Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Legislive Branch Architect of the Capitol Summary This position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Capitol Grounds and Arboretum, Maintenance Division, Mechanical Operions Branch. The Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic (Equipment Operor) performs automotive mechanic, Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Automotive Mechanic, Equipment Operor and small engine repair work. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/03/2025 to 07/21/2025 Salary $30.89 - $42.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 08 - 11 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Permanent, Full Time Work schedule Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 - Position has non-competitive promotion potential to the WG-11. Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CGA-2025-299 Control number 840095300 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency See Requirements section of this announcement for informion on who may apply.

Note: Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity. Duties Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday (6:00 AM - 2:30 PM); Hours may change due to operional needs of management This position is designed as Emergency Essential during emergency closures. Uses a variety of equipment for snow removal and de-icing operions. ( Duties below quoted the full performance level, WG-11) Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Tasks Requires a thorough knowledge of how heavy duty machinery, engines, parts and systems work; ability to detect faulty items, determine causes of malfunction and determine best repair methods; and skill to assemble, disassemble, repair or modify components and systems. Troubleshoots problems with heavy duty machinery, engines, parts and systems. Detects faulty items, determine causes of malfunctions and determines the best repair methods. Assemble, disassembles, repairs or modifies components and systems. Automotive Mechanic Tasks: s responsibility for the work performed by the Automotive Mechanics and has individually performed assignments, such as fuel delivery island management, utilizing fuel management software, inventory management, vehicle safety inspection, opering a fork lift, working on signs, performing handicap, road and lot painting, dispching and managing vehicles and equipment, research to obtain quotes and ordering parts and equipment, preparing for special events and administrive duties. Performs duties such as ordering parts and has experience in major automotive repairs such as replacing fuel injection pump and injectors on diesel motor and fuel filters to maintain the system; hydraulic cylinder replacement on a sewer vacuum; replacement of the particule filter on a trash truck emission system; and removal and replacement of a motor from a skid steer loader. Equipment Operor Performs all equipment operions (such as fork lift, backhoe, skid steer, wheel loader, stump grinder, ditch witch and heavy equipment rotor tiller) associed with the Automotive Shop, Small Engine Shop, Equipment Operors and Motor Vehicle Operors. Performs all equipment operions (tandem dump truck, snow plow trucks, rear packer trash truck, heavy duty truck and trailer combinions and street sweeper) of all events th require the assistance of Capitol Grounds and Arboretum staff and Motor Vehicles. Assists in the agency-wide fleet vehicle safety inspection program. Must be exceptionally skilled in safe driving in congested cities with an enormous tourist presence, traffic circles, a complex maze of narrow streets and major safety concerns, such as yielding to Capitol Police escort services for Members of Congress and foreign dignitaries, tour bus sight-seeing stop-and-go practices, emergency vehicles, tourists on Segway's, bicycles etc. Responsible for utilizing a thorough knowledge of and compliance with applicable AOC and OSHA safety rules and regulions to ensure th work progresses in a safe manner or take corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas. Receives training, either on the job or through classroom training to ensure proper use of all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Required to maintain and keep on file with their local Motor Vehicle Administrion (MVA) a valid Department of Transportion (DOT) physical card. Yearly physicals monitored by the AOC. *Must possess valid ste motor vehicle operor's license and complete AOC Forklift Certificion within six months after appointment. (Failure to obtain the required licenses may require immedie terminion) *Must complete EPA approved certificion for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning (MVAC) under the Clean Air Act Section 609 within six (6) months of appointment. *ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certificion is a desired qualificion. Requirements Conditions of Employment Your resume and question responses must demonstre job-reled KSA. You must be able to pass a drug test. Must possess & maintain a valid ste motor vehicle operor's license. Must complete Forklift Certificion within 6 months of appointment. WG-11: Must complete EPA certificion within 6 months of appointment*. WG-11: Must possess a valid ste Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL). To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the cegories below: A citizen of the United Stes; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declarion of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United Stes (nionals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nionals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United Stes. Qualificions You must meet all eligibility and qualificion requirements by the closing de of the job announcement. You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT required for this position. Ability to perform the work of heavy mobile equipment mechanical work without more than normal supervision. WG-8: Must possess valid ste motor vehicle operor's license ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certificion is highly desired. WG-10: Must possess valid ste motor vehicle operor's license ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certificion is highly desired WG-11: Must possess a valid ste Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Must complete EPA approved certificion for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning (MVAC) under the Clean Air Act Section 609 within six (6) months of appointment. ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certificion is highly desired Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislive branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separed under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documention of disability, if applicable. For more informion, please If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registrion under Selective Service Law, you must provide approprie proof of exemption. Please the website for more informion. DRUG TESTING : The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candide tentively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Sisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candide must test negive prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and sisfactory adjudicion to be eligible for employment the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system th compares informion from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion, to da from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administrion records to confirm employment authorizion in the United Stes. If you are selected for this position, the documention th you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more informion on E-Verify, please The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminion on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, nional origin, sexual oriention, gender identity, genetic informion and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocion expenses are not authorized. Probionary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probionary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probionary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All applicion merials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for considerion and qualificions for the position determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. Your resume evalued based on evidence of your ability to demonstre the job elements for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience reles to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions rele to the following job elements and competencies: --Approprie Level of Supervision --Technical Practices (Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic) --Assembly Installion, and Repair --Interpret instructions --Tools and Equipment Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial ring. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses evalued by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject mter expert against the informion provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, educion and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualificion from further considerion. Please note th a complete applicion is required for considerion. (Please review the Required Documents section of this job announcement to see wh must be included in a complete applicion). You may for this vacancy. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The Architect of the Capitol's job applicion process is designed to ensure th we only ask you for the informion th is absolutely needed to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position. To apply for this position, you only need to submit online the following: a) your resume and 2) answer the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant supplemental informion. No additional documention or tachment is required the time of applicion. We ask th you prepare and submit a resume th best describes fully your background experience, skills, abilities, educion, training and other relevant credentials. The resume should include des of employment. Nothing further is required until it is requested by the staff of the Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for a position, you asked to provide it during the selection process or upon selection. At th point, we may ask you to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide documents such as college transcripts, copy of diploma or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires a license or certificion, we will ask candide(s) to provide proof the time of selection. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of Veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, the SF-15 plus proof required by th form). If you fail to provide the required documents, we will withdraw a tentive job offer made and/or remove you from further considerion. How to Apply You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to . NEED HELP? If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions. Agency contact informion Clarissa Anderson Phone Fax ... Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents The Architect of the Capitol's job applicion process is designed to ensure th we only ask you for the informion th is absolutely needed to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position. To apply for this position, you only need to submit online the following: a) your resume and 2) answer the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant supplemental informion. No additional documention or tachment is required the time of applicion. We ask th you prepare and submit a resume th best describes fully your background experience, skills, abilities, educion, training and other relevant credentials. The resume should include des of employment. Nothing further is required until it is requested by the staff of the Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for a position, you asked to provide it during the selection process or upon selection. At th point, we may ask you to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide documents such as college transcripts, copy of diploma or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires a license or certificion, we will ask candide(s) to provide proof the time of selection. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of Veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, the SF-15 plus proof required by th form). If you fail to provide the required documents, we will withdraw a tentive job offer made and/or remove you from further considerion. How to Apply You MUST apply online. FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to . NEED HELP? If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk ... or by e-mail .... The help desk is available Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS Saved Documents feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call ... for directions. Agency contact informion Clarissa Anderson Phone Fax ... Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJOBS Account, editing your profile and changing the Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within two (2) weeks after the closing de of this vacancy announcement. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/03/2025 to 07/21/2025 Salary $30.89 - $42.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 08 - 11 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Permanent, Full Time Work schedule Full-time - This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 - Position has non-competitive promotion potential to the WG-11. Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CGA-2025-299 Control number 840095300 .,

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