This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/472747900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
About the Position: This position is located at the Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant, 5900 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC. This position is under the supervision of the Washington Aqueduct. The Aqueduct, while part of the US Army Corps of Engineers, is a large scale, vital public utility, wholly financed through the sale of potable water. The job provides the opportunity to work at one of the largest water utilities in the nation, serving the public and producing a product which impacts the lives of all metropolitan area citizens and businesses on a daily basis. To be successful in this position, you will need to commit yourself to the Aqueduct's mission of providing safe, reliable and cost effective water.
Amenities available:
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
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06/27/2017 to 07/10/2017
$19.03 - $22.21 per hour
WG 05
4 vacancies in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
NEGE171301781977608D
472747900
You will serve as a Laborer (MVO). You will perform a variety of extensive maintenance and upkeep duties in and around the assigned building and facilities requiring significant skill. You may also perform specifically assigned tasks as a member of a maintenance and repair team. You will assist skilled trades or craftsmen by retrieving tools, materials and equipment.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
SCREEN OUT: Your resume must indicate your overall knowledge, skills and ability and/or training to perform the duties of a Labor (MVO), WG-3502-05 as stated in the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
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 the position without more than normal supervision.
To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official.
Key Competencies Identified: (identify a max of 4-8 competencies)
1. Work Practices (Including keeping things neat, clean and in order)
2. Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (Other than blueprints)
3. Ability to use and maintain tolls and Equipment
4. Dexterity and Safety
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Frequently lifts, carries, and moves objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds. Position requires frequent bending, stooping, standing, reaching, pushing, pulling, working on ladders and walking. Motor vehicle operation requires light physical effort in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Laborers perform work outdoors, indoors, underground, and in confined spaces. Indoor and underground work may occur in drafty and wet places all year long. Outdoor work may be performed for long periods, under all weather conditions, all year long. Work may be performed in close proximity to coworkers or may be performed alone. Floor and deck surfaces are sometime uneven, oily and slippery. Incumbent is exposed to moving objects and sharp edges with the possibility of cuts and bruises, noise and vibration from equipment. Occasionally the employee must climb and work from ladders (stationary, extension) and scaffolding, and is subject to serious injury from slipping and falling. Incumbent must work around moving objects or vehicles. Work involves exposure to dirt, grease, oils, smoke, chlorine, gas, some solvents and other mild hazardous chemicals.
Drivers work mostly outside and operate vehicles in all kinds of traffic and weather on public roads, and are exposed to the danger of serious accidents. Drivers are exposed to dirt and fumes, and the possibility of cuts and bruises as a result of accidents when loading and unloading the vehicle. They drive in heavy traffic and at highway speeds over complicated road and interchange systems.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is 1977608. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, July 10, 2017 to receive consideration.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/472747900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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