Seasonal Motor Vehicle Operator

Duties

Some of the duties you will perform, include, but not limited to:

• Operates and maintains equipment and vehicles with gross vehicle weights up to 26,000 pounds in order to haul equipment, personnel, fence posts, tools, and related materials to work sites.
• Leads a crew of lower-level co‑workers (laborers) involved in the construction, repair, and upkeep of government boundary fences, roads, culverts, corrals, trails, campground facilities and buildings.
• Performs manual labor tasks such as digs holes, mixes and pours concrete, cleans culverts, installs drainage pipe and culverts, removes deteriorated posts and wire, etc.
• Uses and instructs laborers in the use of hand tools such as hammers, rakes, shovels, post hole diggers, wire stretchers, axes, saws, and wrenches.
• Operates a tractor, post hole digger, rollers, tampers, and pressure washers.

This position requires heavy physical effort to haul materials and equipment to work locations. You will frequently lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds, continually walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pulling and pushing. The work is primarily outdoors and may be in temperatures up to 100 plus degrees. Work is performed in backcountry terrain that is uneven, steep, and rocky. As needed, you may also work as a flagger on road projects, picking up litter, digging ditches, and loading/unloading supplies, furniture, mow lawns, re‑seed roadsides, repair trails and assist with building maintenance.

Must be able to operate gasoline and diesel powered equipment including rotary self‑propelled mowers, brooms, weed trimmers, chain saws, jackhammers, dump trucks (with and without trailers), tractors, rollers, snow plows and compactor equipment.

This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut‑off dates. Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement.
INITIAL CUT OFF IS Wednesday, January 14, 2026
. Referral certificates will be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Direct Deposit: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Vehicle Operation: You may be required to complete training and operate a four‑wheel drive vehicle.
• Uniform: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• Minimum Age Requirement: 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.
• Government Housing: Housing may be available.

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)
• Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)
• Ability To Operate Safely (Non‑Motor Vehicle)
• Operation of Motor Vehicles
• Reliability and Dependability as a Motor Vehicle Operator
• Vehicle Operation
• Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order)

Minimum Qualification: Have experience that demonstrates the ability to perform work as a motor vehicle operator and assist journey‑level, or other higher graded workers;
Experience includes work such as operating gasoline or diesel‑powered heavy…