Utility System Repairer Operator

Summary

This position is located in the Engineering Service at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC, and serves under the immediate supervision of the Utility System Repairer Operator Lead and Utility System Repairer Operator Supervisor. The incumbent performs the operation, repair, and maintenance of steam boilers, chillers, cooling towers, and their accessories and auxiliary equipment.

Duties

• The Utilities Systems Repairer Operator performs a variety of tasks involved in steam and chilled water generation.
• This includes but is not limited to distribution plant, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems/controls/monitors, domestic hot/cold water distribution systems, pneumatic systems, medical gas alarm systems, fire alarm/suppression systems, fuel distribution systems for the boiler/electrical generation systems,
• Energy transfer systems, and associated electrical components of the above systems.
• The duties of the position include but not limited to: The work requires the ability to start, stop, and regulate the utility or utilities for optimal efficiency, and to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair the associated equipment and distribution systems.
• Knowledge of the locations and functions of the associated equipment and distribution systems is required.
• The incumbent is responsible for: ensuring that all operational techniques and maintenance procedures are executed in accordance with established guidelines; receiving all trouble calls from medical center occupants for corrective action; differentiating emergency trouble calls from routine corrective
• Actions and initiating emergency corrective procedures; and monitoring work orders for urgent issues.
• Outside normal working hours, the incumbent acts on behalf of the Chief of Engineering and serves as the primary point of contact for Engineering.
• Work Schedule: Full-time, rotating shifts.
• Work schedule is subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
• Position Description Title/PD#: Utility System Repairer Operator/PD080342 Physical Requirements: The work requires a considerable amount of standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in tiring and/or uncomfortable positions.
• The incumbent may work from ladders and scaffolding.
• When operating equipment, the worker may be under a great deal of strain from constant reaching, bending, turning, and moving of hands, arms, feet, legs, and by the vibration and jerking of the equipment.
• The incumbent carries, lifts, and handles parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and may occasionally exceed 50 pounds.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including
• Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your 1year probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Required Documents

• Documents Accepted: Resume
• Documents Required: Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application
• Package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information.
• Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
• Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan.
• Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position.
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• Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying.
• VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed.
• Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement.
• Your resume must be 5MB or less.
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• Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply.
• Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
• Applications are accepted online.
• Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.