Motor Vehicle Operator

Motor Vehicle Operator

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Perry Point, Maryland

Salary Range: $28.28 - $32.93 Per Hour

Job Summary: The incumbent serves as a Motor Vehicle Operator in the Transportation Section of the Facilities & Engineering Service at the VA Maryland Health Care System. This section is responsible for the transportation needs of all three campuses within the VA Maryland Health Care System, which are located within 50 miles of each other.

Major Duties:

• Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Required to have CDL license "Class A with passenger endorsement" and drive any and all motor vehicles as assigned, both on and off station, including interstate travel. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license issued by a federal, state or other recognized governmental agency. Operate gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles consisting of sedans, station wagons, minivans, large vans, sport utility vehicles, ambulances, light and heavy trucks, ADA compliant shuttles and motor coaches, not to exceed 38,000 pounds, over public roads (or the equivalent) at highway speeds, throughout rural and urban areas. May be operating a tractor-trailer periodically. Possess the skill to drive passenger cars, vans, mini-buses, pick-up trucks, other trucks and any vehicles not exceeding 38,000 pounds in weight with either a manual or automatic transmission. Able to follow verbal or written directions with or without a map or another navigation device if necessary. Must have knowledge of the English language (i.e. speaking, writing, reading and comprehending) and be able to communicate to ask questions of various individuals if necessary to accomplish an assigned task. Must be skilled in handling the controls for starting, stopping, backing and driving vehicles. Depending on the assignment and the vehicle used, will have the skill and knowledge of operating special-purpose accessory equipment such as wheelchair lifts. Must be familiar with operations of vehicles and be capable of parallel parking the assigned vehicle in a space in a city street environment, of difficult backing operations to docks, doors, ambulance bays, etc. Must know the height, width, length and weight of the vehicle in order to judge overhead and side clearances, safe braking distances and maintain safe distances between vehicles. Have skill and knowledge of safely loading, hauling and unloading the assigned vehicle to prevent load shifting or injuries to themselves or others. This may be performed either with or without an assistant. In accomplishing assignments requiring scheduled deliveries and stops, must be aware of changing traffic patterns in order to maintain time schedules and routes. Incumbent must know how to read a map or utilize a GPS to determine the shortest and safest route, recognize road and traffic hazards and take the necessary steps to avoid or minimize their effect. Have the general skill and knowledge of the mechanical aspects of motor vehicles in order to properly identify maintenance and repair needs and schedule or coordinate such when needed. This skill shall include the ability to perform pre-trip inspections and routine operator-level maintenance such as monitoring fluid levels, checking tire pressure, and washing/cleaning. Have the ability to change a tire utilizing the various tools and equipment that are provided by the vehicle manufacturer and following the instructions included in the vehicle. Have the skill and knowledge to document travel and deliveries and properly handle packages as required by the VAMHCS. Work Schedule: Rotating shifts - 0500-1330, 0600-1430, 0730-1600, 1130-2000 Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator/PD512-25367-A and PD25367A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/01/2025. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Drive Safely Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Motor Vehicles Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability And Dependability Without more than normal supervision Work Practices 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Moderate physical effort is used in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate, back, and turn vehicles. Additional physical effort is used to load and unload vehicles. Depending on the material being transported, objects lifted may weigh up to 100 pounds. The employee must remain mentally attentive at all times in order to successfully accomplish assignments involving driving. Working Conditions: The incumbent will be required to work in all types of weather conditions. The incumbent will be working indoors as well as outdoors. There may be occasions when the incumbent is required to operate a motor vehicle in inclement weather conditions such as snow or ice storms, wind, fog, and other wet conditions. The incumbent is subject to cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of exposure to serious accidents or other conditions. The incumbent will be exposed to various driving conditions and traffic patterns. The incumbent will be required to drive vehicles having a gross weight ranging from 10,000 up to 80,000 lbs.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/01/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12833043. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-01