OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE WORK LEADER

Summary

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: Leads and performs skilled operations, maintenance, and repair work on locks and dams, floating plant, facilities, and equipment while directing crews, coordinating work, ensuring safety, and providing technical training.

Duties

• Responsible for getting work started, setting the pace, and demonstrating proper work methods.
• Obtains new supplies and materials using the Purchase Request and Commitment process.
• Leads and performs work on Lock and Dam, facilities, grounds, and utilities both on land and aboard floating plant.
• Reports to supervisors on status and progress of work, including causes of work delays.
• Explains safety precautions to be followed in setting up machinery and equipment.
• Reviews programs such as daily vessel logs and night security logs for conformance and accuracy.
• Conducts training sessions designed to update, improve, or upgrade the knowledge and skills of others.
• Provides input to supervisors regarding employee conduct and performance for DPMAP, rewards, and disciplinary purposes.
• Shows the proper trade techniques and practices.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. 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). 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 demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE WORK LEADER without more than normal supervision in performing common lock and dam operations and maintenance duties on land and aboard floating plant, to include: operating and maintaining lock and dam operations; or performing common tasks in support of lock and dam operations including basic construction equipment operation, basic carpentry, basic plumbing, basic pipefitting, and/or basic electrical. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. Physical Efforts: The work involves maintenance and repair work for a variety of machinery, buildings, utilities, structures, related fixtures and grounds. The employee uses care, caution, skill and good coordination when handling machinery, climbing, stretching, bending, stooping, standing, etc. in uncomfortable positions for an extended period of time; uses safety procedures; lifts ropes and lines and participates in rescue operations which require strength and endurance. May cause voice and muscle strain. Lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds, but on occasion, may be required to lift and carry items in excess of 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed a considerable portion of time out-of-doors in all types of weather, river conditions, and is subject to injury from the use of a variety of tools as well as wet working surfaces. There is danger of falling overboard while working aboard craft and lock walls. Also subject to danger of falling when working from ladders and scaffolds as well as exposure to dirt, dust, bad smelling fumes, broken bones, scrapes, burns, infections, cuts, bruises, and electrical shock. Work using front-end loader is performed in all types of weather, often in open driver's seat or platform. Exposure to injury due to the possibility of the equipment overturning and is subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt and fumes from the motor and exhaust.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/14/2026 to receive consideration To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13053573). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application 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 will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.