Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

Full Job Description

This Utility Systems Repairer-Operator position is located in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in the Division of Facilities Management.

The incumbent will install, maintain, and repair utility systems, monitor systems, and ensure safety and compliance. This is a permanent, full-time, year-round appointment.

For questions or additional information about this position, please contact hiring manager John-Luc Metz at John-Luc_Metz@nps.gov.

Requirements Continued Applicants must be at least (1) 18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period -OR- a 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary or trial 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 or trial 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 Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Operate, maintain, and monitor a water treatment system.

Inspect, activate, deactivate, maintain, and repair a potable water distribution system.

Ensure water meets the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and State Department of Public Health and Environment standards to include testing, adjusting and using Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Repair and maintain all facets of a potable water treatment facility including repair work on plumbing fixtures, service lines, and valves. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.

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

Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instructions 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:

Major Duties: Maintain, test, troubleshoot, and repair various utility systems including electrical, plumbing, wastewater, and water treatment.

Safely operate motor vehicles to transport materials and equipment.

Diagnose and repair electrical equipment, plumbing systems, and treatment plant operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Operate and monitor utility systems to ensure optimal performance, including making necessary adjustments and performing routine maintenance.

Follow prescribed safety practices and use appropriate safety equipment to ensure a safe working environment, while ensuring all operations comply with relevant regulations and policies.

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. Area Information: Canyonlands National Park preserves a wilderness of rock at the heart of the Colorado Plateau.

Water and gravity have been prime architects of this land, cutting flat layers of sedimentary rock into hundreds of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires.

At center stage are two canyons carved by the Green and Colorado Rivers.

Based on the topography of these two canyons, Canyonlands is divided into three districts: Island in the Sky, the Needles, and the Maze.

This position is located in the Needles District, and the closest towns are Monticello (50 miles away) and Moab (75 miles away). Government housing is available in the Needles District.