FUL-Maintenance Mechanic Trails

Your tasks

This position provides on-the-ground leadership for trail maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction projects across front country and backcountry environments. The incumbent leads employees, youth corps participants, volunteers, and conservation crews while ensuring safe operations, efficient project completion, and stewardship of park resources. Work involves a combination of field leadership, technical trail construction expertise, equipment operation, and project planning in remote and challenging environments. Day-to-Day Duties: Assign and oversee daily trail crew work activities. Maintain and repair trails, drainage features, and trail structures. Operate chainsaws, power tools, vehicles, and construction equipment. Monitor trail conditions and ensure compliance with safety standards. Support project planning, documentation, and logistics for trail operations.

Requirements

Additional requirements continued.. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc. Knowledge of materials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instructions 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. Note: Applicants must have experience performing journey-level trail maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and construction work, including the application of trade practices associated with carpentry, masonry/stonework, cement work, painting, or related maintenance trades. Experience is demonstrated by maintaining and repairing trails, drainage features, retaining walls, and trail structures; operating and maintaining hand tools, power tools, and equipment; and monitoring trail conditions. Experience may also be demonstrated by leading employees, volunteers, youth corps participants, or conservation crews; assigning and overseeing work activities; coordinating project logistics; ensuring adherence to safety standards; and independently completing trail maintenance and construction projects. Your resume must support your response to the assessment questionnaire, and if it does not, your application will be marked as not eligible. 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. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements to be considered qualified for this position.

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.

There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must be able to obtain a valid driver's license within 14 days from entry-on-duty and maintain license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. This position may require camping in the backcountry or remote areas of the park for up to 5 nights per month, to complete trail projects. May be required to work on some weekends and holidays as part of regular tour of duty, and should be available for emergency callout. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You be able to obtain and maintain current CPR, First Aid, and chainsaw certifications. These certifications are not required at the time of appointment; the National Park Service will provide the training necessary to obtain and maintain them. Career Seasonal agreement is required. You must be at least 18 years of age or older to operate government vehicles. Additional requirements listed under Qualifications section..

Other

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Region, for Denali National Park and Preserve at Denali Park, Alaska. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately mid-January to mid-November, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.