Preservationist

National Park Service • Multiple Locations • $30.42 - $38.64 / hour • 3m ago

JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of the position is to perform work on conventional/typical preservation projects for a variety of historic structures. This entails the full gamut of types, and includes some new construction, major restoration or rehabilitation, complete stabilization, significant alteration, etc. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Please see "Next Steps" for more information. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Preservationist you will: Perform carpentry, masonry and painting related tasks, including roofing, framing, finishes, windows, doors, and cabinetry. Replicate historic features, historic mortar mixes, and other treatments on historic structures while maintaining the maximum amount of historic fabric. Perform journeyman level carpentry and masonry tasks to repair, reconstruct, replicate, restore, or rehabilitate historic structures and historic features. Utilize investigation techniques to perform condition evaluations and recommend appropriate treatments for historic structures. Make precise calculations of quantities, volumes, area, curves, arcs, tangents and elevations using tapes, rules, squares, angle finders, levels, sight levels, compass, divider, calipers and arithmetic calculation. Perform tasks in accordance with oral instructions, written instructions, blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications and building codes. Properly and safely select, use, and maintain a wide variety of modern and ancient hand tools, power tools, and stationary equipment for the performance of carpentry and masonry tasks. Identify historic materials by type, species, texture, color, etc. Select appropriate material for carpentry and masonry related repairs, restorations, rehabilitation and the reconstruction of historic structures. Pay Rates Jean Lafitte National Historic Park, $31.48 - $36.73 PH Petrified Forest National Park, $30.42 - $35.47 PH Manhattan Sites, $32.20 - $37.62 PH (Bargaining Unit Park) Saugus Iron Works NHS, $33.11 - $38.68 PH Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York - $32.20 - $37.62 PH (Bargaining Unit Park) This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.