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 Certian Personnel in the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Ensures the long-term viability of the installation's ability to support quality of life for the community.

Duties

Serve as working leader of 4-10 employees in accomplishing trades and labor work. Work alongside other workers setting the pace, and provide guidance and instruction on proper work methods as necessary. Operate a variety of heavy equipment. Operate and lead operation on a variety of dump trucks, tractor/trailers and equipment with special attachments.

Requirements

• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• This position requires the employee must possess and maintain a valid California Commercial Driver license with hazardous material and tanker endorsement. (CDL Class A) in accordance with Title Xii of Public Law 99-570.100 Stat 3207-170.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination.

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 Leader ~ without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to lead others when situations are within the full range of difficulty in operations of engineering equipment; bull dozers, graders, trucks with a mounted crane, backhoes and 5-ton trucks with semi-trailers. I am skilled in cutting fire breaks directly or indirectly during a wildfire emergency in a safe manner. I am skilled in finding grade slopes and curves and excavations by scraping, scooping or leveling steep, rough and treacherous terrain. I work on my own initiative under general supervision subject to occasional inspection. This position requires the employee must possess and maintain a valid California Commercial Driver license with hazardous material and tanker endorsement. (CDL Class A) in accordance with Title Xii of Public Law 99-570.100 Stat 3207-170. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Work involves constant bending, reaching, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet and legs to handle and adjust different sets of controls. Considerable strain is caused by constant vibration, loud mechanical noise, jerking and jolting from operations over rough surfaces. Frequently works in awkward or strained positions. Work is sometimes performed under adverse operating conditions.Some work requires long periods of standing and walking. Operation of equipment requires good hand and eye coordination and depth perception. Steer and operate by using clutches, levers, brakes, and valves according to the slope or tilt. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally heavier. Working Conditions: Works outside in extreme weather conditions and periodically in open driver's seat or on platforms. Works on all types of terrain.Operates and leads others in all types of heavy engineering equipment with complicated controls. Exposed to injury from overturning of equipment, extremely hot and smoky wildfire conditions, working around underground gas, steam, power,communication, and water lines. Exposed to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, hot and cold temperatures, fumes, and hazardous or flammable materials. There is a possibility of cuts, scrapes, burns, bruises, and strains. Majority of the work is performed within the USAG Fort Hunter Liggett training area, or surrounding area, and often on or near the live fire footprint where the individual is exposed to unexploded ordnance (dud munitions). Due to live fire restrictions, freedom of movement may be inhibited. When digging, the individual may be required to wear a Kevlar helmet, body armor, impact resistant glasses, and other protective gear.Individual must be able to wear safety protective equipment, such as safety boots, safety glasses with side shields, goggles,hearing protection, and hard hat or appropriate equipment.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address FU-W6GSAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT HUNTER LIGGETT DO NOT MAIL Fort Hunter Liggett, CA 93928 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]