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Duties

You will inspect and operate potable water systems, pumping stations, and their associated controls to adjust the taste, odor, physical, chemical, or bacteriological content of water. You will conduct daily operation and operational inspections of sewage lift and pumping stations to verify operation readiness. You will perform preventative maintenance for sewage lift, pumping stations, and other sanitary sewage commodity system equipment to maintain operational reliability. You will monitor operation of an oil water separator for ground water pump and treatment facility. You will clean and unstop sewer lines throughout a plant to prevent blockages.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a valid state commercial driver's license (CDL), class A within 120 days.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. WG-09: This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to do the work of a Utilities Systems Operator without more than normal supervision as demonstrated by: 1) Conducts daily operation and operation maintenance of sewage lift and pumping stations; 2) Reads system maps, locate valves, operate valves and pumps, and handle chemical agents; 3) Controls the flow of water from various pumping stations, increasing or decreasing according to stations demands. ***Your resume must demonstrate this experience in order to qualify. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work requires considerable walking, standing, and climbing stairs and ladders; uses light to moderate effort to turn valves, controls and performs maintenance work; uses moderate to heavy effort to unload, stack or empty chemicals and compounds. Weights range from 0 to 40 pounds. WORKING CONDITIONS: Works indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Working in pumping stations or other enclosures sometimes requires contact with running motors, pumps, and machinery causing loud noises and poor ventilation. Sometimes comes in contact with fumes from chlorine and requires the wearing of a respirator; is exposed to the danger of falling into open tanks and manholes. Must work in confined spaces. Is exposed to infections and diseases such as typhoid, paratyphoid and dysentery while working around sewage and extremely dirty working areas. ls required to use safety equipment such as respirators in the presence of gases and fumes such as chlorine, methane and carbon dioxide.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Tanya Simpson
• Phone: (757) 559-1421
• Email: [email protected]