CALENDAR YEAR 2023 HOURLY BID APPLICATION
ELIGIBILITY:
Current BPA Employees in a competitive career or career-conditional appointment may apply.
Apprentices in the last year of the program are encouraged to submit a bid application to indicate duty
locations for which they want to be considered for permanent placement.
SEMI-ANNUAL RATING/RANKING
Semi-annual rating/ranking is conducted in January and July for the following craft positions:
Electrician Foreman I, II, and III (Maintenance and Construction)
Lineman Foreman I and III
Chief Substation Operator III
NOTE: Applications for the above positions must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST)
December 31, 2022 to be included in the January 2023 semi-annual rating/ranking process. Bid
applications received between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023 will be rated/ranked by subject matter
expert (SME) panel during the July 2023 semi-annual rating/ranking period.
Bid Applications submitted for positions not included in the semi-annual rating/ranking schedule (January
and/or July) will be rated/ ranked by SME panel only after a manager’s request to fill the position is
received in BPA’s HR Service Center, Recruitment and Classification workgroup, NHQ-1.
Applications that are rated/ranked must receive a rating of “best qualified” (transmuted score of 80, or
higher) to be referred for hiring consideration. Those who received a “best qualified” rating will retain this
ranking for up to five (5) years from the date of rating. Applicants must submit a new annual bid list
application each year during the 5-year rating period to receive consideration for each year.
NOTE: If there are insufficient bidders during the year for a job at a duty station location; a new hourly job
classification is established; or a new duty location is established a separate vacancy announcement
(open for 15 calendar days), may be opened to fill hourly positions. This vacancy announcement will be
posted on USAjobs.gov open under Merit (BPA-Only). Employees will need to apply under that specific
vacancy announcement to receive consideration. New job classifications and duty location will be added
to the Hourly Bid List after the vacancy announcement is closed and all applicants determined as’ eligible
and best-qualified’ are referred for hiring consideration.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION:
• Below are the links to apply for each craft that you wish to be considered for. Please apply to
each announcement that you are interested in to be considered.
• If applying for position that will result in Promotion or Change in Craft, you must submit a
complete employment application package, including: 2023 Bid Application, resume; and
assessment questionnaire.
• If you possess a current rating and ranking for a position or are bidding for a lateral move you will
still need to answer all of the assessment questions. In these cases you will need to select the
“lateral move” option on all of the questions.
If submitting a complete application package for rating and ranking by SME panel, your resume
and supplemental questionnaire must fully demonstrate you possess the knowledge, skills, and
abilities (KSA’s) required for that position. You must describe in your application how you’re past
work experience (paid, unpaid, and/or volunteer service) gained; demonstrate you possess the
required KSAs. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume
and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of the
CALENDAR YEAR 2023 HOURLY BID APPLICATION
position to which you are applying. DO NOT write "see resume" in your assessment
questionnaire!
• Supplemental questionnaire are now available through USAjobs within the application process. If
you wish to preview the questions you can find a link to each in the job announcement under
“How you will be evaluated”.
• If your application for promotion or change-in-craft is incomplete you may be determined ‘‘not
qualified', and you will receive no further consideration.
• If applying for a lateral reassignment (change of duty station only), within the same craft and at
your current grade, you need only submit a complete Calendar Year 2023 Bid Application
(included below in this announcement links)
and a basic resume. Check the N/A- Lateral Move
option on the assessment questionnaire to bypass the rating and ranking process.
JOB TITLE:
AIRCRAFT PATROL OBSERVER, BB 2810
DATA SYSTEMS CRAFTSMAN I & II, BB 2610
DATA SYSTEMS CRAFTSMAN TR 5, BB 2610
ASSISTANT DISPATCHER I & II, BB 5407
ASSISTANT DISPATCHER TRAINEE, BB 5407
SYSTEM DISPATCHER, BB 5407
SYSTEM DISPATCHER (RELIEF), BB 5407
SENIOR DISPATCHER SYSTEM, BS 5407
SYSTEM DISPATCHER, (OUTAGE), BB 5407
SENIOR SYSTEM DISPATCHER, (OUTAGE), BS
5407
SENIOR SYSTEM DISPATCHER, (RELIEF), BS
5407
GENERATION DISPATCHER, BB 5407
GENERATION DISPATCHER (RELIEF), BB 5407
ELECTRICAL RIGGER, BB 5210
ELECTRICAL RIGGER FOREMAN I, BL 5210
ELECTRICAL RIGGER FOREMAN II, BS 5210
ELECT MECH T& D CRAFTSMAN, BB 2801
ELECT MECH T & D TRAINEE, BB 2801
ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL WORKER, BB 2801
ELECTRICIAN (CONST), BB 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN I (CONST), BL 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN II (CONST), BL 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN III (CONST), BS 2810
ELECTRICIAN (MAINTENANCE) BB 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN I (MAINT), BL 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN II (MAINT), BS 2810
ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN III (MAINT), BS 2810
ELECTRICIAN HELPER, BB 2810
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION WKR, BB 2602
INSTRUMENTATION CRTSMN (LAB) I & II BB 2602
INSTRUMENTATION CRTSMN (LAB) TR 5 BB 2602
LINE EQUIPMENT OPER A & (Live Line), BB 2810
LINEMAN, BB 2810
LINEMAN (LIVE LINE), BB 2810
LINEMAN FOREMAN I, BL 2810
LINEMAN FOREMAN I (LIVE LINE), BL 2810
LINEMAN FOREMAN III, BS 2810
LINEMAN FOREMAN III (LIVE LINE), BS 2810
PSC CRAFTSMAN TR & (UNASSIGNED), BB 2604
PSC CRAFTSMAN I & II, BB 2604
PSC CRAFTSMAN I & II (CONTR CTR), BB 2604
CALENDAR YEAR 2023 HOURLY BID APPLICATION
DC SUBSTATION OPERATOR, BB 5407
SR. DC SUBSTATION OPERATOR, BL 5407
SR. DC SUBSTATION OPER, (RELIEF) BL 5407
SUBSTATION OPERATOR, BB 5407
SUBSTATION OPERATOR TRAINEE, BB 5407
CHIEF SUBSTATION OPERATOR III, BS 5407
HVDC PSC CRAFTSMAN I & II, BB-2606
HVDC PSC CRAFTSMAN TR 5, BB-2606
SPC CRAFTSMAN TR 5 & (UNASSIGNED) BB2606
SPC CRAFTSMAN I & II, BB2606
AIRCRAFT MAINT TECH, BB 8852
AIRCRAFT MAIN TECH FOREMAN III, BS 8852
EU CARPENTER, BB 4607
EU CARPENTER FOREMAN I, BL 4607
EU CARPENTER FOREMAN III, BS 4607
EU MATERIAL HANDLER, BB 6907
EU MATERIAL HANDLER FOREMAN III, BS 6907
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE WORKER, BB 4749
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECH (HVAC), BB
HEAVY EQUIP OPERATOR, BB 5716
HEAVY EQUP OPERATOR FOREMAN II, BB 5716
HEAVY MOBILE EQUIP MECH, BB 5803
HEAVY MOBILE EQUIP MECH (1 MECH), BB 5803
HVY. MOB. EQ MECH FOREMAN I, BL 5803
HVY. MOB. EQ MECHANIC FOREMAN III, BS 5803
MACHINIST, BB 3414
MACHINIST FOREMAN II, BS 3414
PAINTER, BB 4102
PAINTER FOREMAN II, BS 4102
PLUMBER & PIPEFITTER, BB 4206
RIGGING TRUCK DRIVER, BB 5701
SHEET METAL MECHANIC, BB 3806
SHEET METAL MECHANIC FOREMAN II, BS 3806
WELDER, BB 3703
WELDER FOREMAN II, BB 3703
