned to one of three cegory groups based on job-reled criteria: Best Cegory
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and excels in most of the job reled competencies above. Better Cegory
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and sisfies most of the job reled competencies above. Good Cegory
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but does not sisfy most of the job reled competencies above to a substantive degree.

This cegory ring process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality cegory (Best Cegory) provided no preference eligible in th cegory is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in th cegory unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are sisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses to the occupional questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determinion is made th you have red yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you assigned a ring commensure to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to this position, including the major duties and qualificions criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits http:

//www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/benefits/fed/table.html for a complete description. 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your applicion package must include the following documents: Resume

• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click here . Proof of Veteran's Preference

• DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) if you are requesting a special appointment authority, such as VRA or VEOA Proof of severe disability if you are requesting special placement considerion Proof of eligibility for a military spouse appointment, such as a permanent change stion military order Proof of eligibility for any other special appointing authority not specifically mentioned here A copy of your most recent SF-50 which shows your position title, series, grade, step, salary, position occupied, and tenure to verify Time-in-Grade/competitive stus.

If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade and/or have promotion potential to the grade being advertised. Do NOT submit award SF-50s. A recent performance evaluion, if currently employed as a federal employee If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process; OR You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automed system, not a physical fax machine. Documents th are faxed as part of the applicion process must be sent with the system genered cover sheet by the closing de. Documents faxed without the system genered coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the applicion package. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone 617-495-7373 stephanie.javier@cfa.harvard.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN

Human Resources 60 Garden Street Mail Stop 17 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps You will receive an e-mail to acknowledge th your applicion has been received. Please be aware th the confirmion e-mail could reside in your "junk" or "bulk" mail folder depending on your filters. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your applicion package must include the following documents: Resume

• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click here . Proof of Veteran's Preference

• DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) if you are requesting a special appointment authority, such as VRA or VEOA Proof of severe disability if you are requesting special placement considerion Proof of eligibility for a military spouse appointment, such as a permanent change stion military order Proof of eligibility for any other special appointing authority not specifically mentioned here A copy of your most recent SF-50 which shows your position title, series, grade, step, salary, position occupied, and tenure to verify Time-in-Grade/competitive stus.

If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade and/or have promotion potential to the grade being advertised. Do NOT submit award SF-50s. A recent performance evaluion, if currently employed as a federal employee If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process; OR You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automed system, not a physical fax machine. Documents th are faxed as part of the applicion process must be sent with the system genered cover sheet by the closing de. Documents faxed without the system genered coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the applicion package. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone 617-495-7373 stephanie.javier@cfa.harvard.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN

Human Resources 60 Garden Street Mail Stop 17 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps You will receive an e-mail to acknowledge th your applicion has been received. Please be aware th the confirmion e-mail could reside in your "junk" or "bulk" mail folder depending on your filters. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $30.79

• $35.

86 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Amado, AZ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-77 Control number 867149300