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: This Position is located at Fort Riley, KS.

Duties

Operates a motor grader equipped with cutting blade in the preparation of road beds; spreading and leveling road building materials such as crushed rock; building and grading road shoulders Operates a diesel powered bulldozer with a concave steel scraper blade mounted in front of chassis to level, distribute and push earth. Operates other equipment such as 5, 8, and 20-ton dump trucks, scoop loader, tractor trailer, street sweeper, street flusher, tree trimming truck, fuel truck and various types of tractors and attachments.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Work may be required outside of normal duty hours which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays to include shift work.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear protective clothing such as hard hats, steel toed shoes, gloves and/or goggles/Work is performed outside with exposure to snow, ice, heat, dust and dirt.
• This is a drug testing designated position. Personnel are required to sign DA Form 5019 and must pass a drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to random drug testing on an unannounced basis
• Must obtain and maintain a valid state (and government) driver's license.

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. I have the ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operator duties including operating engineering equipment such as dump trucks, graders or tractors; Leveling grounds using equipment such as pay loaders; Driving large trucks such as dump trucks to haul sand, stone and other aggregates; Driving large snow removal equipment such as drive dump trucks with plow and sander attachments. I can operate engineering equipment such as dump trucks, graders or tractors; Level grounds using equipment such as pay loaders; Drive large trucks such as dump trucks to haul sand, stone and other aggregates; Drive large snow removal equipment such as drive dump trucks with plow and sander attachments. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. 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 B New York State Commercial Driver's License (CDL). You MUST upload a copy of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating. PHYSICAL EFFORT The operator is constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs 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. Because of the location of some of the controls and attachments, the operator is frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions with larger pieces of equipment that require frequent adjustments under adverse operating conditions. Operator may be required to handle large pieces of equipment which may require frequent adjustments under adverse operating conditions. Occasionally the operator will be required to lift, carry, or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds. WORKING CONDITIONS :Work is performed in all types of weather, often in an open driver's seat or platform, on hills, slopes, grades, and rolling surfaces. Operator is required to use hand tools such as grease gun, pliers, wrenches, screwdriver, oil can, etc. The operator is exposed to injury due to the possibility of the equipment overturning and subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes from the motor and exhaust. Safety glasses, goggles, hard hats, safety shoes or boots, hip boots, and earplugs or earmuffs are used. The operator is constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs 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. Because of the location of some of the controls and attachments, the operator is frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions with larger pieces of equipment that require frequent adjustments under adverse operating conditions. Operator may be required to handle large pieces of equipment which may require frequent adjustments under adverse operating conditions. Occasionally the operator will be required to lift, carry, or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds. WORKING CONDITIONS - Work is performed in all types of weather, often in an open driver's seat or platform, on hills, slopes, grades, and rolling surfaces. Operator is required to use hand tools such as grease gun, pliers, wrenches, screwdriver, oil can, etc. The operator is exposed to injury due to the possibility of the equipment overturning and subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes from the motor and exhaust. Safety glasses, goggles, hard hats, safety shoes or boots, hip boots, and earplugs or earmuffs are used.

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-W0VMAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT RILEY DO NOT MAIL Fort Riley, KS 66442 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk