Summary About the Position: This position is located in Operations Division, Chesapeake City Project Office, Bridge and Electrical Team. This position will be filled in Chesapeake City, Maryland. Responsibilities Perform bridge maintenance and repair tasks to four high-level highway bridges and one bascule @type highway bridge. Clean sand and salt concentrations from bridges using high pressure hoses and detergent solutions. Clean and maintain tools, materials and equipment. Perform operator maintenance on all vehicles (e.g. monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filter, checking tire pressure hose connections). Operate snooper crane for lower-level repairmen. Rig spider staging, scaffolding, and boatswain chairs to reach areas inaccessible by walkway. Perform welding duties that require cutting, fabricating, and working in awkward physical positions. Clean and repair drainage structures: replace pipes and hangers; open drain lines and drains; repair and replace troughs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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): The ability to perform the work of a Bridge Repairer independently without more than normal supervision to include tasks such as: Conducting repair and maintenance work; operating and driving multiple vehicles; and/or perform different welding processes. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. 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 referral to the selecting official. Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc. Knowledge of Materials Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments PHYSICAL EFFORT: Works in cramped and hard to reach places from spider staging, snooper crane, ladders, etc. This requires standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in uncomfortable positions. Frequently required to lift, carry, and set up materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds and over. WORKING CONDITIONS: Normally works outside subject to the elements and often at considerable heights. There is a constant danger of serious cuts and bruises and falling and drowning. Wears protective clothing including breathing apparatus when sand blasting. Work is extremely dirty. In addition, subject to fumes and breathing sand when blasting. Solvents used in painting cause skin and eye irritations. Welding involves exposure to fumes, heat, flying sparks, the glare of torches and heated materials. Danger to self due to working at heights of 100 feet or higher is compensated premium pay and has not been considered in establishing the grade level for this job (CPR P. 40.8-6a). Education Additional Information 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 (if not already completed) 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. Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation. Direct deposit of pay is required. This is a Material Maintenance Management Career Field position. 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. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
