Heavy Equipment Operator - Maintenance Mechanic 3 - Permanent - 2025-06700

Heavy Equipment Operator

Join our team at the Capital and Asset Management Program, where we provide essential engineering, construction, and maintenance services to support the agency's facilities, infrastructure, and ecosystems.

With your expertise in operating heavy machinery, you will skillfully maneuver machinery around sensitive utilities and structures while providing support to projects.

In this dynamic position, your work on various projects and enhancements, from maintaining gravel roads to wetland restoration, will benefit wildlife, fisheries, and the public.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, this position will :

• Heavy Equipment Operation. Provides expert operation of construction and earth moving equipment such as, but not limited to : excavators of various sizes; track loaders more than 70 net flywheel horsepower; wheel loaders more than 80 net flywheel horsepower; crawler tractors having 80 or more net flywheel horsepower; motorized graders; compacting rollers; rubber-tired loader / backhoe combination 51 net flywheel horsepower or more.
• Grade Engineer. Proficiently operates GPS technology and rotating laser levels to shoot grades and establish various elevations of a jobsite. Correct, or maintain grade / elevations.
• Truck Driving. Operate trucks and trailers of all types and sizes to transport materials, equipment.
• Plumbing. Install, maintain, and repair culverts, catch basins.
• Equipment Repair / Fabrication. Diagnose and repair problems in the field with vehicles and equipment.
• Carpentry. Demolishes or alters buildings, sheds, concrete forms and other structures from plans, sketches or instructions.

Working Conditions : Duties are performed at construction sites in the Hatcheries and Wildlife areas and on occasion in an office setting. Hazards include working on rough terrain, riverbanks, slippery slopes, and other surfaces, confined and difficult to reach spaces, and in all types of weather conditions, including extreme heat, rain, or snow. Bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, and lifting of 50 pounds repetitively when loading and unloading trucks or moving materials around project site. Operate motor vehicles in hazardous weather conditions such as snow and ice while on mountain passes, highways, and roads (both paved and unpaved). Must be able to negotiate water in emergency situations.

Schedule : Work 6 : 00 am-4 : 30 pm, Monday-Thursday. Work overtime as needed / requested. This may include overnight stays and evening and weekend work.

Travel requirements : Travel required 60-80% depending on season.

Customer Interactions : Frequent interactions varying between Federal, Local, Inter-Agency, and Intra-Agency customers and vendors.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications :

All of the following :

All of the following :

Licenses / Certifications : A valid driver's license recognized in the state of Washington and an acceptable driving record. Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and a current Medical Examiner's Certificate.

Preferred Qualifications : In addition to the required qualifications, our ideal applicant will possess some or all the following :

Your application should include the following :