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See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

• Operate graders and compaction road rollers to maintain and repair secondary roads and firebreaks, providing rough-cut to finish surfaces.
• Operate full tracked dozers equipped with angle and straight blades and rippers. Prepare road subgrades, develops rock pits, maintains fire breaks, clears brush, and performs road closures and erosion control projects, and rangeland restoration.
• Operate tractor trailers (gross vehicle weight approx. 100,000 lb.) and 8 to 12 cubic yard capacity dump trucks to haul dirt, rock, debris, erosion control and drainage materials, and heavy equipment, and to distribute water.
• Operate large agricultural tractors to pull various restoration implements such as offset disc, culti-packer/roller, range land seed drills, broadcast spreaders, shrub/tree planters, rotary mowers, and land leveling equipment.
• Perform maintenance work such as assisting carpenters with construction and maintenance of wooden range related equipment; minor building repair; and reviewing equipment/markings on firing ranges.
• Use snowmobile, ATV or other motorized vehicle to travel to work sites on the ranges.
• Perform limited painting tasks (e.g., range equipment, fabricated target devices, minor building jobs, etc.), using brushes, rollers, and electric airless paint spraying equipment.
• Perform welding repairs and fabrication (e.g., targets and supports, trailers, hitches, etc.).
• Perform small engine repairs (e.g., snowblowers, snowmobiles, lawnmowers, weedeaters, waterpumps, etc.).

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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 drug testing designated position. Incumbent must successfully complete a pre-appointment drug test prior to being placed into this position. Incumbent will then be tested annually/randomly to ensure continued requirements are met.
• Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Class A commercial driver's license.
• This is an arduous duty position requiring regular, protracted periods of considerable exertion. Incumbent may be required to work under hazardous conditions encountered in prescribed burning and fire suppression operations.
• Incumbent must wear protective clothing and other safety equipment.
• Subject to performing Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) away from primary work station approximately 10% annually for training or other purposes and will be subject to travel via both military and commercial air.
• May be required to work other than standard work hours, such as overtime, evenings, weekends, or holidays based upon mission needs.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible

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 an ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR without more than normal supervision. Must have the ability to perform common tasks by safely operating and maneuvering one or more types of gasoline or diesel-powered heavy equipment. Must be able to grade surfaces, compact soils, or roll to exact specifications on flat or rolling terrain and steer and operate engineering equipment by using clutches, levers, brakes, and valves according to the slope or tilt. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
• Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Related to Mobile Equipment Operation)
• Ability to Operate Safely (Non-motor Vehicles)
• Operation of Motor Vehicles
• Reliability and Dependability
• Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)

• Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is used through constant bending, reaching, turning, and moving of hands, arms, feet, and legs to handle different sets of controls. Considerable strain is caused by constant vibration and jerking and jolting from operations over rough surfaces. Frequently required to work in awkward, strained, or uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds; occasionally handles heavier items.
• Working Conditions: Works in all types of weather (hot, dry, cold, wet, windy) to include extreme arctic conditions, often in open driver's seat or platform on hills, slopes, grades, and rolling surfaces. Exposed to possible cuts, bruises, scrapes, sprains, when operating and handling equipment, and injury due to possible overturning of equipment. Subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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