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Open: March 6, 2026 — Closes: March 20, 2026
Summary
This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Division of Maintenance & Engineering. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 03/20/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major Duties
The incumbent is a Civil Engineer for the Blue Ridge Parkway, a Unit of the National Park Service. The incumbent serves as an experienced engineer providing civil engineering mentorship and expertise for a variety of complex projects and activities throughout the Blue Ridge Parkway, which typically include a variety of geographic locations, complex features, and unusual needs or special demands. Work may include design, studies, analyses, construction administration, documentation, inspections, assessments, investigations, reviews, cost estimating, specifications writing, compliance evaluations, and evaluating facility capacities and operations for all types of facilities along the Parkway (buildings, water & wastewater utilities, roadway, campgrounds, picnic areas, visitor centers, dams, signage, etc.). Area Information The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the crest of the southern Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia between two eastern national parks - Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. For more park information, log on to: http://www.nps.gov/blri. Asheville, North Carolina - The duty station is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Park Headquarters (mile post 384 on the Blue Ridge Parkway), which is located in Asheville, North Carolina. All goods and services are available in Asheville and the surrounding communities. CTAP/ICTAP: 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. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).
