- Position Title
- Utility Systems Repairer Operator
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CARZ-12733985-25-BWS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025 to Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs? If yes, confirm:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you an active duty service member expected to be discharged or released under honorable conditions within the next 120 days who will be eligible for Veterans' preference? You may eligible to apply through the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act based on tentative preference.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a "certification" on appropriate letterhead from your branch of service that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed. Note: If selected, prior to appointment you will be required to provide your DD-214 and/or other supporting documentation to verify that you are eligible for Veterans' preference.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a "certification" on appropriate letterhead from your branch of service that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed. Note: If selected, prior to appointment you will be required to provide your DD-214 and/or other supporting documentation to verify that you are eligible for Veterans' preference.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
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.
In order to receive appropriate consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for Veterans' Preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference along with the required documentation listed on the form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
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
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience 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.
1.
Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. Performing preventative maintenance and repairs on all boilers to include repairing and replacing valves, water pipes, pumps, motors, gauges, steam lines, burner controls, fans, refractory, and oxygen analyzing equipment, bearings, insulation, strainers, and pneumatic controls and on large capacity chillers, pumps, cooling towers and automated control equipment; repairing, operating, and maintaining large centrifugal chillers found in large commercial infrastructures.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
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.
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
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 offline 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.