Louisiana PFI Positions

Location: New Orleans, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E5:E6

Tour Description: 26-6115, Length 1 Year: Operates twin-engine and diesel-powered vessels (26-65 foot in length), navigates and maneuvers vessels for personnel engaged in conducting hydrographic and reconnaissance surveys along various waterways, maintains and conducts daily and monthly inspections on vessels, complies with navigation regulations and practices for the safety of personnel, and performs operator maintenance in accordance with established rules and regulations.

Qualifications: Must have certifications and licenses to operate a small craft vessel.
Duty Location: 7400 Leake Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 To apply for this position, please send your resume, military bio, three evaluations, and your Soldier Talent Profile to SFC Tabitha Ruckman at tabitha.n.ruckman.mil@mail.mil.



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378

Location: New Orleans, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E5:E6

Tour Description: 26-6114, Length 1 Year: orks alone or as part of a two-man team during lockages.
Handles bow or stern lines, walks lines to proper locations along wall and snubs lines to assist pilot in maneuvering craft into position.
Secures towlines to lock wall as required.
Operates electrical or electronic gate control to open or close gates at one end of the lock chamber.
As necessary during operation, removes debris or ice in path of gates or in lock wall recesses to avoid equipment or machinery damage.
Operates electrically, electronic, or hydraulically controlled valves controlling flow of water for emptying and filling operation, and during double lockages, operates electrical tow haulage unit as applicable to move barges into and out of lock chamber.
Operates light and horn signals to vessels entering and leaving lock chamber.
Understanding instructions or as directed,contacts boat pilots to obtain data such as number of passengers, tonnage and commodities being transported, point of origin and destination, etc., and following established procedures, records data plus information such as name of vessel, time of lockage, direction of travel and other pertinent facts about lockage.
Operates electrical or electronic controls to raise or lower dam gates in accordance with specific instructions regarding time and degree of gate change.
May be required to raise and lower wickets based on site specific facilities.
Performs a variety of tasks in providing assistance to, and/or personally performing work required for the installation, repair and maintenance of lock or lock and dam machinery and equipment of mechanical or electrical type, concrete work, etc.
Provides similar assistance to maintenance repair crews engaged in major work on lock or lock and dam appurtenant structures.
Performs continuing and special operational or functional checks on machinery to avoid untimely or dangerous equipment breakdown, and identify development of unsafe situations, and reports same to supervisor.
Operates a variety of power-driven hand tools and uses a variety of hand/mechanical tools to accomplish the maintenance tasks.
May operate various types of floating plant and mobile equipment to accomplish tasks.
May perform various sub-journeyman work such as welding, plumbing, carpentry, painting, electrical, etc. in the performance of duties.
Other similar duties as assigned.
Duty location: 7400 Leake Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 To apply for this position, please email your resume, military bio, three evaluations, and your Soldier Talent Profile to SFC Tabitha Ruckman at tabitha.n.ruckman.mil@mail.mil."



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378

Location: New Orleans, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E5:E6

Tour Description: 26-6113, Length 1 year: Implements and maintains a site-specific program of scheduled inspections, test operations, preventive maintenance, and planned or unplanned emergency repair and replacement of a wide variety of electrical, electronic, hydraulics, and mechanically interrelated/interlocking facility equipment and controls.
Equipment controls serviced are typically unique to navigation lock and dam facilities, ranging in age from essentially original equipment to that which is electronic state-of-the-art resulting from major rehabilitation and updating (i.e., variable frequency drives).
Independently schedules day-to-day maintenance and repair work; participates in short-term and long-term preventive maintenance and repair/replacement planning; performs the most complex troubleshooting, diagnostic maintenance inspection and repair work; and provides technical direction to other full-time and seasonal lower-graded personnel assigned to assist in the accomplishment of repair and maintenance work.
Overall site responsibility for maintenance and repair operations extends also to maintenance, repair, and replacement of parts, systems, equipment, or basic structure items normally associated with buildings and grounds at the facility.
When required, performs locking of boats and dam gate operations.
Implements and maintains a program of scheduled and unplanned/ emergency inspections, test operations, preventive maintenance, and repair/replacement of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical interrelated/interlocking equipment and controls.
Maintains continuing vigilance through personal observation, scheduled maintenance activities, inspections, discussions with operating personnel, and with supervisor to detect changes or variances in equipment functioning, response to operating commands or sounds that may signal. impending electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic malfunctions or breakdowns.
To apply for this position, please send your resume, military bio, three evaluations, and your Soldier Talent Profile.



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378

Location: New Orleans, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E5:E6:E7

Tour Description: 26-6112, Length 1 Year: Conducts hydrographic surveys of the district's navigation channels to accurately locate channel deficiencies, sunken vessels and/or other obstructions that may interfere with use of the waterway, uses Differential Global Positioning instrumentation in conjunction with motion-corrected single beam bathymetric systems and hydrographic computer software, analyzes raw survey data, directs the use of equipment and vessels to gather necessary information on channel conditions, and investigates reported underwater channel obstructions.
To apply for this position, please email your resume, military bio, three evaluations, and your Soldier Talent profile to SFC Tabitha Ruckman at tabitha.n.ruckman.mil@mail.mil.



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378

Location: New Orleans, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E5:E6

Tour Description: 26-6111, Length 1 year: Operates barge-mounted cranes (approximately 100–140-ton capacity with various size buckets and various length booms) required in the maintenance of navigation locks and dams and navigation channels, performing difficult operations where maneuverability is restricted and accuracy is critical.
Uses such attachments as clamshell bucket, orange-peel bucket, drag bucket, and pile driving hammer on friction type machine.
Blocks and headache ball will be used on friction and hydraulic type cranes.
Determines length and angle of boom and proper positioning of crane for all work performed.
As required, operates other types of cranes for which authorized.
The general scope of work tends to vary according to season of year.
The following work assignments are typical of duties performed, i.e., pile driving, duty cycle, de-waterings, rigging/lift plans, operate heavy equipment machinery.
Duty Location: 7400 Leake Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

Qualifications: Crane Operator's Certificate from an accredited (nationally recognized accrediting organization) crane/derrick operator testing organization; or Qualification by a professionally independent source that qualifies crane operators; or Qualification by the U.S. military; or licensing by a U.S.
Government Entity.
Once selected, selectee must be certified and trained on USACE plant prior to commencing work."



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378

Location: Multiple, LA
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - New Orleans District (MVN)
Service: Army Desired Grade: E6:O1:W1

Tour Description: 26-6109, Length 1 Year: Hiring for multiple locations: New Orleans, LA and Lafayette LA The Quality Assurance Representative III is expected to interpret plans and specifications relating to construction problems of normal difficulty, that is those for which there are precedents and those without unusual complications.
The Quality Assurance Representative III will resolve differences between plans and specifications when such differences do not involve questions of cost or engineering design.
Engineering and supervisory assistance is readily available and is provided as needed to assist in interpreting plans and specifications and in resolving differences involving complex problems.
Technical assistance is also available on specialized trade crafts or materials problems.
Inspection reports are reviewed for accuracy, completeness, and adequacy.
Unusually difficult and novel problems are discussed with the supervisor.
Quality Assurance Representative III's are typically authorized to approve minor deviations in construction methods and practices which conform to established precedents, and do not involve added costs, and are consistent with contract plan and specifications.
Decisions by Quality Assurance Representative III's on the acceptability of construction methods and practices about workmanship materials and the finished product are considered to be final.

Qualifications: High school diploma and general construction experience To apply for this position, please email your military bio, resume, and soldier Talent Profile to SFC Tabitha Ruckman at tabitha.n.ruckman.mil@mail.mil.



To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378