Remote Maintenance Planner Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Summary
You will serve as an Equipment and Facilities Maintenance Planner with the Bureau of Reclamation. Serves as a senior level analyst and management adviser in formulating, planning, executing, evaluating, and reporting on the Area Office maintenance program.
Learn more about this agency
Duties
Help
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
Help
Conditions of employment

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• 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.
• You may be required to travel for training and site visits. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
This period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/19/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.
Specialized Experience requirement: 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.You must include hours per week worked.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
Education
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Additional information
Salary range: GS-12 Step 01: $89,508.00 - GS-12 Step 10: $113,378.00 Per Year. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.
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. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a permanent change in duty station (PCS), recruitment, or relocation incentive.
All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.
Expand Hide additional information
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.