About the Position: This position is located at the South Florida Operations Office of the Jacksonville District in Clewiston, Florida. Clewiston, historically known as America's Sweetest Town, was incorporated in 1925 and occupies 4.57 square miles. Clewiston is centrally located in south Florida about 60 miles east of Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico and 60 miles west of Palm Beach on the Atlantic Ocean.

Duties

Supervises and directs crew in performing daily preventative maintenance, servicing, testing, and adjusting equipment also makes minor mechanical repairs as required to keep equipment operating. Knowledge and ability to operate, maintain and license all assigned employees on a variety of heavy engineering equipment on all types of terrain to excavate in-depth knowledge of a variety of soils and terrain features to determine the proper approach according to surface and subsurface conditions. Supervises a crew ensuring thru a licensing program their ability to efficiently and effectively Drive/Operate On-Road and Off-Road Vehicles safely to prevent personnel injury or equipment damage.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Supervisor Probationary Period may be required

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 (Supervisor) without more than normal supervision. Ability to supervise, operate, train, and license others in a variety of construction and maintenance equipment such as bulldozers, graders, rollers, dump trucks, excavators, 50-ton tractor trailer, cranes, etc. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) and Ability to Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)Ability to Supervise through Subordinate SupervisorsWork Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order) Physical Conditions: Uses heavy physical effort by constantly reaching, bending, turning and moving hands, arms, feet, legs, and body to handle different sets of controls to operate the equipment and attachments. Considerable strain is caused by the constant vibration of the equipment and the jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces and on inclines. Because of the location of some of the controls, and attachments, the operator is frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions. Repair work requires incumbent to work in tiring and uncomfortable positions and on parts that are in hard to reach places. Working Conditions: Works outside exposed to seasonally hot and cold weather, fatigue from heavy labor, strains, falls, cuts, bruises, abrasions, burns, fumes, dust, insect bites, noise and usual hazards relative to equipment operating. Operates engineering equipment near or adjacent to buildings, trees, drop-offs and water control structures on steep or rough terrain over rock, sand, gravel, shell, muck, or fallen trees and heavy vegetation. Works behind coffer dams or other dewatering systems above or below grade. Repair work is performed indoors in drafty, noisy environment. Must stand on hard surfaces for long periods of time, crawl under vehicles and is exposed to grease, dirt, battery acids, and hydraulic fluids.

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-JACKSONVILLE DO NOT MAIL Jacksonville, FL 32202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk