FUL - Maintenance Worker (Trails) (Seasonal)
What you'd do
This position is located in Petroglyph National Monument, in the Facility Management Division. This position may be filled for a seasonal period, up to 1560 hours, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: July- September 2026.
Major duties
Major Duties: Performs new trail construction and maintenance including sustainable trail design, general trail maintenance practices, masonry, and log carpentry work. Work also includes moving a variety of materials (stone, logs, fill, etc.) to work sites, maintaining and (re)constructing trail tread, hauling materials, rehabilitating project sites, cleaning drainages, installing signs, transplanting vegetation, and brushing trail segments. Work on park-wide trail construction and maintenance projects. Projects include foot trails in backcountry areas, front country paths, footbridge construction and maintenance, re-vegetation work, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks. Recognize and report future and existing maintenance problems such as erosion control and drainage pattern issues. May lead (train) Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and other youth corps employees, volunteers and conservation crews in new trail construction or maintenance projects in the front and back country. Will frequently lift and carry objects weighing over 100 lbs. Incumbent frequently hikes up to 10-15 miles daily. Work is performed in both front country and backcountry locations. Area Information:At just over 7,200 acres, Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles along the Albuquerque, New Mexico, West Mesa. Established by Congress on June 27, 1990, Petroglyph National Monument protects more than 20,000 petroglyphs and 350 archeological sites, including the Las Imagines National Archeological District. Co-managed by the City of Albuquerque, the Monument's annual visitation tops 350,000, including many visitors from the local communities near the Monument. The monument's cultural resources and landscape hold profound meaning and significance for traditional communities, including many of the Pueblos and Tribes of the Southwest.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability to Perform the duties of a Maintenance Worker (Trails) WG-07 without more than normal supervision. Requires ability to perform the full range of work on my own initiative as a maintenance worker performing trail construction and maintenance projects such as water bars, rock steps, retaining walls, drainage structures, rip-rap tread, bridges and signs. This experience includes knowledge of carpentry, masonry, use of hand tools and equipment operation in a trail maintenance and construction capacity. I have worked on a professional trail crew (i.e., NPS, U.S. Forest Service, Private Trail Crew, Conservation Corps, etc.) I have assisted in the instruction of peers in trail and trail equipment maintenance, and the proper and safe use of tools and equipment. Field Unit Local Hiring Authority This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: 50 miles within Albuquerque, New Mexico. Residency will be verified during the hiring process. Applicants must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.). If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: 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; religious; 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. ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.
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