Engineering Equipment Operator, Wg-5716-08​/10 (67335

USACE Organization

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

TARP
- Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

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

Chicago, IL

• 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.

• 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, Ameri Corps) 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, Ameri Corps) 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…