Engineering Equipment Operator Supervisor
What you'd do
Explore a new career with the Bureau of Land Management - where our people are our most precious resource. You will serve as a Engineering Equipment Operator Supervisor. The incumbent serves as a Road Maintenance Foreman and directly supervises road maintenance for an assigned unit, overseeing 3 to 8 equipment operators, laborers, and other required personnel.
Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of road, bridge, and facility maintenance operations through subordinate supervisors, ensuring safe and efficient maintenance of highways, access roads, recreation sites, and related infrastructure. Direct management of heavy equipment and vehicle fleet maintenance, oversee repair operations, administer training and safety programs, and serve on the BLM Working Capital Fund Committee supporting the Heavy Equipment Fleet. Manage a multi-million-dollar road maintenance budget, develop scopes of work and procurement packages, and coordinate with engineering, realty, and industry partners to administer road maintenance agreements, rights-of-way, and timber/rock haul responsibilities. Collaborate with District and Field Office leadership, engineers, project managers, and State Office program staff to establish priorities, align maintenance programs with DOI and BLM mission objectives, and provide cross-unit operational support. Provide technical and operational leadership by serving as backup for project and maintenance managers, operating heavy equipment and commercial vehicles as needed, and ensuring compliance with BLM and DOI policies, procedures, and licensing requirements.
What you need to qualify
Although no specific amount of experience, education or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relation to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be rated qualified for consideration. To be qualified candidates must meet any screen out element(s) listed at an "acceptable" level and must achieve an average rating of at least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only education, training, or experience acquired before the closing date of this announcement will be considered. 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. To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do the Work of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Lead Supervise (SCREEN-OUT) If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.
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