Maintenance Worker (Trails)

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries.

Positions may not be filled at every duty station.

Qualifications:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118-C) will be used in determining applicants' qualifications. There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, you must be able to demonstrate through the experience shown in your written resume that you possess the competencies to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
2. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.
3. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
4. Use of Measuring Instruments
5. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading)
6. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
7. Knowledge of Materials

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.

In addition, experience in a variety of the following trades is required to be documented in detail in your resume: carpentry, masonry, cement work, painting, trail construction and maintenance, equipment operation.

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.

Responsibilities:

Duties
The employment periods are listed below but may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

• Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) - Denali Park, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to September.
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA) - Bartlett Cove, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to October.
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA) - Yakutat, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to October. Apply to Yakutat, Alaska if you are interested in working at Dry Bay, Alaska. Applicants selected for Yakutat will be duty stationed at Dry Bay, AK.
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO) - Skagway, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to October.
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) - Glennallen, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to September.

As a Maintenance Worker (Trails), you will perform maintenance, repair, and construction of backcountry and front country trails. Those duties will include:

• Perform masonry work, primarily dry stone, in the construction, stabilization, and maintenance to historic and non-historic trail structures including:
  • Maintain, repair, and construct walls (both single and multi-tier), bridge abutments, causeways, riprap trail tread and other similar structures.
  • Quarries, cuts, shapes, and finishes stone for use in walls, walkways, bridges, and walls.
  • Determine appropriate mix and apply mortar in proper proportions.
  • Use a variety of tools including single and double jacks, rock bars, line levels, string lines, tape measures, air-driven or pionjar rock drills, chisels, cement mixers, trowels, etc.
• Perform carpentry work, primarily using heavy log and rough-sawn lumber, on trail structures such as log checks, foot-bridges, multi-use bridges, corrals, hitch rails, and boardwalks including:
  • Use chainsaw to fell, buck, notch and/or shape both native and pressure treated logs in the maintenance and construction of multi-use and foot bridges, water bars and retainer steps, crib walls and steps.
  • Use chainsaws to clear trails of downed trees and brush.
  • Build accessible trails to meet ADA guidance.
  • Maintain and repair chainsaws, gas-powered rills, timber tongs, and other tools associated with log work.
  • Measure, cut, and install dimensional lumber using on-site measurements, verbal/written directions and blueprints.
• Operate pick-up trucks, vans, or off-road vehicles on a variety of road surfaces to transport, load, unload, and distribute equipment and supplies to job sites and trailheads.

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Physical Demands: Heavy physical effort is required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity includes:

• Frequently lifts and carries objects weighing over 100 pounds, must carry and roll rocks and logs, move rocks of several tons with rock bars, use hammers to crush or shape rock, and use shovels extensively.
• Frequently hikes up to 20 miles daily and must be able to do so while carrying a backpack, power and/or hand tools.

Working Conditions: Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people or extended periods of time. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects in various terrain up to 13,000 feet elevation in all extremes of adverse weather conditions. Trail work is dusty, and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rocks and logs, working in and around rockslide areas, working around stock, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery.