ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, WG-5716-08/10 (67335)

US Army Corps of Engineers; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division - Chicago District, is seeking an Engineering Equipment Operator (WG-5716) to maintain and operate district facilities and coastal navigation structures. The role includes operating wheel loaders, bulldozers, track loaders, excavators, small watercraft, and performing carpentry and painting tasks along with safety responsibilities.

duties include moving heavy stones, dredge material handling, road construction on uneven terrain, and

Qualifications

• Experience operating engineering equipment and performing skilled duties
• Ability to operate heavy equipment near drop-offs and obstructions
• Ability to work in varying weather and outdoor conditions

Responsibilities

• Operate Engineering Equipment and small watercraft, performing skilled duties
• Operate a wheel loader to move material between storage and barge positions
• Operate bulldozer to move dredged material and prepare disposal areas
• Operate track loaders and excavators to clear shoreline debris and construct roads
• Operate small boats to ferry personnel and supplies
• Perform carpentry maintenance and paint District facilities, ensuring safety of vessel, passengers, and cargo

Job description

USACE Organization

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Chicago District

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Chicago District

Locations (City, State)

Chicago, IL

Position Overview/Duties

• INTRODUCTION:
• Operates Engineering Equipment, small crafts, and performs a variety of skilled duties involved in the operation, maintenance and repair of district facilities including coastal navigation structures, confined disposal facilities, and buildings and grounds, requiring the use of various trade practices. The operator is responsible for ensuring that all equipment is maintained in accordance with safety and operational standards.
• POSITION: Engineering Equipment Operator WG-5716-WG-08 and WG-10
• PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT: PERMANENT
• DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT/DUTIES:Operate Engineering Equipment, operates small watercraft, and performs a variety of skilled duties.
• Operate a wheel loader at a stone storage facility to stack, remove, and move 3 to 18 ton armor stones between storage piles and barge-loading crane working position.
• Operate a bulldozer moving dredge material to effectively utilize the full capacity of the facility and prepare for future dredge material disposal operations.
• Operate track loaders and excavators to clear steep jagged shoreline areas consisting of high mounds of concrete debris, vegetation growth, trees and tree stumps.
• Operate track loader with bucket, blade, and trencher on uneven and muddy terrain to construct new gravel roadways.
• Operate small watercrafts such as motor boats to ferry personnel and supplies to offshore facilities to perform work.
• Performs routine carpentry maintenance and painting work at District facilities. Maintains and repairs various project buildings, fencing and grounds and assists in the maintenance of District facilities. Responsible for safety of vessel, passengers, and cargo.

Other Conditions and Requirements

• APPLICABILITY/AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
• WHO MAY APPLY: US Citizens
• APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS:

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

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.

• Experience Requirement: WG-8 Level: Experience must show that you have the ability to perform the most difficult and complex: clear steep jagged shorelines containing buried concrete debris, trees/tree stumps; move stones on steep slopes, graded curves and shoulders; reuse/reshape soil into berms; operate bulldozer, track loader and excavator close to drop-offs, rocks, or other obstructions. I am considered an expert and work with a high degree of independence.
• WG-10 Level: Experience must show that you have the ability to perform operating multiple types of heavy engineering equipment such as motor graders, excavators, bulldozers, and front-end loaders. The ability to perform complex and precise tasks, including grading earth to fine specifications, breaking new ground on uneven terrain, and working close to obstructions. You must also have experience operating equipment on challenging surfaces, such as constructing roadways on muddy terrain, and performing these duties without direct supervision.
• Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is used by engineering equipment 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. Because of the location of some of the controls and attachments, the operators are frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions. Moderate to heavy physical effort is required, frequently lifting and moving items over 50 pounds, while loading and unloading cargo, and handling heavy equipment, parts and materials. Works from ladders, scaffolds and on platforms in cramped and hard to reach places. Stands, stoops, bends, kneel and climb, and works in awkward, tiring, and uncomfortable positions. Considerable arm movements in cement finishing, painting and carpentry work. Reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls on equipment and vehicles and constant arm and leg movements to operate equipment and attachments to compensate for terrain features and to maintain balance and position at the controls.
• Working Conditions: Heavy mobile wheeled and track loaders, excavators, and skid-steer loader operators primarily work in enclosed cabs in all types of weather on flat or rolling surfaces. Workers operate bulldozers from both open and enclosed driver's seat. 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. In other duties works inside and outside exposed to all weather conditions, in dusty, dirty, drafty, greasy, oily, damp, muddy, or noisy conditions. Work is field oriented and more than half of work is outside. Worker must be able to work in direct sunlight in 90 degree Fahrenheit temperatures as there is little shade on Corps of Engineers piers and breakwaters. Work may involve walking and working on wet and slippery surfaces extending out into Lake Michigan and requires the utmost attention to wave action and surroundings as there are no protective railings. Wearing of a life jacket is required whenever work is not performed behind railings so as to minimize the risk of falls into the water causing drowning. Travel to and from job sites is by auto or truck and occasionally by boat. Indoor work areas are frequently inadequately heated and cooled. Exposed to dirt, fumes, toxic vapors and spray, disagreeable odors, and dust. Subject to possible serious injury from falls or from hand or power tools used. Subject to cuts, bruises, insect bites and stings, scrapes, burns, infections, and broken bones. Discomfort is experienced while wearing protective equipment and clothing, respirators, goggles, or facemasks. May be required to work uncommon tour of duty.
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  • One-year probationary period may be required.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 75% of the time.
  • Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Position is designated as Non-Sensitive-No access security clearance.
  • Valid state drivers license is required.
  • Worker is also required to maintain a current American Red Cross Standard First Aid card and a valid certificate of completion of Adult CPR training course
  • Must obtain/maintain American Red Cross First Aid and Adult CPR certification.
  • This position is covered by the Civilian Drug Abuse Testing Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R "Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as Critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program".
  • Travel up to 75% may be required to accomplish assigned duties.
  • Obtain and maintain a valid state Class A Driver's license (CDL).

Other Essential Information

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position is Non-Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act .
• Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.
• This announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for three months after the closing date.
• This position IS NOT eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework".
• All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This is a(n) CP-18-Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position .
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs IS NOT authorized.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives may be authorized (up to 25%) with a signed service agreement.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• Point of contact for this announcement is Kristine Meyer.

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Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements

FWS Qualifications: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=Job-Elements

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.