This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/695890700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
All hourly jobs are considered as open for bid on a continuous basis. Any BPA employee on a competitive career or career-conditional appointment may, at any time, submit an application for permanent promotions, reassignments, or change of duty stations. In order to assure all interested employees are considered, candidates are solicited annually through a Continuous Vacancy Announcement - Hourly Jobs (Bid List) identifying those jobs and duty locations, for which they wish to be considered.
Learn more about this agency01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
$59.63 - $59.63 per hour
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few vacancies in the following location:
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No
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Yes—Relocation may be covered per the terms of the Collective Agreement with the Columbia Power Trades Council (CPTC) 1-15.06.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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Yes
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695890700
Bonneville Power Administration employees with competitive status, currently on a career or career-conditional appointment. Apprentices in the last year of the program are encouraged to submit an application to indicate duty locations for which they want to be considered for permanent placement.
As a Rigger Truck Driver, you will:
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.
Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C).Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out factors which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on this screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible.
The screen-out element for this position is: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision in operating a full range of trucks and equipment, including gasoline and diesel-powered semi-tractors and trailer combinations, that are used for the movement and stationing of heavy electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, and reactors. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
In addition to the screen-out element you will be evaluated on the following Job Elements through your resume and responses to the on-line assessment questionnaire:
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone.
This position has a selective placement factor, failure to meet this requirement(s) will result in an ineligible rating.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work involves continuous travel with frequent changes of temporary duty stations. Work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather and in remote areas away from headquarters. The hazards include working around machinery with moving parts; working around energized, high voltage electrical equipment; working on ladders or scaffolding at heights up to 100 feet during inclement weather, and exposure to fumes, grease and oil, and constant noise. Employees are often required to work in mud, ice and snow. Workers are subject to minor cuts, bruises, falls, and burns, and may be exposed to falling objects. Proper respiratory and safety equipment shall be worn when hazardous substances are being handled (mercury, acids, solvents and TPH, PCB's, cleaners, zinc, etc.). At times, work may be physically demanding. The work environment will occasionally include exposure to hazardous substances, (mercury, pesticides, herbicides, zinc, PCB's and TPH, etc.) that could, if precautions are not followed, pose a health risk. Emergencies, critical system conditions, or outage limitations may require that work be done at night, or under serious time pressures. System priorities may involve extended periods of overtime including working weekends and holidays.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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 qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage Grade (WG) positions.
EEO Policy: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo
Reasonable Accommodation Policy: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps
BPA strives to ensure a safe, positive, inclusive work environment, supported by Leadership Behaviors. For more information on Leadership Behaviors visit: www.bpa.gov/goto/LeadershipBehaviors
Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Department of Energy uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications necessary for this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your resume and self-assessment to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.
You may preview the online self-assessment questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11730325
Semi-Annual Rating/Ranking:
Semi-annual rating/ranking will be conducted in January and July for the following craft positions:
NOTE: Applications for the above positions must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) December 31, 2022 to be included in the January 2023 semi-annual rating/ranking process. Bid applications received between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023 will be rated/ranked by subject matter expert (SME) panel during the July 2023 semi-annual rating/ranking period.
Bid Applications submitted for positions not included in the semi-annual rating/ranking schedule will be rated/ ranked by SME panel only after a manager's request to fill the position is received in BPA's HR Service Center, Recruitment and Placement workgroup, HA-1.
Applications that are rated/ranked must receive a rating of "best qualified" (transmuted score of 80, or higher) to be referred for hiring consideration. Those who received a "best qualified" rating will retain this ranking for up to five (5) years from the date of rating. Applicants must submit a new annual bid list application each year during the 5-year rating period to receive consideration for each year.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified'.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
If applying for a promotion, change in craft, or your 5 year Bid rating has expired, then you must submit a complete application package for 2023 to receive hiring consideration.
Your application must include:
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59 pm on 12/31/2023 . If you do not submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the online application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our online application system displays a countdown timer at the top of the screen for your reference. For your security, your session in our online application system will "time-out" if you are inactive for a certain period of time. We recommend that you preview the assessment questions before you apply and prepare all of your information prior to beginning the application. If you do get "timed-out" you will have to log back in to USAJOBS and re-visit the vacancy announcement, you can then click "Update Application" to finish where you left off.
Steps to submit a complete application:
If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
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After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected for e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/695890700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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