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Open: May 6, 2026 — Closes: May 16, 2026
Summary
This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Maintenance & Engineering Division. Career/Career-Conditional Full-time appointment. This job announcement is open to receive applications from the first 100 applicants. The job announcement will remain open until either the quota of 100 applicants, or 05/16/2026 is reached. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration, even those that exceed the 100-applicant limit.
Major Duties
The position is a Utility System Repairer-Operator (USRO) for the Blue Ridge Parkway, with a vacancy in Balsam NC. The primary purpose of this position is to install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate potable water and wastewater utility systems that require intermediate to journey level skills. Area/Duty Station 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. Duties at WG/XA-4742-07 This position serves as a trainee Utility Systems Repairer-Operator The primary purpose of this position is to work under a grade 09 or higher journey-level position to maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate utility systems that require intermediate level skills in various utility related trades such as electrical equipment repair, plumbing, wastewater treatment operation, and water treatment operation. The work increases in difficulty, complexity, and responsibility as the incumbent gains experience and demonstrates a full comprehension of the target level position of Utility Systems Repairer-Operator, WG/XA-4742-09. Duties at WG/XA-4742-09 This position serves as a Utility Systems Repairer-Operator to install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, upgrade, repair, and calibrate a variety of utility systems that require fully developed or journey level skills in various utility related trades such as electrical equipment repair, plumbing, wastewater treatment operation, water treatment operation, and air conditioning equipment operation.
