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Posted: January 22, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation)

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

Fresh

Salary

$24.10 - $28.14

per hour

Closes

February 5, 2026More NPS jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This seasonal job with the National Park Service involves hands-on maintenance and repair work on historic and prehistoric sites, such as fixing wooden parts, cleaning surfaces, and stabilizing stone structures in Atlanta, Georgia.

It's a summer position for 2026, perfect for someone who enjoys outdoor manual labor and has basic skills in using tools without needing close oversight.

A good fit would be a reliable worker with experience in construction or preservation, including volunteers eager to learn about cultural sites.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform the work independently with minimal supervision (screen-out factor)
  • Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair
  • Technical practices in precise, artistic work like historic wood repairs
  • Skill in using measuring instruments and interpreting instructions or blueprints
  • Ability to use, maintain, and handle tools and equipment safely
  • Understanding of materials used in historic preservation, such as wood, stone, mortar, and adobe
  • Physical ability to perform manual tasks like digging, cutting brush, and vehicle maintenance

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. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 02/05/2026 whichever comes first.

All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. This is a 2026 Summer Seasonal position.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.

Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.

(Includes Blueprint Reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Materials 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:

As a Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation), you will perform the following duties: Repairs and modifies wood components of historic/prehistoric structures.

Assists in the fabrication and installation of duplicate replacement parts of deteriorated wood members such as moldings, beams, timbers and stairways.

Cleans and prepares buildings, walls, trim, and floor surfaces for painting by sanding, scraping, and wire brushing.

Assists with treating wooden vigas, latillas, historic/prehistoric lintels and doorsills.

Assists in the maintenance, repair, and stabilization of prehistoric and historic ruins and sites built of stone, mortar, and adobe.

Performs minor operator maintenance on light duty motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, panel and flatbed trucks, and carryalls. Cuts and removes brush; digs and fills trenches with pick and shovel.

Assists journey level trade workers by performing simpler and routine historic preservation tasks. Assists journey level trade workers maintain, repair stabilize and document cultural resources.

Performs routine maintenance on campground sites and trails using hand tools to re-grade and reset barriers. Monitors condition changes of the prehistoric and historic ruins and structures.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/22/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SE-1629-MALU-26-12863544-DE