Maintenance Specialist Individual Placement-AmeriCorps

Position Title: Maintenance Specialist Individual Placement
- Ameri Corps

Conservation Legacy Program: Conservation Corps New Mexico

Site

Location:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge

40 Refuge Road

San Acacia, NM, 87831

• Start Date: 1/18/27
• End Date: 5/21/27
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 675 Hours
• 18 weeks

COVER LETTER AND RESUME REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION

Ameri Corps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. Ameri Corps provides opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds to serve their country, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, and improve lives and communities. Environmental stewardship programs help conserve natural habitats, improve energy efficiency, and protect clean air and water among other environmental efforts.

As part of Conservation Legacy and an Ameri Corps program, CCNM aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. CCNM is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service projects on public lands. CCNM operates programs across New Mexico and western Texas/Oklahoma that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation.

The CCNM Las Cruces office manages the Individual Placement Program.

These Individual Placements are unique development Ameri Corps positions. Participants are paired with a local supervisor and gain technical, hands‑on experience in the work of these organizations or agencies. Site supervisors commit to facilitate career development; introduce participants to numerous pathways within the conservation field; create meaningful learning opportunities; and provide technical, hands‑on experience in the work of these organizations or agencies.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge is one of the largest refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System in the lower 48 states.

The 230,000-acre refuge includes four different biomes that intersect and support a wide array of biological diversity. The refuge is not managed for specific wildlife species but instead focuses on letting natural processes such as flood and fire to prevail.

This position will support the refuge’s overall conservation mission by helping to maintain the facilities and equipment used for refuge operations. Facility upkeep also creates a welcoming environment for members of the public to come visit. The selected candidate will serve directly under the lead maintenance professional on refuge staff and learn about the many facets of operations. There will also be opportunities for the participant to interact with other department staff and learn about broader aspects of refuge management.

• Support refuge maintenance specialist with fixing the water system
  • Trouble shoot break in system.
  • Find break in pipe and dig it up.
  • Repair pipe.
  • Replace any blown fuses.
  • Restore water to the system and test water quality for safety compliance.
• Support refuge maintenance specialist with building an endangered tortoise enclosure
  • Design enclosure.
  • Acquire materials.
  • Trench foundation with heavy equipment.
  • Pound posts.
  • Weld rails.
  • Fabricate metal gate and weld installation.
• Support refuge maintenance specialist with completing routine vehicle maintenance
  • Change oil.
  • Check fluid levels.
  • Replace filters.
  • Help staff with…