Seasonal Mason

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Open: January 26, 2026 —
Closes: March 23, 2026

These temporary/1039 positions are located at Shenandoah National Park in the Facilities Management Division and will perform a variety of journey-level masonry work throughout the park to maintain, repair, alter and construct historic and non-historic exterior and interior surfaces/structures built of a variety of brick, block, and/or stone. Duty station is at Park Headquarters near Luray, VA. This announcement has an early cut-off date (see Duties section for more information).

Initial Cut-off Date:
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.
** The first cut-off date for early referral is February 17, 2026.
** Referral certificates will be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.

Duties include:

Conduct maintenance, repair and restoration of park historic structures and resources. Maintain, repair, alter and construct exterior and interior surfaces and structures built of brick, stone, and block. Repair and maintain historic masonry on buildings, parapets, chimneys, fireplaces, roadway rock walls, walkways, etc. Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and specifications and determine the layout and work sequences. Perform a variety of complex brickwork and stonework to match existing historic structures.

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

POSITION LOCATION:

Shenandoah National Park preserves and protects more than 300 square miles of nationally significant natural and cultural resources, scenic beauty, and congressionally designated wilderness within Virginia's northern Blue Ridge Mountains; and provides a broad range of opportunities for public enjoyment, recreation, inspiration, and stewardship. Within just 90 miles of Washington D.C. the Park provides visitors the ability to explore mountain peaks, hidden hollows, cascading streams, accessible wilderness, and stunning natural beauty.

Approximately 40% of the Park is designated wilderness with over 500 miles of hiking trails and the iconic Skyline Drive, SHEN was established as an eastern Park that provided a  western Park experience . Due to the Park's easy accessibility to D.C and other highly populated areas along the east coast, visitation exceeds 1.4 million visitors annually which results in significant resource protection and visitor management issues and incidents.