Job Description

Job Opportunity: Power Plant Operator at Willamette Valley Project

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for recruiting and appointing qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. You will serve as a Power Plant Operator at Willamette Valley Project. The operating facilities include a large hydroelectric powerhouse, a navigation lock, fish facilities, and a spillway. Your duties will involve:

• Inspecting project areas and equipment
• Observing, checking, and reporting operational data to the control room
• Operating power project equipment to prescribed standards
• Managing gates to control flows, pool levels, or to discharge debris
• Operating the navigation lock and control machinery for valves and gates
• Performing operator-related preventative maintenance checks
• Maintaining security surveillance of the project
• Performing transmission line disconnects or ground switches as required

Qualifications:

• US Citizens
• Experience in paid and unpaid work, including volunteer work
• Demonstration of sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work of a Power Plant Operator without more than normal supervision
• Ability to perform common Power Plant Operator duties in a power plant of at least 300-megawatt generation capability
• Ability to restore a 15 megawatt or larger turbine generator to service after major overhaul in a 300 megawatt or larger power plant
• Ability to work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee

Physical Effort:

• Eye and hand coordination to operate switches and controls
• Extensive walking, standing, and climbing vertical and inclined ladders and stairs
• Operating large valves, applying servolocks, lifting deck hatches, and other jobs requiring pulling or turning force
• Lifting and carrying equipment and supplies up to and occasionally over 45 pounds
• Prolonged standing, walking, climbing, bending, stooping, twisting, pulling, pushing, and kneeling

Working Conditions:

• Rotating shift, inside in well-lighted work area
• Occasional work outdoors with exposure to climate extremes
• Proximity to high voltages and currents
• Exposure to equipment and machinery noises
• Wearing safety equipment such as hard-hats, earplugs, and respirators
• Must wear appropriate safety equipment and protective clothing

Additional Information:

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required
• One year probationary period may be required
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees
• If you have retired from federal service and are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet
• This is a Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Career Field position
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the IRS considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations
• Advanced-in-Hire, Enhanced Leave Accrual, Student Loan Repayment, or Recruitment/Relocation incentive MAY be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the government

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