Sheet Metal Mechanic Leader

Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings, Division Director Tenant Services Division, Sheet Metal Section. As a Sheet Metal Mechanic leader, works side by side with other Sheet Metal Mechanics to relay instructions, set work pace, set standards, demonstrate proper work methods, and advise other workers to follow instructions received from supervisors. Responsibilities The tour of duty for the position is Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is an Essential-Employee Position. The employee will be required to report to work during emergencies AND inclement weather situations. Work schedule may require some occasionally mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends. The individual selected for this position will: Work Leader: Instructs and distributes immediate tasks to the individual group members while setting the pace; demonstrate proper work methods, ensuring that needed plans, blueprints, materials and tools are available. Maintain current knowledge on procedures, policies, written instructions and other directives. Ensures there is enough work to keep work crew busy and checking work while in progress and when finished. Reports to supervisors on status and progress of work and answering supervisors' questions on overall work operations and problems. The Work Leader leads at least 3 Sheet Metal Branch employees. Plans and Performs Sheet Metal Work: Checks sheet metal systems to determine component faults and to identify sheet metal pattern requirements. Lays out and develops templates to construct, assemble, and install irregular items and systems. The sheet metal items and systems used by sheet metal mechanics at this level have various combinations of features including: cornices, canopies, transition elbows and oblique, truncated or frustum cones. Evaluates damage and/or wear to sheet metal components and systems. Disassembles, repairs, fabricates, assembles and installs sheet metal components. Uses various measuring tools to measure size, angles and patterns for repair, replacement and/or modification. Plans and lays out templates for construction and repair of components for heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct work, kitchen equipment and exhaust hoods and copper roof components. Repairs copper roofs as required. Traces leaks and removes old roofing to determine source of leaks. Replaces sheathing, boards, beams and joists. Replaces cracked sections of roofing. Fabricates, installs, removes, repairs and adjusts movable metal partitions and room dividers. Works with stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium alloys and honeycomb materials. Uses hand and power tools and machines such as sliproll forming machines, box and pan brakes, crimpers, rotary machines with extra forming rolls and beading machines. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements. u201cTo be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below: A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.u201d Qualifications You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position. Experience in leading employees performing sheet metal mechanic work. (Ex metal fabrication/raw material) Education There is no educational requirement. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS

Created: 2026-03-23