Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Arcata Ca and El Centro CA. Information about Arcata and El Centro Ca and the surrounding area can be found at Arcata, El Centro. We expect to fill 1 vacancy in Arcata and 3 in El Centro at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. This is a Temporary Appointment not-to-exceed 6 months or 1039 hours.

Duties

Conduct maintenance of recreation and administrative sites including repairs to facilities. Repair or replace roofs, doors, wall surfaces, fences, posts, barriers, signs, bulletin boards, and kiosks. Maintain paint on buildings and other structures. Repair plumbing, potable water systems, and irrigation systems. Repair and maintain road by repainting striping, filling potholes, and installing speed bumps. Repair and maintain trails. Perform landscape maintenance such as mowing, weed abatement, spraying herbicides, planting, seeding, and installing irrigation systems. Operates various types of equipment including heavy-duty 4x4 pickups, forklift, mower, motorized weed eater, ATV or UTV, skid-steer loader, and a hydraulic pump. Constructs and installs facilities at recreation sites. Fabricates and installs bulletin boards, signs, kiosks. Forms, pours, spreads, and levels concrete walkways to ADA standards. Forms and installs tent pads in campsites, pipe safes, fires grills, and picnic tables. Performs routine cleaning of facilities and grounds. Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains restroom facilities, and other sites, comfort stations, picnic tables, and fire grills, and picking up litter at recreation sites.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• An applicant appointed to this position must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
• The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Local 2152, is the exclusive representative of all employees in this bargaining unit.
• This position requires a drug test.

Qualifications

OPM Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations will be used in determining your qualifications. There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, you must be able to demonstrate through experience shown in the resume materials, that you possess the skill level that has equipped you with the particular job elements to successfully perform the duties of a Maintenance Worker without more than normal supervision. To qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate that you have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job elements:(Screen-Out) Ability to do the work of a Maintenance Worker without more than normal supervision. (Screen-Out) Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position. Job Element 1: Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. Job Element 2: Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Job Element 3: Use of measuring instruments. Job Element 4: Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprinting reading). Job Element 5: Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment. Job Element 6: Knowledge of maintenance work related to maintaining grounds, building, and exterior structures. Physical Effort Work requires varying physical activity such as lifting heavy articles, bending, stooping, walking, and dexterity with hand tools. Duty requires the incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring an uncomfortable position. May work on loose uneven and steep side slope terrain covered with rocks, slash and debris are common. Walking outside improved sites is often required to do litter clean up and construct new facilities and trails. Operating vehicles over a long period of time. Hiking over rough terrain with trail crews is periodically required to repair and construct trails. Working Conditions Work performed most of the time is conducted outdoors. Daily temperatures can vary as much as 40 degrees in one day although temperature change is generally moderate. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address BLM California State Office BLM California State Office, CA-945 2800 Cottage Way Suite W-1623 Sacramento, CA 95825 US
• Name: Charity Moore
• Email: [email protected]