Laborer (Construction Crew)

About the role

The position serves as the Laborer in Engineering Service assigned to the Construction Crew. Under the direct supervision of the Construction Crew Supervisor, Laborers perform a variety of duties including general housekeeping, moving furniture and equipment, transporting supplies and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Demolition of walls, floors, ceilings and other building systems
• Loading and unloading trucks; transporting and preparing new building materials for use in internal construction projects throughout the medical center
• Utilizes hand and powered equipment such as dollies, material carts, pallet jacks, fork lifts and tractors to load and unload tools and supplies from trucks.
• Sets up and maintains temporary construction areas in accordance with Infection Control guidelines to mitigate the spread of dust and debris.
• Routinely works with other tradesmen on the Construction Crew in performing tasks of various construction activities including carpentry, masonry, painting, electrical and pipefitting.
• Selects proper hand and power tools to effectively remove floors, walls and ceilings constructed of various building components such as block, brick, concrete, tile, sheetrock and metal stud framing.
• Inspects and maintains hand and power tools on a daily basis to identify and correct potential safety hazards.
• Removes and stores office furniture and equipment as necessary to accomplish work.

Physical Requirements

• Required to routinely lift and carry objects weighing up to 50lbs with little to no assistance, required to occasionally lift and carry heavy objects weighing up to 80lbs with assistance.
• Performs tasks and other strenuous laborer duties that require climbing ladders and considerable walking.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Experience: Specific 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.
• 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.

Benefits

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.

Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.