Summary This position is located at Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose Campus, Engineering Service. Duties include work involved in demolition, constructing, altering, maintaining, and repairing/replacing buildings, building structures, partitions, panels, walls, interior finishes and accessories, tool cabinets, metal framing, suspended ceilings, composite building materials and weatherproofing and installing roof. Travel may be required. Responsibilities Duties includes, but not limited to: Performs interior building maintenance, operation, repair, and construction work. Measures, cuts, constructs or repairs wood or wood substitutes, for items such as scaffolding, staging parts, panels, bins, pallets, concrete forms, dry wall, roof decking, and suspended ceilings. Measures, cuts, constructs and installs wood, brick and masonry, dry wall to extremely close tolerances where there must be an exact fit and structural soundness. Completes all trim work and is able to fabricate furniture and cabinetry. Repairs leak after ensuring that the damaged area is properly dried out and adequately prepared for the repair. Maintains, repairs, alters, and constructs masonry structures of brick, block, stone, firebrick, and similar materials. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: M-F, 8am-4:30pm. Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic, WG-4749-10/PD# 00055-A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Must have a valid state driver's license As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Measuring Instruments Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The employee works in tiring, uncomfortable end awkward positions for prolonged period of time, Frequently standing, bending, kneeling, stooping. crouching and repetitive arm and wrist movement is required. The incumbent frequently carries. lift, and handles parts and material weighing up to 50 pounds. Frequently lifts heavier Items with assistance. Working Conditions The work is performed both Indoors and outdoors on level and unlevel grade, on ladders, scaffolds, roofs and a combination thereof, Employee is frequently exposed to drafts, changing temperatures, excessive heat and cold, inclement weather conditions, dust, grease, heat, fumes, and noise. Work Is performed in bad weather; In mud, snow in wet end or icy areas. Employee (s subject to cuts. burns, chemical irritations, and bruises. Employee shall follow all prescribed safety practices and must use al! personal protective gear provided Including but not limited to; hearing protection, hard hats, safety glasses/eye protection, Safety hard toed shoes, respiratory protection, fall protection, etc. Education None. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
