Maintenance Worker (Trails)

National Park Service•Crescent City, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker (Trails) serves with the National Park Service at Redwood National and State Parks, in Crescent City or Orick, California. The position is career-seasonal: it provides permanent employment benefits but not year-round work. During the first service year, the employee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status beginning in mid-December. Pay depends on grade and duty location: $27.64–$32.59 per hour in Crescent City, Del Norte County, or $27.00–$31.50 per hour in Orick, Humboldt County. First-time federal hires normally start at step 1. The position involves constructing and maintaining trails and trail structures, including carpentry with heavy logs and rough-sawn lumber, chainsaw work, and dry-stone masonry. The employee transports people, livestock, materials, tools, vehicles, and equipment to job sites, and may operate a range of vehicles and machinery. When working with volunteer groups or without a leader or supervisor, the employee leads volunteers on assigned projects. The work requires knowledge of trail maintenance, erosion control, and drainage patterns, sound judgment, and consistent use of safe work practices. The position requires a valid driver’s license and, as specified under physical demands, a valid Class B commercial driver’s license (CDL) before entry on duty. The employee may need to work on call or overtime, wear a uniform, and complete training. Work is physically strenuous and takes place outdoors in backcountry areas, varied terrain, and adverse weather.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication; complete E-Verify employment verification and participate in Direct Deposit.
Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment; possess a valid Class C driver’s license before entry on duty, as stated in the duties section.
Possess and maintain a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) before entry on duty, as stated under physical demands.
Be at least 18 years old to operate government vehicles; meet the stated minimum-age and education or school-status conditions for applicants under 18.
Wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
Be available for possible on-call and overtime work, and complete required training if required.
Meet the screen-out requirement of being able to perform the work of a Maintenance Worker (Trails) without more than normal supervision; achieve at least 2 points on the screen-out element and an average of at least 2 points across job elements.
Document relevant experience and training in the resume; current federal employees must document work hours as specified, and other applicants must state full-time or part-time status and hours worked per week.
Be able to perform heavy physical work, including frequent lifting and carrying of objects over 100 pounds, moving rocks and logs, using hand and power tools, and hiking up to 20 miles a day while carrying a backpack and tools.
Be able to live and work effectively in backcountry areas, outdoors, in varied terrain and adverse weather, and in close contact with small groups for extended periods.
Serve a one-year probationary period if required; continued employment depends on written agency certification.

Responsibilities

Perform carpentry on trail structures such as log checks, footbridges, multi-use bridges, corrals, hitch rails, and boardwalks, primarily using heavy logs and rough-sawn lumber.
Use chainsaws to fell, buck, notch, and shape logs for trail structures, bridges, water bars, retainer steps, crib walls, and steps.
Clear trails of downed trees and brush using chainsaws.
Maintain, repair, and construct walls, bridge abutments, causeways, riprap trail tread, and similar structures, primarily using dry-stone techniques.
Transport tools, materials, employees, livestock, vehicles, and equipment to job sites and trailheads; pick up, load, secure, distribute, and unload supplies and equipment.
Operate equipment and vehicles as needed, potentially including power wheelbarrows, loaders, forklifts, stake-side trucks, dump trucks, rollers, and towing equipment.
Lead diverse volunteer groups on assigned trail maintenance and construction projects when working with volunteers or in the absence of a leader or supervisor.
Recognize current and potential trail maintenance problems and apply knowledge of trail maintenance, erosion control, and drainage patterns.
Apply safe work practices and craft-specific operating procedures, participate in safety training and meetings and the behavior-based safety program, and report accidents promptly to a supervisor or work leader.