Engineering Equipment Operator

You will serve as a Engineering Equipment Operator with National Park Service. This position serves as an Engineering Equipment Operator and operates gasoline or diesel-powered engineering and construction heavy equipment.

As an Engineering Equipment Operator, you will perform the following duties: Operates heavy gasoline or diesel-powered engineering equipment such as road graders, tractors with bulldozer excavators, etc. Operates equipment on mountainous or steep terrain to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on projects. Operates a boom for placing pipe, hydrants, and other large objects in utility and road maintenance operations throughout the park unit. Operates road graders to grade and ditch and plow or clear debris and brush Loads, secures, and drives equipment to and from project sites. Performs pre-trip safety inspections on engineering equipment.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. Must possess and maintain a valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) no Air Brake Restriction. Pre-employment and random alcohol and drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive test is received. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You must be at least 18 years of age or older to operate government vehicles. You may be required to work evenings, weekends, shift, and/or holidays. You may be required to travel- up to 5 days per month. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.