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The incumbent serves as Utility Systems Repairer Operator for the Facilities Management Service at the James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the equipment in both the Air Conditioning Plant and the Boiler Plant.
03/27/2025 to 04/24/2025
$32.20 - $37.62 per hour
WG 9
few vacancies in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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CBTE-12717863-25-AB
834327700
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens and is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until April 24, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 3, 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates on Thursday of each remaining week. This announcement may be extended or removed from USAJobs.gov at any time.
Boiler Plant Duties (50%)
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until April 24, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 3, 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates on Thursday of each remaining week. This announcement may be extended or removed from USAJobs.gov at any time.
Documents Accepted:
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 04/24/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12717863.
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This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until April 24, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 3, 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates on Thursday of each remaining week. This announcement may be extended or removed from USAJobs.gov at any time.
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