Engineering Equipment Operator (Road Contruction Worker)

Air Education and Training Command • Randolph AFB, TX

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About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to operate engineering and construction equipment and perform cutting, moving, digging, grading, and rolling of earth, sand, stone, and other materials. The employee constructs, maintains, and repairs rigid and flexible pavements, roads, and runways.

The position operates heavy equipment to move or load materials and clear brush, rocks, stumps, and other debris. It also involves constructing and repairing asphalt and concrete surfaces, using and maintaining tools and equipment, and following safety practices to maintain a safe, clean work environment.

Work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather, often around dust, dirt, moving machinery, and potential hazards. The role requires substantial physical effort, including operating equipment over rough surfaces, working in awkward positions, lifting items up to 40 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds during cement work, and using tools such as a pickax or air hammer to remove damaged pavement. Protective clothing such as hard hats, steel-toed shoes, gloves, masks, and aprons may be required.

The position requires a valid driver's license, a physical/medical examination, and passing initial and periodic short-notice drug testing. Emergency overtime may be required, and shift work or work outside normal duty hours—including evenings, weekends, or holidays—may be required. Employees may also be required to train or guide lower-grade employees.

Requirements

• Meet the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C requirements for the WG-5700 Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Group.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform the work of a WG-5716 Engineering Equipment Operator (Road Construction Worker) without more than normal supervision.
• Knowledge of engineering equipment, including graders, tractors with dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, and trench diggers, and of their controls and attachments.
• Knowledge of subsurface preparation methods and techniques for constructing and repairing asphalt and cement surfaces.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Skill in applying and leveling aggregates, applying sealer, shaping curbs and drainage ditches, curing asphalt, and operating equipment attachments and controls.
• Ability to use and maintain power tools, hand tools, and related equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions, blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• An appropriate, valid driver's license is required.
• Must pass a physical/medical examination.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, depending on appointment type.
• Emergency overtime, shift work, and work outside normal duty hours may be required.
• Must be able to perform heavy physical work, including frequent lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds and lifting up to 100 pounds during cement work.
• Must be able to work outdoors in all weather and around dust, dirt, moving machinery, and other workplace hazards.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy engineering equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel, earth, and coal.
• Move and cover refuse and clear brush, rocks, tree stumps, and other materials.
• Construct, maintain, and repair asphalt roads, pavements, parking areas, airdromes, bike paths, and similar surfaces.
• Construct, maintain, and repair rigid pavement and similar cement or concrete surfaces.
• Apply and level aggregates, apply sealer, shape curbs and drainage ditches, cure asphalt with sealer, and operate equipment attachments as needed.
• Use and maintain power tools, hand tools, and related equipment.
• Follow safety practices and procedures and maintain a safe, clean work environment.
• Drive a motor vehicle as required.
• Train and/or guide lower-grade employees when required.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits and eligibility depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees hired on or after November 5, 2016.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed