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Maintenance Worker (Leader) Seasonal
National Park Service · Posted 42 days ago
On-site Grand Canyon, AZ $29.2 – $34.1/hr Apply by Aug 14, 2026 Maintenance Mechanic ESTJESTPISTJISTP
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These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: November 2026 The work schedule is an 8-days-on, 6-days-off rotation, with employees working every other weekend. Employees work from Wednesday through the following Wednesday. For more park(s) information, please visit find a park. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
What You'll Do
- →Leads a crew of between 4-12 employees in performing trail work to include resurfacing, maintenance, repair, and construction of trail bridges.
- →Maintenance, repair, and construction of a variety of walls, bridge abutments, causeways, and other structures.
- →Removal of hazard trees by use of a variety of felling techniques, use of wedges, and use of rigging techniques.
- →Leads crew in rigging tasks in a variety of construction projects to include use of griphoists, wire ropes, synthetic ropes, amsteel, blocks, shackles, come alongs, winches, friction devices, slings, and chains.
- →Carpentry tasks to include maintenance repair and construction of buildings, associated trail-side structures, and facilities.
- →Small engine maintenance and repair.
- →Snow and ice removal using a variety of mechanized medium and heavy equipment.
- →Actively participates in the Park Safety Program, to include holding daily meetings, safety walk-arounds and the instruction and use of personal protective equipment to be worn at all times.
- →Work leaders are expected to exert a great deal of physical effort while repairing trails.
- →Travel to and from work can take several hours and can require hiking 3-4 miles to the jobsite and 3-4 miles back at day's end, often carrying packs and/or tools exceeding fifty pounds in weight.
- →Work Leaders are expected to be able to hike up to 16 miles a day carrying up to 50 pounds of gear and tools.
- →Trail repair work consists of moving rock, soil and other building materials by hand.
- →These objects can weigh in excess of 100 pounds.
- →Work is conducted in steep, rocky and precipitous locations.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- ✓Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓Depending on location, occupancy of government quarters may be required.
- ✓Depending on location, government housing may be available.
- ✓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 travel overnight away from home occasionally.
- ✓You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- ✓You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
- ✓If selected for a position/location that requires search and rescue, emergency response, use of firearms, watercraft operation, or commercial driver's license, you will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
- ✓In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
Personality Fit
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