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Mobile Equipment Operator Supervisor

Department of the Army
United States Army Installation Management Command
DPTMS, Training Division, Range Control Branch

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoW Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as an Mobile Equipment Operator Supervisor providing and maintaining training facilities for Range Operations.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Posted yesterday · Apply by 06/14/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 14, 2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$39.10 - $45.62 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WS 10
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Term - Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE four years. Extensions may be possible in accordance with guidance on the job announcement.
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
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Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
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Announcement number
MCFU-26-12977144-DHA
Control number
871985400

Duties

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  • Plans and supervises the use of workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a day-to-day, project-by-project, and long-term basis.
  • Evaluates progress of work to ensure quality and quantity meet standards.
  • Ensures operational maintenance of range roads, grounds, facilities, targets, and related training support services for field range training conducted by military personnel and others.
  • Conducts and supervises the repair of different types of heavy and light equipment.
  • Conducts and supervises the repair of existing parts or making replacement parts for the machinery and equipment on ranges (e.g., targets).
  • Inspects operation of machinery and equipment to ensure they are properly maintained and productively operated.
  • Supervises and directs the oversight of employees assigned to a work team.
  • Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, planning work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by superiors.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • This is a Term position scheduled to last 4 years. A term position may be extended to a maximum of six years depending upon the needs of management.
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Incumbent is required to maintain certification IAW Department of Transportation (Federal and State Regulations/Laws) for a Commercial Driver's License.
  • Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator license.
  • Incumbent will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment physical and annual physical examinations thereafter, as required by Federal and Office of Safety and Occupational Health Administration guides.
  • This position is approved for Environmental Differential Pay and the incumbent is eligible for environmental differential pay when assigned to perform duties in an area approved for environmental differential pay.
  • This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
  • Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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 a(n) Mobile Equipment Operator Supervisor ~ without more than normal supervision. Performing common Mobile Equipment Operator Supervisor duties to perform heavy and light equipment repair. Administers machine shop tools and welding equipment to accomplish machine work necessary to complete repairs. I can replace generators, water pumps, hoses, belts, switches, and light bulbs. I am skilled in conducting the repair of different types of heavy and light equipment (e.g., bulldozer, front-end loader, crane, grader) to I can perform carpentry work through the use of hand and power tools typical of the carpentry trade. I can plan and layout out work in accordance with drawings, sketches, and blueprints for construction or repairs. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

  • Physical Efforts: The operation, repair, maintenance and supervision of heavy and light equipment.
  • Working Conditions: Consists of working outdoors and requires working in inclement weather and environmental conditions specific to Range Operations.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

???????Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 4 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years.

Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term Appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term Appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a(n) Transportation and Distribution Management Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized
  • Student loan repayment may be authorized.
  • Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.
  • Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

United States Army Installation Management Command

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk
Website
https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq
Address
FU-W0U3AA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT BRAGG
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Fort Bragg, NC 28310
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