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This position is located in the Design Services Division, Electrical Engineering Branch. The incumbent is an Electrical Engineer responsible for assisting the Head of the Electrical Engineering Branch in the performance of projects involving the design, installation, modernization, replacement, retro-fitting, inspection and/or testing of electrical systems and associated components thereof. Duties cover all aspects of electrical engineering systems for various types and sizes of buildings and national, historical and monumental buildings. Manages a wide variety of construction and renovation projects in the Capitol Complex through the application
of professional knowledge of electrical engineering and project management principles and practices.

Designs or directs the development of unique or leading-edge technology or large scale/high value electrical system designs including power (15kV, 4160V, 277/480V and 120/208V), lighting, grounding, lightning protection, emergency power, power
monitoring, control systems, underground utility infrastructures and other systems to support U.S. Congressional activities.
Accomplishes varied and complex project management duties in conjunction with coordinating project teams and making decisions affecting areas of responsibility that are controversial and precedent setting. Oversees entire project delivery from inception to completion for a variety of highly technical electrical systems
throughout the Capitol Complex.
Consults with management and planning personnel in preparing requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems and equipment. Prepares, revises and maintains criteria (AOC Design Standards and A/E Design Manual) of electrical systems and equipment.
Reviews, advises on, and conducts complex analysis and development studies in support of major organization programs, including analysis of novel, unprecedented, or controversial problems. Conducts studies, investigations and tests, through
practical application in buildings, of new and existing electrical equipment, devices and materials from the standpoint of efficiency, operation and maintenance and the betterment of existing and proposed new facilities.
Conduct complex investigations, analyses, researches and tests to solve controversial problems raised by various clients, national events, and new technology.
Serves as a technical electrical engineering specialist in the test, checkout, and readiness of systems or equipment that involve new concepts and new and varied problems to be solved. Acts as a technical specialist on the procedures, methods, and techniques used for testing, checkout and preparation of the systems.
Maintains current knowledge of the electrical engineering field of specialty and applies specialized technical knowledge to recommend far-reaching improvements to all aspect of electrical engineering systems.
Qualifications:

Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and practices of electrical engineering in support of repairing and maintaining electrical equipment. Ability to manage electrical preventive maintenance projects as part of a facilities maintenance program.
Knowledge of computer-based systems used for monitoring power for electrical distribution equipment.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Ability to communicate in writing.
MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
A. Applicants must show successful completion of a professional engineering
curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited
college or university. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of
engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2)
include differential and integral calculus and advanced courses in five of the
following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b)
strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics,
hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and
properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties);
(g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as
optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
B. A combination of education and experience - college-level education, training
and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical
and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good
theoretical and practical understanding of the engineering sciences and techniques
and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such
background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional Registration: current registration as a professional engineer by
any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of
qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by
means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions), are
eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty
field of their registration.
2. Written Test: evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer- in-Training
(EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which
is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
3. Specified Academic Courses: successful completion in an accredited college or
university of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical,
and engineering sciences and in engineering. These must have included the courses
specified in the basic requirement.
4. Related Curriculum: successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the candidate has at least one (1) year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must
have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12.

Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.