Equipment and Facilities Maintenance Planner

Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Equipment and Facilities Maintenance Planner. Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Redding, California Responsibilities -Serves as a senior level analyst and management adviser in formulating, planning, executing, evaluating, and reporting on the Area Office maintenance program. -Formulates program requirements for present and future work including developing and recommending goals and objectives, review for consistency and accuracy, conformance with goals and objectives, etc. -Coordinates activities as appropriate with all levels of Area Office personnel, including management, engineering and technical support staff, craft personnel and administrative support staff. -Ensures job plans are reviewed and revised as required to reflect current maintenance and safety practices including the latest versions of Facilities, Instructions, Standards and Techniques, (FIST) and Reclamation Safety and Health Standards, (RSHS). -Prepares various reports on maintenance planning, progress, and accomplishment. Identifies and promotes successes and best practices. -Runs established or ad-hoc reports in MAXIMO to help manage preventive maintenance (PM) and corrective maintenance (CM) activities. -Establishes job priorities and schedule requirements and coordinates with managers and lead craft personnel. Participates in the development of the preventative maintenance outage schedule. -Identifies job hazards and safety precautions, any special permits and clearance requirements as prerequisites for the work. Identifies hazardous materials and considers the specific environment where the work is accomplished and prescribes the appropriate personnel protective safety equipment. -Develops job plans for routine and complex work that requires specialized tools, non-stock materials, engineering and procurement support and purchases parts, tools, and services under micro-purchase authority. Determines parts needed to support the job. Identifies stock items available in the warehouse and ensures their availability. -Prepares justifications of time, labor and material cost estimates, job task lists, flow diagrams, charts, sketches, etc. As assigned, serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR). -Provides for basic inspection and acceptance of maintenance and repair services on equipment or facilities, or on completed deliverables in accordance with contract requirements. Completes required documents for contract closeout. -Visits job sites to determine the scope of work and materials required to prepare a complete job package and follows up after work has started to see if additional planning support is needed. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must submit eligibility documents for veterans' consideration (see Required Documents). You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications). You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position. You will be required to obtain a successful pre-employment physical examination by a licensed physician certifying your ability to perform the duties of this position. A physical exam may not be required if a comparable agency approved examination was performed within the last 12 months. The cost of the exam will be reimbursed by the agency. Travel is required approximately 10% of the time. You must possess or obtain certification as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated experience that includes but not limited to: analyzing, planning and scheduling maintenance and preventive maintenance activities for large complex electrical and mechanical equipment and systems and/or major facilities and supporting infrastructures; experience evaluating and performing maintenance activities for dams, powerplants, switchyards, water conveyance systems, pumping plants, fish and wildlife facilities, auxiliary systems or supporting infrastructure. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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 Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 11/05/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Current, permanent Federal employees who are selected from this announcement may be required to serve a probationary period. Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you MAY BE allowed to telework with supervisory approval. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you MAY BE offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information, visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you MAY BE offered a Student Loan Repayment Benefit (SLRB). The decision to offer an SLRB will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information, visit: SLRB Program. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you MAY request consideration for a Superior Qualifications Appointment. For information, visit: OPM Fact Sheet. Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services MAY BE credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For information, visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov This is a bargaining unit position represented by a Union. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.