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Engineering Equipment Operator (Seasonal)
National Park Service · Posted 64 days ago
About the Role
Likely Entry On Duty: October- December 2026 Open to the first 200 applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the 07/20/2026 to be considered. For more park(s) information, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Operate heavy gasoline or diesel-powered engineering equipment.
- →Operate equipment on mountainous or steep terrain to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on projects.
- →Operate a boom for placing pipe, hydrants, and other large objects in utility and road maintenance operations throughout the park unit.
- →Load, secure, and drive equipment to and from project sites.
- →Perform pre-trip safety inspections on engineering equipment.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement.
- ✓Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓Occupancy of government quarters may be required.
- ✓Government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.
- ✓Use find a park to contact specific parks for more information on government housing.
- ✓You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓You will also submit a photocopy of their valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists.
- ✓Lastly, selectee may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by selectee.
- ✓Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
Personality Fit
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