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Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Leader
Federal Emergency Management Agency · Posted 54 days ago
On-site Round Hill, VA $40.2 – $46.9/hr Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic ESTPISTP OperationsTradesTransportation
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In this position you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), Facilities Management and Operations Branch. MWEOC is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, approximately 60 miles west of Washington, DC. The ideal candidate for this position has experience leading others in the repair and maintenance of heavy mobile equipment and fleet vehicles and administering the maintenance program.
What You'll Do
- →All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place.
- →Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
- →All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground.
- →What will I do in this position if hired?
- →In this position, you will serve as a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Leader responsible for leading others and performing work involved in the maintenance, repair and modification of heavy-duty vehicles and mobile equipment.
- →Typical assignments include: Planning the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials and day-to-day projects.
- →Assigning work to individuals and providing technical direction or help in accomplishing difficult work steps/processes and investigating work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity for implementation of corrective actions to resolve work problems.
- →Assuring safety and housekeeping practices are followed, determining the training needs of employees and arranging for accomplishments.
- →Making repairs to heavy mobile equipment and vehicles including overhauling/rebuilding equipment/vehicles containing diesel, gasoline and other types of combustion engines both automatic and standard transmissions with heavy duty drive line systems and hydraulic utility systems and controls (e.g., construction, earth moving, firefighting and comparable industrial or special equipment).
- →Operating all types of equipment such as motor graders, backhoes, front end loaders, excavators, dump trucks, fork-lifts and special use equipment such as platform lifts and cranes over uneven terrain and improved/unimproved roads, etc.
- →What else do I need to know?
- →At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
- →Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
- →All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Requirements
- ✓To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
- ✓To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Top Secret Clearance as a condition of placement into this position.
- ✓This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information).
- ✓For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
- ✓The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
- ✓If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
- ✓Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓Selective Service registration required.
- ✓Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
- ✓You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- ✓You must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
- ✓Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5fcf422d-3bba-43f9-a135-25b4bc5becdc
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