Clarification from the agency

Current or former career or career-conditional Federal employees in the competitive service Indian preference eligibles (must submit a BIA Form 4432) Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces with an honorable dischargeGovernment employees eligible through an Interchange agreementCandidates eligible under Non-Competitive special hiring authorityCurrent or former time-limited employees eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Duties

• Operates one or more pieces of heavy engineering equipment associated with the construction and maintenance of gravel and or surfaced highways and mountain access roads.
• Perform minor and preventative maintenance on equipment utilizing hand powered tools, mechanical tools, greasing devices, and other repair equipment.
• Make decisions on work site with regard to completion of assigned work to determine priorities and the most effective steps of maintenance to equipment.
• Maintain daily report of completed work; maintain records of labor use, equipment's and materials.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary / trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12 / 31 / 1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
• This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
• NOTE : THE PAY FLEXIBILITIES OF A RECRUITMENT BONUS OR RELOCATION BONUS MAY BE AUTHORIZED, PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.
• Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C, Qualification Standard Handbook) will be used in determining applicants' qualifications.

There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, you must be able to demonstrate through the experience shown in your written resume and your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire that you possess the competencies to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors :

• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREEN-OUT)
• Work Practices.
• Safe Operation of construction & maintenance equipment and motor vehicles.
• Ability to interpret instructions, blueprints, specifications, etc.

NOTE : The screen-out elements are the critical knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential for satisfactory job performance.

Specialized Experience WG-10 : Work that included working independently with various heavy equipment, working on various roadways, working on various soils on different terrain, ability to judge soil and terrain.

Performing preventative maintenance on equipment and transporting equipment as needed and knowledge of surface conditions when operating vehicles and equipment.

If your knowledge and ability in the factors above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by job titles alone.

Address your knowledge, skills, and / or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Physical Demands : Requires average or above average strength, ability and muscular endurance to perform assigned duties.

Incumbent frequently carries, lifts, and supports items weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally objects weighing approximately 100 pounds.

Must exert effort in moving and controlling powered and non-powered equipment.

Working Conditions : This involves the hazards of temperatures more than 100 F and subzero temperatures approximately four months out of the year.

The Operator must exercise proper judgment in avoiding sun stroke, heat exhaustion, dehydration, frost bite and other conditions associates with extreme high and low temperatures.

Majority of the work is performed on gravel and surfaced highways. Strict adherence to safety regulations must be observed during performance of all duties to avoid serious injury.

The Operator is subject to excessive noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes form gasoline and diesel exhausts.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

Unless otherwise stated : (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass / fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit :