PAE

Large Passenger Vehicle Operator

OCONUS-Antarctica-McMurdo Station Full time

Position Responsibilities: 

  • Maintains a safe workplace by adhering to and supporting Amentum’s SafeUp® program and all US Antarctic Program (USAP) safety policies, procedures, and requirements, ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.  

  • Operates shuttle service vehicles on varying road surfaces in inclement weather conditions with consideration for passenger safety. Vehicles include 11-14 passenger vans, Foremost Delta II with passenger compartment, Foremost 56-passenger Terra Bus, and Kress/ Caterpillar 730 tractor-trailer with 59-passenger module. 

  • Transports passengers and flight crew members to and from the airfield ramp while obeying all airfield safety requirements. 

  • Performs and documents required mechanical and fluid checks of shuttle vehicles prior to and during operation. 

  • Completes required shuttle and taxi logs. 

  • Communicates via two-way radio in accordance with prescribed procedures and proper radio etiquette. 

  • Provides Scott Base shuttle service as required. 

  • Provides transportation for Long Duration Balloon (LDB) personnel. 

  • Provides morning and evening shift change transportation for 109th AW personnel. 

  • Provides on-call taxi service. 

  • Monitors flight departure and return landing times, passenger transportation needs, taxi service needs, and other various tasking as a dispatcher, dispatches tasking accordingly. 

  • Performs “bellhop” service upon request for both incoming and outgoing flights. 

  • Interacts with the National Science Foundation, military, and other agency officials, both over the telephone and in person, in a professional and tactful manner. 

  • Actively participates in safety briefings and meetings. Performs Job Hazard Analyses, Work Center Inspections, and other safety reports, as required. 

  • Provides light vehicle training for other departments as necessary.  

  • Provides large passenger vehicle training internally as necessary. 

  • Supports other departments as necessary. 

  • Must be able to interact with all team members in a positive and productive manner. 

  • Responsible for maintaining workplace programs and ensuring safety is the highest priority in the workplace. 

  • Performs other duties as required. 

 

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses: 

  • High School diploma or GED 

  • A minimum of one year vehicle and/or equipment operating experience with at least six months of operating large capacity passenger vehicles and/or tractor-trailer over-the-road vehicles. 

 

Expected Skills and Competencies: 

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

  • Customer service experience.  

  • Good multi-tasking, and organizational skills, and basic computer knowledge. 

 

Preferred: 

  • Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brake endorsement. 

 

 

Physical and/or Other Requirements: 

  • Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods  

  • Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica 

  • Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer 

  • Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF 

  • Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.  

  • Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.  

  • Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives 

  • Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States 

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.