Job summary

You will serve as an Electrical Engineer in the Utilities Management (PW6) Division, Public Works Directorate of NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD FAR EAST. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see below.*** Employees (and their family members) who require medical or dental care in Japan may experience severe limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy, and also could incur costly medical expenses.

Major duties

You will develop, communicate, and ensure implementation of policy and processes for facility and equipment electrical maintenance by electricians, utility system(s) operators, and other maintenance workers. You will be responsible for facilitating and promoting best-practice technical solutions for safe electrical work performed by electricians and other workers within the NAVFAC FE AOR. You will direct in-depth engineering analysis of electrical systems to determine system deficiencies and necessary corrective action and provides cost estimates and technical justification for the recommended corrections. You will manage the Arc Flash and E-SAFE (electrical safety) programs for NAVFAC FE Public Works Directorate and coordinate with command safety staff on Energy Control Lock Out/Tag Out for the Arc Flash Program.

Qualification

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position (see education section below), your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Coordinating with Public Works Product Lines (PLs) to define and develop personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for the Arc Flash program while tracking personnel who have been properly trained in electrical safety program requirements and assigned proper Arc Flash PPE; 2) Evaluating Public Works Department maintenance operations and costs while reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating deficiency and failure reports; 3) Consulting and advising on electrical power generation and distribution systems and electrical safety, including planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and protection for electrical generating plants, electrical distribution systems, electrically operated equipment and lighting; 4) Facilitating and promoting best-practice technical solutions for safe electrical work performed by electricians and other workers within the NAVFAC FE AOR; and 5) Providing specialized technical assistance and recommendations for selection of protective relays and controls for substations, distribution circuits, and power plant equipment to protect the system equipment and affect the isolation of the faulted system. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Electrical Engineering Series 0850/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)ORSuccessful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING QUALITY AND INSPECTION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RULEMAKING AND REGULATION SYSTEMS TESTING AND EVALUATION You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.