This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/627574800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is part of the Southwestern Power Administration, Department of Energy. As a Equipment Operator, you will be performing right-of-way clearing activities and miscellaneous work pertaining to right-of-way accessibility, and gate and road work.
Learn more about this agency12/20/2021 to 01/14/2022
$35.42 - $35.42 per hour
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2 vacancies in the following location:
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75% or less - Travel of up to 75% annually is required; with overnight travel of 10-20 days per month on average.
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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22-SW-00251-11327618-DE
627574800
Loads and unloads heavy equipment and machinery using heavy truck and tractor trailer combinations, then hauls to and from work sites and other locations. Constructs and maintains rights-of-way access roads and trails including installing gates, fences, culverts, and small bridges; grading drainage ditches; and constructing revetments and other bank protection and diversionary structures in rivers, creeks, and streams. Clears high voltage transmission rights-of-way with mechanical and chemical methods including removal of brush and trees to maintain proper clearance limits for safe and reliable flow of power. Uses heavy equipment with bush hogs, rotary axes and mulching attachments for mechanical methods. Applies herbicides, according to standards, by spot spraying and broadcasting with boom sprayers for suppression of trees and woody plants. Operates and maintains wheeled- and crawler-type equipment including hydro axes, tracked dozers, backhoes, loaders, Jarraff tree trimmers, industrial tractors with bush hogs, manlifts, bucket trucks, forklifts, track mounted mulchers, skid steers, and graders for clearing and maintaining high voltage transmission rights-of way.
Qualifications: You must have journeyman-level ability in the duties of an Equipment Operator. You must meet all the qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three pre-defined quality categories under Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/627574800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Southwestern Power Administration offers career opportunities in the highly energized electric utility industry. We market federally produced hydropower from 24 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multipurpose dams in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. We operate and maintain 1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, substations and a communications system that includes microwave, VHF radio, and fiber optics. Our offices are located in Gore, Oklahoma, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Springfield, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Southwestern Power Administration has been identified within the TOP 12% of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government for 2019 by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.