- Position Title
- Utility Systems Repair Operator
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTC-12715247-25-MV Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Friday, April 4, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Ability to to the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Responsible for preventative maintenance and repairs on all utility systems, boilers and equipment under the Energy Center area of responsibility to include cleaning and touch-up painting, making regular tests of boiler water samples, adding chemicals and blowing down boilers as necessary to maintain recommended boiler water chemical composition.
3.
Monitoring and repair of large utility systems that provide a variety of environmental condition functions for complexes that have areas with special requirements and use a variety of methods to implement corrective actions to system malfunctions.
4.
Incumbent has the skills to repair or replace valves, water pipes, pumps, motors, gauges, steam lines, burner controls, fans, refractory, and oxygen analyzing equipment, bearing, insulation, strainers, and pneumatic controls.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Requires skill and comprehensive knowledge of installation and repair of complex equipment and machinery, adjusting utility systems to maintain established parameters, initiating emergency protocols to resolve utility interruptions planned and unplanned.
6.
The incumbent controls and operates Building Automation Systems consisting of the HVAC systems, boilers, cooling towers, mechanical air compressors, and automation systems consisting of approximately 8150 physical and logical data based points
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Responsible for checking boilers and auxiliary and pollution control equipment for operational efficiency and safety and takes immediate action to prevent interruptions to operations.
8.
Responsible for making chemical level tests of the water systems in the boiler and chiller plants. This includes the adding of chemicals and keeping a log of all usage for evaluating overall systems performance.
9.
Monitors building automation systems, reads meters and gauges and graphics and makes adjustments to controls according to the alarms, alerts and readings.
10.
Utilizes drawings and circuit diagrams of the plant and auxiliary equipment to locate defects in equipment selects the appropriate tools and decides the method and techniques to use.
11.
Familiar with the total plant layout and skilled in reading and interpreting blueprints and electrical circuit diagrams to enable him to locate problems and determine proper action.
12.
Based on written or oral instructions, standard operating methods and procedures, and safety regulations, performs scheduled checks and continuous monitoring of assigned high pressure boilers, chillers, and all auxiliary and associated equipment with the Energy Center.
13.
Must have the ability to read interpret technical literature, blueprints, manufacture data
14.
Uses all hand, power tools, compressed air, and electrically driven tools to maintain both plants.
15.
Maintains, repairs and overhaul complicated cooling units and systems that cool, circulate, filter, clean, humidify and dehumidify.
16.
Possesses the skill and ability to perform preventive maintenance and repairs on large capacity chillers, pumps, cooling towers and automated control equipment.
17.
Knowledge of high pressure boilers and chillers and aptitude to operate all equipment in an economically safe manner
18.
Ability to operate all assigned plants and equipment manually when the Energy Management Computer is off line or during emergency power interruptions.
19.
Comprehensive knowledge of all operational phases of power boiler plant operations, water treatment, fuel systems, steam generations and pollution control and their interrelationships for efficient and economical generations of steam or high temperature hot water.
20.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
RESUME REMINDER: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
Resume should include for example: contact information; descriptions of jobs held, including the name and address of employer, job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment, average hours worked per week if part-time, and supervisor's name and phone number; education, including name and location of college, dates attended, and type and date of any degree earned; other information such as possession of licenses, certificates, etc. Descriptions of duties must be sufficiently detailed to document the level of experience. Although not mandatory, if the position is (was) with the Federal government, either military or civilian, you should state the series and grade or pay grade (rank) and the date of last promotion.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
Resume should include for example: contact information; descriptions of jobs held, including the name and address of employer, job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment, average hours worked per week if part-time, and supervisor's name and phone number; education, including name and location of college, dates attended, and type and date of any degree earned; other information such as possession of licenses, certificates, etc. Descriptions of duties must be sufficiently detailed to document the level of experience. Although not mandatory, if the position is (was) with the Federal government, either military or civilian, you should state the series and grade or pay grade (rank) and the date of last promotion.