Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Fort Drum, the home of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), is located in Northern New York.

Duties

Operate a variety of engineer equipment such as pay loaders, tractors, graders, and rollers to perform excavation, back filling, grading, leveling, tamping, and piling to maintain roads, grounds, draining items, signage, fencing and other tasks. Responsible for determining appropriate equipment and attachments to utilize in order to complete work that has been assigned to you. Operate bulldozers and loaders to perform such tasks as clearing grounds, piling sand, stone, or other aggregates, and filling and leveling operations. Work in all types of weather conditions, operating snow removal equipment, such as a snow blower, grader with wing unit, and loaders to accomplish snow removal operations in parking lots, on post roads, and housing areas. Make minor adjustments to equipment and hardware and makes repairs to motor vehicles assigned, such as, repair and replacing tires, repairs mirrors, and windshield wipers.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent of this position must submit to a pre-employment drug screening and random testing thereafter.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has been designated "Weather Essential".
• The incumbent is required to work shift work that is not rotating in nature.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid Forklift Operators License.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid Government Driver's License.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This is a seasonal position.
• This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by human resources within 30 calendar days after the Entrance on Duty (i.e., start date).
• Selectee’s inability to successfully pass or refusal to conduct the drug test may result in the job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process or subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.
• You may be required to sign a Statement of Understanding if you are selected for this position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Engineering Equipment Operator ~ without more than normal supervision. Ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operator tasks, including driving dump trucks, loaders or tractors to haul sand, stone and/or other aggregates; leveling grounds using equipment such as graders or rollers, and operating a variety of snow removal equipment (e.g., snow blowers, graders with wing attachments or loaders) to remove snow. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility for this position, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. In addition to the qualifications above, you must also meet the Selective Placement Factor below: NOTE: This position has a selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. This position requires a valid Class A or B New York State Commercial Driver's License (CDL), without air brake restriction. You MUST upload a copy of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort in constantly reaching, bending, turning and moving hands, arms, feet and legs. Considerable strain caused by constant vibration and jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces. Lifts and carries items in excess of 45 lbs. Working Conditions: Work is performed in all types of weather, exposed to injury due to the possibility of tipping or overturning. Subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt and exhaust fumes.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FU-W0XQAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT DRUM DO NOT MAIL Fort Drum, NY 13602 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk