Major Duties Statement
The position is an Engineering Equipment Operator for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two positions will be filled from this announcement, one in Roanoke, Co, Va (Vinton sub-district) and one in Floyd Co, Va. (Rocky Knob sub-district.) The primary purpose of the position is to operate various engineering and construction equipment. Major duties include:
- Operates gas or diesel powered engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawler-type traction, such as road graders, tractors with bulldozers or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, wheel loaders, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments.
- Operates equipment to push, pull, pile, excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth and /or refuse.
- Uses equipment to perform such functions as cutting, moving, digging, grading, and rolling earth, sand, stone, and other materials to maintain ditches, road shoulders and beds.
- Road maintenance including winter snow removal on mountain roads in winter storm conditions
Area/Duty Station Information The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the crest of the southern Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia between two eastern national parks-Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. For more park information, log on to: http://www.nps.gov/blri. Duty locations for these vacancies are located in two Districts of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Roanoke Co, Virginia - The duty station is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Vinton Maintenance Area, which is located in Roanoke Co, Virginia. Roanoke is a thriving urban area with more rural areas readily accessible.
Floyd Co, Virginia - The duty station is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Rocky Knob Maintenance Area in Floyd, Co, Va. Floyd is a very rural area with most major amenities being at least 30 minutes from duty station.
Starting at $26.37 Per Hour (XA 10)