Engineering Equipment Operator

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: Fort Drum, the home of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), is located in Northern New York, approximately 30 miles from Canada, with the Great Lakes to the west, the Adirondack Mountains to the east, and the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands in between.

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Duties

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• Operate a variety of engineer equipment such as pay loaders, tractors, graders, and rollers to perform excavation, back filling, grading, leveling, tamping, and piling to maintain roads, grounds, draining items, signage, fencing and other tasks.
• Responsible for determining appropriate equipment and attachments to utilize in order to complete work that has been assigned to you.
• Operate bulldozers and loaders to perform such tasks as clearing grounds, piling sand, stone, or other aggregates, and filling and leveling operations.
• Work in all types of weather conditions, operating snow removal equipment, such as a snow blower, grader with wing unit, and loaders to accomplish snow removal operations in parking lots, on post roads, and housing areas.
• Make minor adjustments to equipment and hardware and makes repairs to motor vehicles assigned, such as, repair and replacing tires, repairs mirrors, and windshield wipers.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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 requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain, for the duration of employment in this position, valid Forklift Operator's License.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid Government Driver's License to operate vehicles.
• This position has been designated "Mission Essential".
• In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disaster) the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This is a Temporary position intended to last not to exceed 31 MARCH 2027.

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. Ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operator tasks, including driving dump trucks, loaders or tractors to haul sand, stone and/or other aggregates; leveling grounds using equipment such as graders or rollers, and operating a variety of snow removal equipment (e.g., snow blowers, graders with wing attachments or loaders) to remove snow. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

To meet the basic eligibility for this position, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official.

In addition to the qualifications above, you must also meet the Selective Placement Factor below:

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a valid Class A or Class B New York State Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with no airbrake restriction to operate vehicles exceeding 26,000 pounds gross weight rating. You MUST upload a copy of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating.

Physical Effort : Heavy physical effort in constantly reaching, bending, turning and moving hands, arms, feet and legs. Considerable strain caused by constant vibration and jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces. Lifts and carries items in excess of 45 lbs.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in all types of weather, exposed to injury due to the possibility of tipping or overturning. Subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt and exhaust fumes.

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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• These positions are temporary intermittent positions from October 2026 thru March 31, 2027.
• 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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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) Engineers and Scientists (Resources and Construction) Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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