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Electrical Engineer (Reliability Compliance)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Pomeroy, Washington · Closes in 9 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

Experience: One year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level. It must include analyzing policies, procedures and governing rules, AND either electrical engineering work at a power generation, transmission or distribution facility, or experience with SCADA (computer systems that monitor and control equipment).

Education: A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or a related science degree plus engineering background. Other options include passing the FE exam or holding engineering registration (EI, EIT or PE). Education cannot replace experience for this job.

Licenses and certifications:

State-issued driver's license (must obtain and keep)
A+ Certification (must obtain and keep within 2 years)
IAT-II (listed in the announcement as a security clearance, but security clearance is marked not required; must obtain and keep within 2 years)

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume, two pages or less, with employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties Responses to the online questionnaire College transcript (required; you are rated ineligible without it) Proof of U.S. citizenship Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Cover letter (optional)

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: After the announcement closes, your application package (resume, supporting documents and questionnaire answers) is reviewed to see if you meet the qualification requirements. If you are found to have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show at least one year of specialized experience with employer, dates (month and year), and hours worked per week, and must be two pages or less.
You must upload your college transcript with your application or you will be rated ineligible.
If you are a man born after 1959, complete the Selective Service pre-employment certification statement.

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