Deckhand (Dual Rate)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Direct Hire Authority, Section 1109; PL, 116-92, dated 12/23/2023 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE: WK-06: You will be expected to perform all the duties pertinent to the certificate required by the USCG for this position.

Perform work involved in the maintenance and repair of the deck equipment and general housekeeping on a dredge.

Handle and fasten hawsers and mooring ropes to piers; handling lines to secure other craft coming alongside the dredge.

Monitor ropes and repair or renew to include splicing the rope to maintain safe operations.

Accomplish light rigging such as determining the weight to be lifted and tying it to the crane hook to be lifted safely aboard a sea going vessel such as a Hopper Dredge.

Wash the deck, chip away paint and rust, putty holes and crevices, apply primer and finish coats. Paint.

Act as a Deckhand on a small work boat under the supervision of the Boat Operator.

This is a 24 hour a day job, that call-outs during the middle of the night for repairs or fog related look-out watches are a possibility.