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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

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RH-W2SJ07 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA

Riverdale, ND (In Person)

$100,297 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 1 day ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/3/2026

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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, Operions Division, Garrison Project Office Summary About the
Position:
As an Engineer Equipment Operor, you will perform vital maintenance for the Garrison Dam, Reservoir, and Missouri River areas. You will opere light and heavy machinery (up to 40-ton cranes) and navige workbos to support flood control, road repair, and bank stabilizion. Learn more about this agency Summary About the
Position:
As an Engineer Equipment Operor, you will perform vital maintenance for the Garrison Dam, Reservoir, and Missouri River areas. You will opere light and heavy machinery (up to 40-ton cranes) and navige workbos to support flood control, road repair, and bank stabilizion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply in 1 day Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 1, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Riverdale, ND No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $44.51 - $51.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 5716 Engineering Equipment Opering Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
CERH-26-12970979-MP
Control number 870622300 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualificions" section for more informion on who is eligible to apply for this position. Videos Duties Help Operes light and heavy equipment including but not limited to mobile cranes, truck/trailer combinions, dump trucks, wheel loaders, skid-steers, agricultural tractors, excavors, and dozers. Operes mobile and/or crawler cranes up to 40 ton with tachments. Guards against overturning equipment when working on edges of embankments. Operion of equipment requires coordinion of controls governing motive power of equipment plus controls opering tachments. Operes, naviges, and is responsible for maintenance of several types of bos and floing equipment on the Missouri River and dam site. Performs routine maintenance, required adjustments, and emergency field repairs on vehicles or equipment. Performs welding, both acetylene and electric, as needed in the repair of vehicles, trailers, tractors, hitches and various other items of equipment and merials utilized in the maintenance of project areas. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. Maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Must be able to obtain/maintain an USACE bo operor's license (under 26') and authorizion to opere a tow bo with barge on a reservoir within 24 months of employment and possess/maintain the license thereafter. Must be able to obtain/maintain an USACE Mobile Crane Operors Certificion within 24 months of employment and possess/maintain the license thereafter. Must be qualified to drive Government vehicles in accordance with USACE standards. This position meets the criteria for random drug and alcohol testing position under the Department of Army Drug-Free Workplace Program as supplemented by
USACE ER 690-1-1218.
Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 7412, Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified Safety-Sensitive Under the DOT, Federal Highway Administrion Rules on Drug and Alcohol Testing. Pre-Employment drug test is required. Pre-Employment physical is required. Participion in the Medical Surveillance Program required (annual physical).
Qualificions Who May Apply :
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority cegories below are eligible to apply for this job. You asked to identify which cegory or cegories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the cegory or cegories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current US Army Corps of Engineers employees with competitive stus. 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 Nional 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 Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 demonstre, through experience shown in your written applicion merials th you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualificions (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n)
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operor tasks such as opering farm tractors, forklifts, and skid-steer loaders to load merials, clear brush, and maintain grounds. I can safely opere heavy equipment to perform fine grading or excave merials. I can perform daily preventive maintenance and minor field repairs. I opere trucks with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 lbs and possess a current valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL). I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible ring. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) and Ability to Opere Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (Reled to Mobile Equipment Operion) Operion of Motor Vehicles Reliability and Dependability as an Engineering Equipment Operor Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Ne, Clean, and in Order)
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Works in tiring or uncomfortable positions for long periods and requires frequent bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching. Works on the top of and under vehicles in cramped or awkward positions. Does strenuous work while standing, lying, or sitting. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds, and often puts forth similar effort in pushing, pulling, turning, and positioning parts, assemblies, equipment, and tools. Often lifts and moves heavier items with the assistance of other workers and with lifting devices such as jacks, hoists, and cranes.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Works inside and outside under abnormal temperure and weher conditions. Is exposed to the danger of tipping or overturning equipment when working on banks or side slopes. Is exposed to hazards of river traffic, erric river conditions, danger of falling overboard and drowning, etc. Employees are required to observe established safe working procedures. Approprie protective clothing and/or equipment is provided to minimize or elimine hazardous conditions and its use is mandory. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a background investigion. Direct deposit of pay is required. This is a(n) Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure 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 informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
Visit https:
//www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more informion. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions and an agency determinion th a PCS move is in the Government Interest. The Defense Nional Relocion Program (DNRP) is not authorized. The following incentives may be authorized: Recruitment incentive or Relocion Incentive. Not eligible for telework. Requires employee to wear protective clothing. May require working outside in all kinds of weher. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion 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 documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing th you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP considerion, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be red well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional informion about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website . Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion 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 marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Proof of Eligibility to
Apply:
Your applicion must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and wh document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further considerion.
NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/01/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12970979 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
RH-W2SJ07 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA DO NOT MAIL
Omaha, NE 68102 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion 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 marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Proof of Eligibility to
Apply:
Your applicion must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and wh document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further considerion.
NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/01/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12970979 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
RH-W2SJ07 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA DO NOT MAIL
Omaha, NE 68102 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply in 1 day Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 1, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Riverdale, ND No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $44.51 - $51.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
CERH-26-12970979-MP
Control number 870622300