Summary 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: As Engineer Equipment Operator, operates a variety of light, medium and heavy equipment (gasoline and diesel powered) in maintenance of all outside areas of the Dam and reservoir. Responsibilities Operates heavy equipment including but not limited to mobile cranes, truck/trailer combinations, dump trucks, wheel loaders, skid steers, agricultural tractors, excavators, and dozers. Operates mobile and/or crawler cranes up to 50 ton with attachments. Guards against overturning equipment when working on edges of embankments. Operation of equipment requires coordination of controls governing motive power of equipment plus controls operating attachments. The work will involve routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing the full range of systems on the vehicles or equipment. Performs welding, both acetylene and electric, as needed in the repair of vehicles, trailers, tractors, hitches and various other items of equipment and materials utilized in the maintenance of project areas. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. WG-08: I have the ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operator tasks. I can operate heavy equipment to dig, even out or flatten surfaces. 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. WG-10: I have the ability to perform some Engineering Equipment Operator tasks. I have experience with and can operate heavy equipment (such as an excavator, dozer, motor grader, wheeled loader, skid steer, dump truck) to excavate, move material, even out or flatten surfaces. 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 & safely performed. WG-11: I have the ability to perform most Engineering Equipment Operator tasks. I have experience with and can operate heavy equipment (such as a mobile crane used for critical lifts, excavator, dozer, motor grader, wheeled loader, skid steer) to perform lifts, dig, even out or flatten surfaces. I work under normal supervision of a work leader who observes tasks while in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly & safely performed. Failure to meet at least one of the Screen Out Elements above will result in an ineligible rating. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Heavy physical effort is used by the operators in 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 operators are frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions. At the WG-10 level, the work is somewhat more strenuous because of the generally larger pieces of equipment and the requirement for more frequent adjustments under more adverse operating conditions. At the WG-11 level, the operators must change the position of the attachments more often and more rapidly as he adjusts to the changing conditions of the surface. This is more demanding than the work described at grade 10 where attachments remain in a set position for longer periods of time. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in all types of weather, often in an open driver's seat or platform, on hills, slopes, grades, rolling surfaces, and forests. The operators are exposed to injury due to the possibility of the equipment overturning. They are subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes from the motor and exhaust. At the WG-10 level, the operation of larger and more complicated equipment in more difficult circumstances increases the exposure to injury, overturning, noise, and vibration than that described at the grade 8 level. At the WG-11 level, he operators must pay closer attention to the attachments at this level which allows him less time to concentrate on the speed and direction of the vehicle. As a result, there is more danger of tipping or overturning the vehicle, especially when working on steep banks and side slopes. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. May be selected at either grade level announced with non-competitive promotion potential to the target grade. The following incentives may be authorized: Relocation Incentive, Recruitment Incentive, and/or Advanced In-Hire.