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Position Title
Electrician Supervisor
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTE-12748647-25-AC Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, June 16, 2025 to Thursday, June 26, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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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.
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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.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
We will evaluate your resume and your response to this Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. (Screen Out Element) Do you possess the ability to lead or supervise as a WS-2805-09 Electrician Supervisor? This includes planning and use of subordinate workers equipment, facilities, materials on a week-to-week basis; Establishing deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plan work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by higher level supervisors; Coordinate work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors; Determine the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects; Redirect individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work; re-estimate labor and other resources; Participate with their superiors in the initial planning of current and future work schedules, budget requests, staffing needs, estimates, and recommendations as to scheduling projected work.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Organize and direct assigned resources, determine maintenance requirements, forecast material and manpower requirements and schedule shutdowns with minimal inconvenience to patients and staff.
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3. Evaluate maintenance needs in terms of available manpower and materials.
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4. Prepare preventative maintenance procedures and ensure completion and documentation; maintain work orders and preventative maintenance inspection reports for all assigned equipment.
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5. Organize the work of subordinates; assigns work orally and through work orders; determine work priorities and assignments.
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6. Apply advanced electrical principles, materials, and safety standards to complete assignments.
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7. Diagnose complex electrical systems and plan corrective action.
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8. Install, repair, test, fabricate, troubleshoot or modify the complete range of internal and external electrical supply systems, power sources and distribution facilities, shop facilities and equipment, power control and supply systems for motors, emergency generators, industrial equipment and machinery, alarm and communication systems, and street lighting.
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9. Apply knowledge of makeup, operation and installation of a wide variety of electrical systems, fixtures, and equipment.
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10. Plan, layout and complete the installation, modification and repair of various electrical systems.
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11. Repair electrical wiring systems, lighting systems, motors, ice machines, and other electrical equipment.
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12. Modify existing electrical systems; Repair various electrical systems; Install new electrical systems.
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13. Apply information in maintenance and repair manuals.
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14. Use diagrams and schematics; use blueprints, drawings and sketches.
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15. Interprets and applies building plans, blue prints, wiring diagrams and drawings to survey work areas.
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16. Follow supervisory instructions to accomplish tasks.
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17. Read written instructions in work orders.
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18. Make own sketches to plan work projects; prepare engineering specifications.
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19. Design electrical systems, prepare sketches and estimates.
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20. Perform preventative maintenance on all types and voltages of switches, receptacles, lighting, magnetic starters, contractors, relays and motors.
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21. Bend and thread conduits, repair portable tools and appliances; install and wire small and larger motors on all types of systems.
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22. Install electrical parts such as relay switches, mercury switches, rheostats, resistance coil, and solenoid.
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23. Determine type, size, balance, load and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.
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24. Repair electrical wiring systems, lighting systems, motors, ice machines, and other electrical equipment.
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25. Determine the type, size, balance, load, and proper/safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.
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26. Repair and maintain equipment utilizing a wide range of voltages on all secondary systems, from single phase 110 volts thru 3 phase 480 volts.
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27. Troubleshoot and analysis of electrical systems and equipment to be installed or repaired; execute repairs, modifications and preventative maintenance work.
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28. Troubleshoot electrical systems, elevators, automated doors and conveyors.
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29. Determine and differentiate the necessary material and methods required for troubleshooting.
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30. Plan for maintenance, repair and preventative maintenance of all underground, aboveground, interior and exterior electrical distribution and lighting systems.
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31. Lay out work to complete assignment to electrical systems, fixtures, and equipment.
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RESUME REMINDER- Your resume must include the following information 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) 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. Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. (limit characters)