JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of the position is to perform, at the sub-journeyman level, the maintenance, repair, and construction of Park trails. Duty station may be in an area away from park headquarters with general duties performed in a Park. MAJOR DUTIES: Full working knowledge of the maintenance functions associated with roads, trails, and grounds, such as filling potholes in roads and parking lots, installing drainage structures on trails, and various landscaping tasks. Uses a variety of equipment such as pneumatic tampers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, push and riding mowers, 4-wheel drive trail vehicles, and other various hand and power tools. Operates gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles up to 26,000 pounds GVW while pulling trailer up to 10,000 pounds GVW. Performs maintenance, construction, alterations, and repairs on structures such as footbridges, boardwalks, staircases, picnic tables, benches, signs, parking lot wheel-stops, repairing and maintaining roads and parking lots using dump trucks, wheelbarrows, asphalt cold-patch, gravel, and sand. Maybe involved in constructing and maintaining trails using chainsaw and/or pole saw, heavy-duty push mowers, various rigging equipment, Pulaski, pick mattock, and shovel. May be involved in assisting in maintenance of way of work on the Cuyahoga Valley National Scenic Railroad which includes equipment operations, mowing along the railroad, clearing line of sights, tree trimming and removal. Incumbent doing maintenance way of work is subject to mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and random drug and alcohol testing per the regulations established by the Federal Railroad Authority. Performs routine maintenance and minor repairs to vehicles and equipment. Cut-off Dates: This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications received by the initial cutoff date will be considered first. INITIAL CUT OFF IS Friday December 13, 2024 Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement however additional referral certificates will only be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled. For more information regarding the park or the position please contact: Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Point of Contact: Brad MacKenzie, brad_mackenzie@nps.gov, 440-665-2012 IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
