TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Not required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation.

May need to complete a Probationary Period.

Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer.

Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Must have a valid state or District of Columbia driver's license.

Physical Requirements: 

Pipefitters make repairs and installation from ladders, scaffolding and platforms, and where the work is in hard-to-reach places.  They are required to stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring positions.  They frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift more than 50 pounds.  This employee's work requires prolonged standing, climbing up and down ladders and scaffolding, and working in cramped positions.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

For information on the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations, see OPM’s web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/index.htm.  

Your overall experience and training must indicate that you have the minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.  There is no substitution of education for experience for this position. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Additional information on the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations can be found on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/index.htm.

N/A

Flexible Spending Accounts - http://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp

Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp

Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp

Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp

Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com

Retirement Program - http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp

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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applications will first be evaluated to determine whether the following screen out element is met:

1. Ability to do the work of the Pipefitter without more than normal supervision.

If an applicant meets the screen-out element, the following Job Elements will be evaluated:

• Knowledge of Equipment, assembly, installation, repair, etc.
• Knowledge of technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic).
• Ability to interpreting instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading).
• Ability to use measuring instruments and layouts materials/instruments associated with plumbing work.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment used to perform minor repairs and maintenance.
• Ability to manage trouble shooting. 

BASIS OF RATING:  Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. If, after the Human Resources Specialist reviews your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that the score you have received is not a true reflection of your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect the information you provided that support your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA):  If you are applying for a VEOA appointment, you must be a veteran and must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed 3 or more years of active service. ("Active Service" under this law means active duty in a uniformed service and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.) A veteran who is released under honorable conditions shortly before completing a 3-year tour is also eligible.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities:  The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:

• Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments
• Hiring Authorities for Veterans
• People with Disabilities

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Drug test required No