Job opening: Engineering Equipment Operator
Salary: $26 - 31 per hour
Relocation: YES
Published at: May 02 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. This type of announcement provides the National Park Service with a readily available source of applicants when vacancies occur. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement.
Duties
The following duties are listed at the WG-10 level for this position:
Operate two or more types of heavy equipment to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on such projects as breaking new ground for trails, roads, canals, tunnels, or construction sites.
Move earth on moderate slopes, graded curves and shoulders, rocky or soft ground, hilly forest, and other surfaces with similar rough features.
Operate engineering equipment on flat and rolling terrain to excavate, backfill, grade or level earth, including roads to exact specifications.
Follow established safety procedures to avoid injury and damage equipment or property.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until August 30, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be May 17, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 15th and the last day of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
Some positions are career seasonal. The nature of seasonal work may vary from year to year, which is generally based on budget, workload, and/or weather. A career seasonal work schedule provides for at least 26 weeks (13 pay periods) of full-time work, and as many as 26 weeks (13 pay period) of non-duty/non-pay time per year as determined by management. The non-pay time for these positions may be two weeks to six months but is expected to be two consecutive weeks between (ex. October and December). See locations below for non-pay time. You will have the option to continue your health coverage while in non-pay status.
Positions may be filled in the following duty locations:
Yosemite NP- Yosemite, CA, Perm Full-Time, for more info contact Jessica Crow
Death Valley NP - Death Valley, CA, Career Seasonal, Non-pay expected for 2 weeks from 07/16 to 07/29, for info contact Andrew Becraft
Mount Rainer NP - Longmire, WA, Career Seasonal, Non Pay expected from 07/01 to 11/01, for more info James Ziolkowsk
Yosemite NP- Yosemite, CA, Career Seasonal, Non-pay expected for 2 weeks in Oct, for more info contact Jessica Crow
Golden Gate NRA - Sausalito, CA, Perm Full-Time, for more info contact Melvin Kocer
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)Ability To Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Operation of Motor VehiclesReliability and Dependability as a Engineer Equipment OperatorWork Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
-AND-SELECTIVE FACTOR: Applicants must meet ALL of the following to qualify. Candidates who do not meet these requirements by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.
Must possess a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL), by the closing date of this announcement. (You must provide a copy of your Class A CDL with your application.)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.
Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, submission of ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance (dates should match the dates on the SF-50s).
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.