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Open: April 29, 2026 — Closes: May 6, 2026
Summary
Failure to submit any of the required documents/information will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents/information has been submitted. OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Information section for details.
Major Duties
This position is located in Denali National Park and Preserve in the Maintenance Division. The typical season for this position is May - September, but varies during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, and/or funding. Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Overhaul, repair, service, and maintain heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, graders, snowblowers, 10 cubic-yard dump trucks, loaders, and other construction equipment including screen plants and crushers. Provide preventative maintenance of heavy equipment and vehicles in accordance with manufacturers' standards, park, and GSA policies. Troubleshoot causes of mechanical problems and make repairs utilizing shop manuals and computer software to diagnose difficult repairs. Make welding repairs on plows, blades, and structural members and fabricate parts from raw stock. Operate mobile equipment, such as front-end loaders, trucks, graders, bulldozers, and dump trucks. Physical Demands: Physical effort is active, requiring walking, standing, lifting (up to 50 pounds) stooping, and working in cramped positions. Occasionally strenuous physical effort is exerted in climbing and carrying hand tools and in the repair of powered equipment. Working Conditions: Works in areas that are frequently dusty, dirty, and greasy and is exposed to solvents, noxious gases and fumes that could result in burns, infections, and cuts. Works indoors and outdoors and must be capable of working satisfactorily in adverse conditions of rain, snow, and in high insect density. Government housing may be available. Please visit find a park for additional park information. 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.
