Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails)

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is November through May but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: November 2025.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1. Have the ability to do the work of a Maintenance Worker (trials) without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
2. This includes work such as repairing trail tread and drainage structures, constructing rock walls, turnpiking, cribbing, and foot bridges, removing windfalls, felling trees, and utilizing block, tackle, and winches for moving and placing heavy objects
3. Must be skilled in construction and maintenance of rock and wood water bars, retaining walls and cribbing, and other trail structures.
4. Must have experience laying out and constructing new trail in rocky, mountainous terrain, and in performing landscape restoration of abandoned trails.
5. Lift and carry objects weighing more than 100 pounds.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience : Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.