Hydro System Controller

2 weeks ago

Sacramento, California, United States Department of the Interior Full time

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Hydro System Controller. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty Location: Sacramento, CaliforniaServes as a Hydro System Controller in the Central Valley Operations Office hydro system control center.

  • Uses centralized control systems and operational procedures to start, stop and control hydroelectric generating and pumping units, auxiliary equipment and water release equipment in nine generating plants and two pumping plants of the Central Valley Project.
  • Calculates water flows using cubic feet per second, acre feet, individual unit efficiencies to determine daily Mega Watt loads.
  • Works with Western Area Power Administration, California Department of Water Resources, area office staff and California ISO to schedule system power generation and pumping requirements.
  • Prepares and directs switching and tagging operations, issues clearances, and directs emergency switching operations. Approves and/or disapproves requests for outages, monitors and maintains plant system voltage, generation/reservoir levels and water flow.
  • Monitors primary and secondary communications circuits to all system plant facilities; monitors hourly reporting of water quality stations located throughout the Delta; determines correct plant and unit control modes based on conditions and directs the mode setting by local plant personnel. Directs plant control operations to effect changes in water releases; prepares documentation and maintains logs.
  • Works with IT staff to upgrade forecasting, monitoring and control systems.
  • Performs work more than 8 hours per day, shift-work, on-call, weekends and holidays.

Your application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Qualifications will be determined on the basis of information submitted within your resume and responses to the assessment questions. For information about qualifications for Federal Wage System positions please, visit OPM.

Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.

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 time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 05/31/2024.

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