Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay)

Electronic Integred Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Department of Energy Western Area Power Administrion Desert Southwest Region, Upper Gre Plains Region, and Rocky Mountain Region Summary This position is part of the Western Area Power Administrion. As an Electronic Integred Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay), you responsible for the maintenance, repair, and programming of complex electrical and electronic equipment within power system substions. This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. See Additional Informion section. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of the Western Area Power Administrion. As an Electronic Integred Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay), you responsible for the maintenance, repair, and programming of complex electrical and electronic equipment within power system substions. This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. See Additional Informion section. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 03/13/2026 to 06/12/2026 Salary $60.95•$68.67 per hour Total salary varies depending on locion of position Pay scale & grade WB 00 Locions 8 vacancies in the following locions: Coolidge, AZ Page, AZ Parker, AZ Phoenix, AZ Show more fewer locions (5) Montrose, CO Boulder City, NV Huron, SD Pierre, SD Cody, WY Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 75% or less•Overnight Travel of 25-75% annually is required. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 2610 Electronic Integred Systems Mechanic Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number 26-WG-00359-12903847-DE Control number 860902200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency U.S. Citizens, Nionals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help As an Electronic Integred Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) WB-2610, some of your duties will include but are not limited to: Maintain, repair, modify, program, install and commission power system substion protection control, monitoring and metering equipment. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test polyphase revenue metering equipment, including electronic and microprocessor-based kilowt-hour meters, digital demand recorders, panel meters, transducers, and instrument transformers. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test equipment used in controlling substion equipment. This includes human/machine interfaces (HMI), and communicion processors. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test protective relay equipment including current, voltage, differential, reclosing, timing, auxiliary, ground detection, and complex impedance relays of the electromechanical, electronic and microprocessor types. Develop software test routines for protective relays. Verify protective relay, transfer trip, and communicion settings. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary/trial period. Employees serving on a probionary or trial period may be termined any time during the probionary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-reled reasons in the interest of Federal service. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. Position is subject to random drug testing. You must pass pre-employment drug testing. You must pass pre-employment and annual physical exam (under 280 lbs) Federal expense. Security clearance and associed requirements•modere risk. This position requires the ability to opere a Government vehicle. The incumbent must be least 18 years of age, able to obtain and maintain Defensive Drivers certificion and have a valid ste driver's license. Defensive Driver's Training completed upon employment. The incumbent must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required. The incumbent must wear Arc Red protective clothing when in proximity to exposed energized circuits. The incumbent of this position is subject to inclement weher conditions such as high temperures, rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold. This position may be subject to regular and recurring overtime. Overtime may be on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of reled mission requirements. This position may require the incumbent to occasionally fly in a fixed wing aircraft or helicopter during the performance of assigned duties. Total salary varies depending on locion of position. Qualificions In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume th directly reles to this position. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupions (X-118C). Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupions, you must show through experience and training th you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position the level for which you are applying. Qualificion requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualificions evalued 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 demonstre th you possess these elements and screen out. Do not provide a separe narrive written stement. Rher, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstres th you possess the elements and screen out identified below. The screen-out element for this position is below. Failure to meet this screen out element will result in an ineligible ring: Ability to do the work of a Meter and Relay Craftsman independently without greer than normal supervision (Install and commission, or maintain and repair, protective relay equipment and/or polyphase revenue metering equipment associed with power system distribution or transmission systems.) If your knowledge and ability in the

SCREEN OUT

factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by job titles alone. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizions. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

May lift and carry loads over 50 pounds, often in outdoor environments th pose difficult terrain issues. May work in close, restricted quarters. Standing, bending, stooping for long periods of time may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is indoors; however, outdoor activities are frequently encountered. Work is on or around energized sources. Work often requires much driving, often alone and in adverse weher conditions. Work can require considerable travel requiring temporary lodging away from duty stion. May be required to travel in a fixed wing aircraft, helicopter, snow mobile, or snow c to work sites. Educion For this position, educion cannot be substituted for experience. Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. Applicions received by March 27, 2026 , considered for the first referral. Applicions received after March 27, 2026, but by April 24, 2026 , considered for the second referral. Applicions received after April 24, 2026, but by June 12, 2026 , considered for the final referral. You do not need to resubmit your applicion between referral periods unless your contact informion, qualificions, or interest change. Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodion (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodion in the applicion or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocion incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs are not authorized.

Salary Ranges:

Arizona Duty Locions:

$65.92•$68.67

Colorado Duty Locions:

$65.30•$68.02

Nevada Duty Locions:

$65.92•$68.67

South Dakota Duty Locions:

$60.95•$63.49

Wyoming Duty Locions:

$60.95•$63.49 This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. 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 . 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. Once the applicion process is complete, the first two pages of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions. Once the applicion process is complete, your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) evalued and you placed into one of three pre-defined quality cegories under Cegory Ring procedures. These cegories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion merials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this job.

Minimum Qualificions:

Once the applicion process is complete, the Human Resources Offices or Subject Mter Expert (SME) will review the first two pages of your resume and supporting documention to determine whether you meet the minimum job qualificions. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention before the vacancy closes, you may be red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Ingenuity (Ability To Suggest and Apply New Methods) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair, etc. Theory of Electronics Trouble shooting (Electronic Equipment)

Use of Test Equipment:

Electronics Applicion of Veterans' Preference:

If you are a preference eligible candide, you listed the top of whichever quality cegory your ring places you in. CP/CPS veterans are placed the top of the highest cegory for all positions except professional and scientific positions GS-9 and higher.

Career Transition Assistance Programs:

To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be red "well-qualified". You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de (06/12/2026) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12903847 . 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 . 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 To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de).

If applicable:

Veterans' Preference documention, if applicabl e, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members•certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter. For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. 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 Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into

USAJOBS:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/ . To begin the applicion process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all required and supporting documention. You must click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing de. You may upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select

Upde Applicion:

https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) the

USAJOBS Help Center:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support. Agency contact informion PMA Careers PMACareers@wapa.gov Address WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. The stus of your applicion upded in USAJOBS as it is evalued. You can check the stus by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notificion Settings. You contacted directly if an interview is required. 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 To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de).

If applicable:

Veterans' Preference documention, if applicabl e, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members•certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter. For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. 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 Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into

USAJOBS:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/ . To begin the applicion process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all required and supporting documention. You must click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing de. You may upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select

Upde Applicion:

https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) the

USAJOBS Help Center:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion PMA Careers PMACareers@wapa.gov Address WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. The stus of your applicion upded in USAJOBS as it is evalued. You can check the stus by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notificion Settings. You contacted directly if an interview is required. 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 Additional locions Montrose, CO Boulder City, NV Huron, SD Pierre, SD Cody, WY Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 03/13/2026 to 06/12/2026 Salary $60.95•$68.67 per hour Total salary varies depending on locion of position Pay scale & grade WB 00 Locions 8 vacancies in the following locions: Coolidge, AZ Page, AZ Parker, AZ Phoenix, AZ Show more fewer locions (5) Montrose, CO Boulder City, NV Huron, SD Pierre, SD Cody, WY Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 75% or less•Overnight Travel of 25-75% annually is required. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-WG-00359-12903847-DE Control number 860902200