ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This ELECTRICAL ENGINEER position is located in the Office of Office of Electric Reliability. For more information visit: Office of Electric Reliability (OER) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Duties

• As an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER some of your typical work assignments include: For GS-13: Applying advanced industry knowledge to review filings submitted to the Commission on a wide range of electrical engineering concepts related to assessing, inspecting and approving the Bulk Power System; conducting audits and investigations of the users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System and, contribute to the development of rulemakings, orders and policy statements. Conducting comprehensive engineering analysis to assess and enhance the reliability of the Bulk Power System. Responsibilities include evaluating the reliability impacts of Reliability Standards and proposed rate, tariff, and market rule filings; monitoring daily and near-term reliability performance by gathering and analyzing event data to maintain situational awareness; performing in-depth analysis of system disturbances and reliability trends following bulk power system incidents, notifications, requests, or complaints and; studying electric utility systems' proposals to identify reliability benefits and costs related to transmission access and simultaneous import capability. Performing electrical engineering work often as a team member and occasionally as a team leader, working on multiple projects concurrently, and in a different capacity, as the need dictates. Effectively communicating policy issues, Commission directives on Reliability Standards during the standards development process and recommend policy options in matters such as pending cases or rulemakings under Commission consideration, involving bulk power system reliability. For GS-14: Applying expert industry knowledge to review filings submitted to the Commission on a wide range of electrical engineering concepts related to assessing, inspecting and improving the Bulk Power System; conduct highly complex studies and, audits and investigations of the users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System and, contribute to the development of rulemakings, orders and policy statements. Conducting advanced engineering analysis to assess and enhance the reliability of the Bulk Power System. Responsibilities include analyzing bulk power incidents such as abnormal frequency excursions; conducting extensive analysis of Reliability Standards and recommending required modifications to senior agency officials and serving as an expert on highly complex issues relating to rate, tariff and market rule filings or Commission initiatives. Performing electrical engineering work often as a team leader, working on multiple projects concurrently to analyze proposed Reliability Standards or tariff revisions with reliability implications, draft Commission orders, conduct investigations on system disturbances and, as part of a Commission, NERC and/or industry team to assess compliance or reliability performance of users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System. Effectively communicating major policy issues and innovative policy options to agency senior officials, in matters such as pending cases or rulemakings under Commission consideration involving bulk power system reliability.

Qualifications

You must meet the qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, GS-0850, please visit: Electrical Engineer, 0850 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In addition to the education required for this position, you must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience planning, operating, or analyzing the Bulk Power System to identify reliability or engineering issues, and experience drafting, reviewing, or evaluating analyses of electric reliability issues. In addition to the education required for this position, you must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience analyzing complex Bulk Power System trends involving electric transmission or generation, and leading electric transmission studies and reports. 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 any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste the "Duties" section, specialized experience statement, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Make sure you verify that your resume clearly indicates possession of the competencies and specialized experience listed under the "Qualifications and Evaluation" and "How You Will Be Evaluated" sections of this announcement. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside approximately two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Remember to submit all required and supporting documentation listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request an RA in your online application. Requests for an RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for an RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need an RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063131363475-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information)