Clarification from the agency

This is an open continuous announcement. Initial cutoff will be 31 DECEMBER 2025. Recruitment will continue through the announcement closing date until the position is filled.

As a MOBILE EQUIPMENT DRIVER EXAMINER (Title 32), WG-5701-10, you will perform a variety of duties relating to motor vehicle operation and safety.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Operate a wide variety of fixed and mobile equipment such as automotive vehicles, heavy mobile equipment, tractors, bulldozers, cranes, graders, forklifts, generators, compressors, and special-purpose vehicles during road or performance examinations.
• Conduct practical road tests that require operating equipment over varied terrain, traffic conditions, loading docks, ramps, and simulated warehouse or railcar environments.
• Select and prepare the appropriate type of vehicle or equipment for each examination, or obtain the correct equipment from using organizations when not assigned to the testing office.
• Perform operational checks, servicing, and basic maintenance (e.g., brake adjustments, hydraulic fluid replacement, greasing, cleaning) to ensure equipment is safe and ready for testing and inspection.
• Inspect and troubleshoot heavy duty vehicles and MHE to identify deficiencies, determine required servicing, and generate work orders for repair by Vehicle Maintenance Flight.
• Interpret regulations, manuals, technical guides, and examination procedures to administer written, psychophysical, and performance-based tests.
• Apply new or modified instructions to conduct special or one-time examinations that require adaptation, judgment, and evaluation of safety impacts.
• Use specialized testing equipment to evaluate emergency judgment, vision, depth perception, reaction time, hearing, coordination, and other psychophysical factors.
• Determine applicant eligibility or refer borderline or medically questionable cases to higher medical authority when test failures occur in vision, hearing, perception, or reaction evaluation.
• Advise new examiners on test interpretation, trip ticket completion, accident reporting procedures, and examination documentation requirements.
• Set up, maintain, and organize test equipment, forms, records, and examination areas in accordance with current regulatory procedures and test control requirements.
• Schedule examinations based on priority, applicant volume, equipment needs, and mission requirements, ensuring timely and orderly processing.
• Maintain licensing records by posting examination results, updating qualification status, and issuing or maintaining operator licenses.
• Assist leadership in planning and establishing new procedures or examination techniques to improve testing program effectiveness and compliance.
• Keep work areas, equipment, and documentation organized, serviceable, and aligned with safety and inspection standards.
• Evaluate operator performance during road tests by observing starting, pulling out, turning, lane changes, braking, control use, stopping, backing, parking, passing, and interaction with traffic.
• Assess operator performance on special-purpose tasks such as loading/unloading, operating forklifts, navigating ramps, maneuvering into railcars or warehouses, and handling materials.
• Identify and record operator faults on standardized score sheets, ensuring accurate testing results and grading.
• Inform disqualified applicants of performance deficiencies and instruct them on corrective actions required for re-qualification.
• Ensure examination activities promote safe driving practices and contribute to safe operation of vehicles and equipment across the Wing.

Conditions of employment

• IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a state drivers license.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.
• Indefinite position/temporary promotion/may become permanent.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Enlisted Only - Minimum rank requirement of Amn & May not exceed the rank of TSgt.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: WG-10 Level - MUST possess specialized experience which includes experience conducting written, road, and performance testing of personnel operating a wide variety of motor vehicles, heavy mobile equipment, material-handling equipment, and special-purpose vehicles. Experience applying vehicle safety standards, test procedures, and regulatory requirements to evaluate operator qualifications. Experience performing operational checks, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting on vehicles and equipment to support safe, accurate testing and mission readiness.


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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

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, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Related to Mobile Equipment Operation)
• Operation of Motor Vehicles
• Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Your resume that clearly demonstrates experience that meets the requirements of this position. Your resume must contain identifiable information such as your name, address, and phone number. It should also show your work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

• If you are currently an onboard ILNG technician, then you MUST include your most recent SF-50.

Other supporting documents (as applicable):

• Certifications
• DD-214
• NGIL Form 73
• Official Transcript (Copy) - Required if using for substitution of experience.

https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Portals/30/Documents/Jobs/NGILForm73.pdf?ver=2019-05-01-161908-260

*NGIL Form 73 - Illinois National Guard Technician Program Supplement to Application for Dual Status (DS), to reflect military qualifications.

Complete and accurate data is essential to ensure fair evaluation. Applicants with no military qualifications must submit form stating "not applicable" and signature on page 2 of the NGIL Form 73.

Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, training certificates, performance ratings, awards, and letters of appreciation.

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