Utility Systems Repairer Helper/Operator

Full Job Description

Position is located in Mesa Verde National Park, in the Facility Mgmt Division This position is to installs, maintains, tests, troubleshoots, upgrades, repairs, and calibrates a variety of utility systems that require fully developed or journey level skills in various utility related trades such as electrical equipment repair, plumbing, wastewater treatment operation and water treatment operation.

For information about this position, contact Brandon Bell at brandon_bell@nps.gov or 970-529-5092 Requirements Continued...

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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.

QUALIFICATIONS In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

The incumbent works under closer than normal supervision at the trainee level performing assignments designed to provide the competencies, skills, and experience required to perform the more complex work at the journey man level.

The work increases in difficulty, complexity, and responsibility as the incumbent gains experience and demonstrates a full comprehension of the target level position.

As a trainee, this position may be eligible for non-competitive promotion to the target position upon meeting the following requirements: (1) The incumbent demonstrates the ability to perform at the target grade level; (2) Higher-level work exists at the target grade level; (3) Increased responsibilities are assigned; (4) The supervisor recommends promotion; and (5) the incumbent completes all required training and conditions of employment.

Consequently, promotion is not guaranteed. As a trainee, the incumbent must perform work under the direct supervision and oversight of a journey level position.

To be eligible for this position, you must meet the following Selective Placement Factors: All levels: Upon the closing date of the announcement, a valid State Driver's License and the ability to maintain such license is required to perform the duties of the position.

WG-5: See Requirements Section for Conditions of Employment WG-7: Must have upon closing date of announcement and obtain/maintain the following: Colorado or Equivalent Class D Wastewater Treatment Certificate and obtain and maintain the Class C Wastewater Treatment Cert within 30 months of EOD Class 1 Water Distribution Certificate and obtain and maintain the Class 2 Certificate within 30 months of EOD Class D Water Treatment Certificate and obtain and maintain Class C Certificate within 30 months of EOD Class 1 Wastewater Collections Certificate and obtain and maintain Class 2 Certificate within 30 months of EOD Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Certificate *Submit/Attach certificates to application package to verify holding required certificates/licenses WG-9: Must have upon closing date of announcement and maintain the following: Colorado or Equivalent Class C Wastewater Treatment Certificate Class 2 Water Distribution Certificate Class C Water Treatment Certificate Class 2 Wastewater Collections Certificate and Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Certificate *Submit/Attach certificates to application package to verify holding required certificates/licenses In addition to the Selective Placement Factors, to be qualified 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 - WG-7/9 (SCREEN OUT) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.

Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc., (including blueprint reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Materials Reliability and Dependability - WG-5 (SCREEN OUT) Shop Aptitude and Interest Ability to Follow Directions in a Shop Dexterity and Safety Ability to Work as a Member of a Team 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:

This is a Career-Seasonal position and subject to release and recall procedures.

A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis.

As such, selectee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions.

Selectee are guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year, with the work schedule to be determined upon appointment.

The typical season for Mesa Verde National Park is mid-January to December, but can be variable during these months due to project requirements or weather conditions.

Major Duties: Duties listed are at the full performance level - duties at the WG-5 and WG-7 level are developmental in nature.

Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, upgrade, repair and calibrate a variety of utility systems that require fully developed or journey level skills in various utility related trades such as electrical equipment repair, plumbing, wastewater treatment operation and water treatment operation.

Must be able to calculate chemical dosages for specific batch water/wastewater processes. Must be able to adjust SCADA/equipment to meet the goals of calculated process control variables.

Physical Effort: Work assignments typically require moderately heavy physical effort to lift, carry, or otherwise handle items typically weighing up to 40 pounds.

Duties require the incumbent to maneuver into and out of specific locations while dismantling and assembling utility related equipment.

The incumbent makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms where the parts of systems worked on are in hard-to reach places.

Frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, and stooping is typical.

Occasionally, climbing and work in high places may be required, as well as the use of hoists, holders, and pulleys when handling large equipment.

Working Conditions: Work is both indoors and outdoors where the incumbent may be subject to prevailing weather conditions.

The incumbent may be exposed to biological hazards or diseases while cleaning equipment or shoveling sludge, and hazardous gases such as methane, chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon monoxide.

The incumbent may also be subject to electrical shock, loud noises, acids, and hydraulic fluids while working around motors and pumps. There is exposure to shock, burns, and strains.

The incumbent follows prescribed safety practices and uses safety equipment such as face shields, gloves, hard-toe shoes, respirators, and protective clothing that may be uncomfortable to wear.

The incumbent is required to attend and participate in safety meetings and training and review and follow safety regulations and policies prior to using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as goggles, rubber mats, gloves, hard hats and respirators as the jobs require.

The incumbent may be required to operate motor vehicles and heavy engineering equipment.

Park Information: Located in Southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve and interpret the archaeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people.

For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde.

Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 26 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past while also highlighting contemporary connections.

This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is on the edge of the Rocky Mountains and is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth, including black bears, elk and deer, mountain lions and over 100 bird species.

Nearby Yucca House National Monument is managed under Mesa Verde. It is an undeveloped NPS unit and protects a large unexcavated valley pueblo. On average Mesa Verde hosts 500,000+ visitors per year.

Area residents and visitors enjoy world-class outdoor recreational opportunities including skiing, mountain biking, hiking, rafting, camping, hunting, and fishing in the region.

The weather in the area ranges from cold and snowy during the winter months with temperatures down to zero degrees, to hot and dry in the summer with temperatures up to 100 degrees, with intermittent monsoon rains in July and August.

Nearby public lands include the San Juan National Forest, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument and other areas in the Tres Rios District of the Bureau of Land Management.

The local towns of Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, and Durango provide a range of housing, dining, and shopping opportunities, and both Durango and Cortez have regional airports.

The park is less than a two-hour drive to the recreation playgrounds of Moab, Utah, and Telluride and Durango, Colorado. Mesa Verde and the nearby communities are great places to work and live.