This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway in the Maintenance & Engineering Division. This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. This Job Announcement is for a temporary position not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours with a FULLTIME work schedule.

Duties

RIDGE (District Office, Vesuvius VA) - MP 0 (Junction of Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive) to MP 106 near Roanoke, VA, traverses through six counties: Nelson, Augusta, Rockbridge, Amherst, Bedford, and Botetourt. Duty locations include James River (Bedford Co.), Peaks of Otter (Bedford Co.) and Montebello (Augusta Co). PLATEAU (District Office, Floyd, VA) - MP 106 (near Roanoke, VA) to Milepost 217 (Rt. 18 access to the arkway in NC) traverses through eight counties in VA: Roanoke, Botetourt, Bedford, Franklin, Floyd, Patrick, Carroll, and Grayson. Duty locations include Facy Gap (Carroll Co), Rocky Knob (Floyd Co.), and Vinton (Roanoke Co.). HIGHLANDS (District Office, Laurel Springs, NC) - MP 217 (Rt. 18 access to the Parkway) to MP 305 (near Grandfather Mountain State Park) traverses through seven counties: Ashe, Alleghany, Caldwell, Watauga, and Wilkes. Duty locations include Benge (Ashe Co.), Bluffs (Alleghany Co.), Cumberland Knob (Watauga Co.), and Sandy Flat (Watauga Co.) PISGAH (District Office, Oteen, NC) - MP 305 (at St. Rt. 221 access to the Parkway) to MP 469 at Cherokee, NC traverses through seven counties: McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, and Swain. Duty location include Balsam (Jackson Co.), Gillespie Gap (Mitchell Co.), Linville Falls (Avery Co.), Oteen (Buncombe Co.) and Water Rock Gap (Haywood Co.). The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: As soon as Possible Assist journey-level, or other higher graded maintenance workers under general supervision in general landscaping and grounds maintenance, basic carpentry, simple electrical installations or repairs, basic plumbing work, and painting interior and exterior surfaces, and perform a variety of janitorial services. Removes trash and debris from roadway and road sites. Operates farm type tractors and associated attachments used to mow maintained roadside landscape areas. Operates trucks up to 1-ton to pick up supplies, transport materials to and from work site, picking up materials from local vendors, or plowing snow as needed.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/01/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. 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 Use of Measuring Instruments Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Contacts

• Address Blue Ridge Parkway 199 Hemphill Knob Road Asheville, NC 28803 US
• Name: Rowland Radford
• Phone: (000) 000-0000
• Email: [email protected]