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Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

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$42.94 - $60.08

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves supervising a team of maintenance workers to repair and upkeep buildings and historic sites in national parks, ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in trades like carpentry or plumbing, who enjoys leading others and working in outdoor or remote settings like Alaska or national parks.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise maintenance teams (screen-out factor)
  • Experience in building maintenance trades such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, masonry, HVAC, roofing, or painting
  • Knowledge of interpreting instructions, blueprints, and specifications
  • Proficiency in using and maintaining tools, equipment, and measuring instruments
  • Understanding of materials, technical practices, equipment assembly, installation, and repair
  • Commitment to safety programs and creating a safe work environment
  • Willingness to serve a 1-year probationary period

Full Job Description

These positions are located in Denali National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Home of FDR National Historic Site. For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.

Career/Career-Conditional Full-time appointment. Requirements Continued...

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability to Lead or Supervise (SCREEN OUT) The Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor is able to perform the full range of Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor tasks listed under close supervision.

The Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor performs duties such as: (1) leading workers in proper trades and labor methods in the maintenance and repair of facilities; (2) instructing others in the plans, blueprints, materials, and tools needed to maintain historic non-residential structures; (3) performing with installation, maintenance, repair and construction work in building maintenance trades, such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, masonry, HVAC, roofing and/or painting; (4) complying with safety program directives to ensure a safe work environment.

Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.

Knowledge of Materials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments 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. Major Duties:

Prepare and monitor an annual operating budget for maintenance and facility operation.

Supervise carpentry trade worker(s) in the construction, alteration, modification or repair of a wide range of features in buildings.

Supervises plumbers tasked with installation, modification and repair of new and existing utility, supply, and disposal systems and equipment such as sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution systems and water closets, tubs, fire sprinkler systems, and showers.

Supervises HVAC operational, maintenance and construction activities. Ensures staff perform scheduled preventative maintenance work on HVAC equipment.

Oversees the placement of finishes on a variety of interior and exterior surfaces of offices, buildings, other structures, and equipment. Supervises all painting, varnishing, etc.

functions to include marbling, graining, speckling, tinting, and toning of paint, and matching existing colors.

Supervisory tasks include, but not limited to, hiring subordinates, establishing performance plans and standards, employee counseling and personnel actions, distribution of workload, quality control inspections, time keeping, completing requests for leave and completing Department of the Interior mandated training.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/9/2026

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