What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrician (Power System) position at Lower Colorado Basin?
Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Electrician (Power System). You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
Duty Location: Lower Colorado Dams Office, Davis Dam Field Division located in Bullhead City, AZ.
Remote/telework not available.
Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.
Application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Your resume must reflect experience as a journey level Electrician and must clearly reflect your responses to the assessment questionnaire - if it does not, your application will be marked as not eligible.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 05/01/2026.
- Calibrates and tests generator relay protection equipment.
- Participates in the revision and updating of standard operating procedures, operation manuals, and operating guidelines, for all new or modified equipment.
- Operates control boards, exciters, disconnects, power circuit breakers, load and voltage control equipment, and signal systems in a power plant.
- Operates large gates and valves to maintain proper river flows and for watering and unwatering penstocks, scroll cases and draft tubes.
- Observes and checks power control equipment for proper sequence of operation and completeness of control.
- Synchronizes units on the bus and operates transmission line breakers as directed by the Foreman, or as required to meet plant operational needs.
- Operates high voltage switches and related devices in connection with their work and writes clearances under guidelines of the Bureau of Reclamation Hazardous Energy Control Program (HECP).
- Maintains daily, weekly, and monthly reports on generation, river flow, outages, weather conditions, hourly indicating and integrating meter data, and other miscellaneous operating records to include the plant log book.
- Responsible for the consolidated operation of all plant generating resources and voltage control. Responsible for plant inspections and water facilities, waterway inspections, Switchyard and dam operations.
-Conducts Operation duties along with Electrical duties, including placing and removal of equipment clearances and Operator duties on a monthly rotational cycle.
Duty Location: Lower Colorado Dams Office, Davis Dam Field Division located in Bullhead City, AZ.
Remote/telework not available.
Qualifications:
Your application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Qualifications will be determined on the basis of information submitted within your resume and responses to the assessment questions. For information about qualifications for Federal Wage System positions please, visit OPM.Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.
Application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Your resume must reflect experience as a journey level Electrician and must clearly reflect your responses to the assessment questionnaire - if it does not, your application will be marked as not eligible.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 05/01/2026.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for performing journeyman class work in the electrical and hydro-operator trades.- Calibrates and tests generator relay protection equipment.
- Participates in the revision and updating of standard operating procedures, operation manuals, and operating guidelines, for all new or modified equipment.
- Operates control boards, exciters, disconnects, power circuit breakers, load and voltage control equipment, and signal systems in a power plant.
- Operates large gates and valves to maintain proper river flows and for watering and unwatering penstocks, scroll cases and draft tubes.
- Observes and checks power control equipment for proper sequence of operation and completeness of control.
- Synchronizes units on the bus and operates transmission line breakers as directed by the Foreman, or as required to meet plant operational needs.
- Operates high voltage switches and related devices in connection with their work and writes clearances under guidelines of the Bureau of Reclamation Hazardous Energy Control Program (HECP).
- Maintains daily, weekly, and monthly reports on generation, river flow, outages, weather conditions, hourly indicating and integrating meter data, and other miscellaneous operating records to include the plant log book.
- Responsible for the consolidated operation of all plant generating resources and voltage control. Responsible for plant inspections and water facilities, waterway inspections, Switchyard and dam operations.
-Conducts Operation duties along with Electrical duties, including placing and removal of equipment clearances and Operator duties on a monthly rotational cycle.
Salary : $62