Maintenance Worker (Trails) Seasonal
What you'd do
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: November 2026. The work schedule is an 8-days-on, 6-days-off rotation, with employees working every other weekend. Employees work from Wednesday through the following Wednesday. For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.
Major duties
Major Duties: Incumbents to this position will be required to use a variety of hand and power tools to perform trail repair and construction work. This work is performed in front-country and remote wilderness locations often employing minimum tool standards and techniques. These responsibilities include but are not limited to digging ditches, stone wall repairs, grading trail surfaces and installing water-bars and retainer-bars. To facilitate construction of these features you will be required to operate jackhammers, chainsaws, gas-powered drills, picks, rock-bars, hammers, shovels, and various other hand and power tools. Some tools require certification prior to operation. You will be required to obtain and provide certification documents prior to use of these tools. If selected for this position, you will be required to operate a vehicle for traveling to and from the jobsite.
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 work of a Maintenance Worker (Trails), WG-4749-06 without more than normal supervision(SCREEN OUT) Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of materials Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation repair, etc Use of Measuring Instruments 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. Physical Effort: Maintenance workers are expected to exert a great deal of physical effort while repairing trails. Travel to and from work can take several hours and can require hiking 3-4 miles to the jobsite and 3-4 miles back at day's end, often carrying packs and/or tools exceeding fifty pounds in weight. Trail repair work consists of moving rock, soil and other building materials by hand. These objects can weigh in excess of 100 pounds. Work is conducted in steep, rocky and precipitous locations. Elevation changes range from 8,000 feet on the Canyon's Rim to 2,000 feet along the river. Temperatures range from below 0 degrees in the winter to up to 118 degrees in the summer. Working around mules can pose the hazard of getting stepped on, kicked, or pushed. Working Conditions: Work is conducted in steep, rocky and precipitous locations. Elevation changes range from 8,000 feet on the Canyon's Rim to 2,000 feet along the river. Temperatures range from below 0 degrees in the winter to above 100 degrees in the summer. Working around mules can pose the hazard of getting stepped on, kicked or pushed. Employees must be fit and able to hike and perform strenuous labor. Employees must maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace. All policies regarding drug and alcohol will be addressed upon acceptance of position. Use of drugs or alcohol will be terms for immediate dismissal of duty. Work may require travel in a helicopter or boat to access remote locations. This position may require schedule changes to perform needed repairs or to cover schedules. These changes can be made with little prior warning. This position often requires living in cramped quarters with fellow employees necessitating a positive attitude and teamwork mentality. This position may require riding on a mule to job locations in the backcountry under the leadership and monitoring of an Animal Packer.
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