LOCK AND DAM EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

About the role

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is with the St. Paul District.

The position entails inspections, test operations, preventative maintenance, and emergency repair and replacement of a wide variety of electrical, hydraulics, and mechanically interrelated/interlocking facility equipment and controls.

What you will do

• Independently schedules day-to-day maintenance and repair work; participates in short- and long-term preventative maintenance; and repair/replacement planning.
• Performs the most complex troubleshooting, diagnostic maintenance inspection, and repair work.
• Provides technical direction to other lower-graded personnel assigned to assist in the accomplishment of repair and maintenance work.
• Makes repairs to electrical/electronic/mechanical/hydraulic/pneumatic equipment as well as a full range of hand tools and power tools relevant to each of these specialty areas.
• Installs new equipment systems or subsystems to replace faulty or worn items.
• Fabricates parts; substitutes or makes component modifications; and takes other action, as necessary, to minimize down-time.
• Maintains records documenting maintenance and repair work to include the preparation of field schematic drawings of equipment and systems as required.
• Inspects, builds, troubleshoots, and/or disassembles electric motors, gasoline and diesel engines of the equipment at the installation, such as electric carts, pumps, generators, compressors, outboard boat motors, lawn and snow removal equipment.
• Fabricates parts; substitutes or makes component modifications; and takes other action, as necessary, to minimize down-time.
• Fabricates parts; substitutes or makes component modifications; and takes other action, as necessary, to minimize down-time.

How you will be evaluated

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.

Documents you must provide

• 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 for Public Announcements.
• 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: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position requires a job-related license or certification.
• You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.
• See: Transcripts and Licenses 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.

What to expect next

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 (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

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.

One year probationary period may be required. 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 Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Salary includes applicable 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.