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Posted: March 13, 2026 (0 days ago)

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Maintenance Work Leader

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

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Salary

$27.16 - $31.72

per hour

Closes

March 30, 2026More NPS jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in hands-on maintenance and cleaning tasks for a national park on Harkers Island, North Carolina, with a focus on keeping facilities safe and tidy during the busy season from July to December.

It's a permanent but seasonal role where you'll oversee daily operations and ensure everything runs smoothly.

A good fit would be someone with leadership experience in maintenance, who enjoys outdoor work and can handle physical tasks in a park setting.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise a maintenance team
  • Possess and maintain C-Well water sampling/testing certification by entry on duty (EOD)
  • Possess and maintain current National Park Service Motorboat Operator Certificate (MOCC) by EOD
  • One-year probationary period required for new federal employees
  • Experience in routine maintenance and janitorial programs
  • Physical ability to perform hands-on maintenance duties
  • Willingness to work seasonal schedule (July-December) with non-pay status off-season

Full Job Description

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected.

The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. Requirements Continued...

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a1- 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) You must possess and maintain a C-Well water sampling/testing by EOD.

(SCREEN OUT) You must possess and maintain a current National Park Service (NPS), Motorboat Operator Certificate (MOCC) by EOD.

(SCREEN OUT) 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:

Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis.

You will work from approximately July to December, and you will be in a non-pay status (January-July) for the remainder of the year.

Open to the first 75 applicants or until 03/30/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Incumbent is the Maintenance Work Leader who has overall responsibility for the day-to-day, hands-on, operation of the park routine maintenance and janitorial program.

Provides technical leadership and assumes full responsibility for the safe and cleanliness and maintenance of facilities serving.

Establishes priority of work, assigns work, oversees work, and inspects work of employees at Great Island Cabin Camp. Ensures employees complete work in safe and effective manner.

Typical work includes, cleaning cabins following visitor use, monitoring and replenishing propane tanks that service individual cabins, overseeing the water treatment facility as per NCDEQ standards, monitoring and replenishing diesel and gasoline tanks that provide fuel to the visiting public, ensuring the camp generators provide electricity to the camp, completing routine repairs to cabins, internal appliances, light fixtures, simple plumbing systems, etc.

Ensures all work at the cabin camp is performed in a safe manner and that employees use proper PPE, techniques, & procedures while completing assignments. Serves as a member of CALO's safety team.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SE-1630-CALO-26-12906379-DE