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Engineering Equipment Operator.

Obsolete Site
Fort Riley, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 5/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/22/2026
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.
  • Operates front-end loader in loading dump trucks with rock, gravel, sand, dirt, etc., or in moving such material short distances.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

  • 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.
  • Must obtain and maintain a valid state (and government) driver's license.
  • Heavy lifting of 100 pounds is required.
  • Physical is required.

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; Driving large trucks such as dump trucks to haul sand, stone and other aggregates; 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 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.

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.

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.
  • 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
  • This is a(n) Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure, & Engineers (CASIE) Career Field position.
  • 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.
  • Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
  • 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.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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