Maintenance Worker (Trails) (Temporary)

National Park Service • Hawaii National Park, HI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker (Trails) performs recurring building and/or utility maintenance and operations duties and assists journeymen and other higher-graded maintenance workers. Trail work includes clearing windfallen trees, vegetation, rockfall, and other debris; rebuilding eroded tread surfaces; and assisting with the installation and maintenance of trail structures such as cribbing, retaining walls, water-diversion bars, and steps. The work also includes maintaining and constructing graded and paved trails.

At the WG-7 level, the worker provides daily guidance and direction to field crews performing trail maintenance and construction. Duties include constructing and maintaining rock and wood water bars, retaining walls, cribbing, and other trail structures; laying out and constructing new trails in rocky, mountainous terrain; and restoring landscapes along abandoned trails.

This is a temporary federal position with an initial appointment expected to last less than 12 months and the possibility of extension up to a total of two years. The anticipated entry-on-duty date is December 2027. Work takes place outdoors in backcountry areas and varied terrain, potentially at elevations up to 13,000 feet and in adverse weather. The position involves strenuous physical activity and hazardous conditions. The worker may be required to wear a uniform, work on-call or overtime, and work evenings, weekends, holidays, or shifts. Government quarters may be required; housing may be available but is not guaranteed.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Must meet the applicable minimum-age requirements: at least 18 years old, or at least 16 and meeting one of the stated education, vocational-training, or student-work conditions.
• A valid driver's license is required if operating a government or private motor vehicle is part of official duties; operators of government vehicles must be at least 18.
• WG-5 applicants must have experience demonstrating the ability to perform maintenance work under general supervision, including relevant basic carpentry, simple electrical repairs or installations, basic plumbing, painting, janitorial work, and/or preventive maintenance on small engines. Experience may also include operating pickup trucks and using power tools such as chainsaws, vibratory compactors, and string trimmers.
• WG-7 applicants must demonstrate journeyman-level experience in trail maintenance and construction across rigging, masonry, carpentry, hazardous tree mitigation and removal, and motor vehicle and equipment operation.
• WG-7 applicants must have experience independently supervising front- and backcountry trail crews and performing trail and backcountry camp maintenance in isolated wilderness trail systems as part of a professional trail crew.
• WG-7 applicants must have supervised construction of technically challenging trail and camp structures, such as new trails, trail bridges, foot logs, turnpikes, rock walls, and hitch rails.
• WG-7 applicants must have experience working on maintenance or preservation of historic buildings and supervising crews across a variety of trail types.
• WG-7 applicants must have experience working with materials used on trail and historic-structure projects, including logs, timbers, dimensional lumber, stone, steel, and concrete.
• WG-7 applicants must hold current chainsaw certification or wildland-fire sawyer qualifications and be certified to buck or fell complex, large-diameter logs or trees.
• WG-7 applicants must be able to lift at least 90 pounds and hike up to 15 miles a day; the physical-demand description also states that workers must frequently hike up to 20 miles a day while carrying a backpack and tools.
• WG-7 lead applicants must have sufficient skill and knowledge to perform leader duties involving three or more workers.
• Applicants must demonstrate the listed job-related abilities, including working without more than normal supervision, interpreting instructions and specifications (including blueprint reading), using and maintaining tools and equipment, knowledge of materials and technical practices, and using measuring instruments.
• Applicants must meet at least two points on the screen-out element(s) and average at least two points across all job elements to be considered qualified.
• A resume must document relevant experience and training and support the applicant's assessment questionnaire responses.
• A selectee may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, and/or shifts; complete training and operate a four-wheel-drive vehicle; and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• A selectee may be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program and occupy government quarters.

Responsibilities

• Safely use and properly maintain hand and power tools required for the job.
• Clear trails of windfallen trees, vegetation, rockfall, and other debris.
• Build up trail tread surfaces in eroded areas.
• Assist with installation and maintenance of trail structures, including cribbing, retaining walls, water-diversion bars, and steps.
• Maintain and construct graded and paved trails.
• At WG-7, provide daily guidance and direction to field crews completing trail maintenance and construction.
• Construct and maintain rock and wood water bars, retaining walls, cribbing, and other trail structures.
• Lay out and construct new trails in rocky, mountainous terrain.
• Perform landscape restoration of abandoned trails.
• Perform recurring building and/or utility maintenance and operations duties and assist journeymen and other higher-graded maintenance workers.

Benefits

• A uniform allowance will be provided.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a range of benefits; specific eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• The announcement states that the salary includes locality pay, with additional cost-of-living allowance potentially applying in Hawaii.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed