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Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Superintendent, Senate Office Buildings. The incumbent is a Journeyman and installs, maintains, evaluates and adjusts, repairs and calibrates electronic control equipment and systems in support of smart building controls for the electrical trade in the Senate Office Buildings. Responsibilities Tour of duty for this position is: The tour of duty for this position is Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. This is an Essential-Employee Position. The employee will be required to report to work during emergencies AND inclement weather situations. Work schedule may require some occasionally mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends. The individual selected for this position will: Leader Responsibilities: Distributes work and instructions to other workers received from supervisors and demonstrates proper work methods, materials and tools needed to perform assigned tasks. Urges or advises other workers to follow supervisor’s instructions and to meet deadlines by reporting to supervisors on status and progress of work, answering supervisors’ questions on overall work operations and problems. Services Electronic Sensing and Control Systems: Maintains, evaluates, adjusts and repairs existing electronic sensing and control equipment in support of smart building controls (lighting, electrical) operations. Installs, modifies, operates, maintains, calibrates, evaluates, troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs smart building control (Direct Digital Controls (DDC), lighting controls, electrical controls components and twisted pair cabling as well as related mechanical, electrical equipment. Installs, operates, maintains, calibrates and troubleshoots sensors, actuators, device controllers and related interface with building equipment. This includes hard-wired and wireless sensing equipment. Performs Operational Tests: Coordinates efforts with engineering personnel on changes to equipment and operating specifications. Evaluates and adjusts new system installations and repairs existing systems during operational tests. Operates the Building Automation System (BAS) terminal and other related equipment to display and print point status, change set points and alarm limits and manually controlled points. Operates DDC software and makes recommendations for engagements to screen and control sequences for energy performance. Acknowledges and follows-up on system error alarms log report on a daily basis to the BAS terminal to maintain system integrity. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements. To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States Qualifications Qualification Elements Ability To Lead: Independently passes on work to other workers and instructions received from supervisors. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.- Maintains, evaluates, adjusts and repairs existing electronic sensing and control equipment in support of electrical components. Use of Test Equipment: Electronics- Modifies test devices, work sequences and nonstandard trade techniques. Trouble shooting (Electronic Equipment)- Knowledge in troubleshooting malfunctions of complex systems. Screen Out Factor Performs the work of a leader without more than normal supervision. ex (Installs and maintains electronic control electrical equipment and systems.) Education Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.