Summary Responsibilities include: recreation maintenance, administrative facilities maintenance, and field camp maintenance and management. Applications will expire every 90 days. To remain active for consideration, applicants must resubmit their application. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer.. Responsibilities Determine the need for repair on existing buildings, structures, wood and masonry structures, and recreation areas by performing carpentry, painting, welding, heating, and plumbing work. Perform general plumbing work to maintain facilities by applying standard measurements, specifications, and instructions when replacing, operating, laying, and assembling piping for water, gas, and fuel oil. Conduct regular testing of fuel and water systems at field camps, campgrounds, and various facilities to ensure compliance with state standards. Use gasoline or diesel-powered equipment in the accomplishment of duties including motor vehicles and boats, backhoes, forklifts, man lifts, flat beds, weed eaters, jackhammers, axes, and chainsaws. Follow instructions, equipment manuals, basic blueprints, wiring diagrams, sketches, drawings of the normal practices and procedures of routine maintenance tasks to complete routine maintenance tasks. Perform routine and preventive maintenance on vehicles, boats, roads, sidewalks, driveways, and tools. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement. Applicants who do not meet the following screen-out job element will not be evaluated further: Screen-out Job Element: Applicants must show the Ability to do the Work of the Position without more than Normal Supervision. Applicants who doe not meet this screen-out job element will not be evaluated further. In addition to the above requirements, applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below: Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. Use of Measuring Instruments Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. 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. Additional Information The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered. This position is not eligible for telework. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/ Salary wage as shown is for Utah. Final salary will be determined at the time of selection dependent on the duty location For more information, refer HERE. Positions filled will be full-time; or full-time seasonal with either 13 pay periods of guaranteed pay status and 13 pay periods of nonpay time or 18 pay periods of guaranteed pay status and 8 pay periods of nonpay time. Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE. Forest Service daycare facilities may be available. Government Housing may be available. Selectee will be responsible for tax obligations related to payments for moving expenses - 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97. Questions should be directed to the Travel help Desk, 877-372-7248, Option 1, or email SM.FS.asc_tos@usda.gov. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. This type of announcement provides the Forest Service with a readily available source of applicants when vacancies occur. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach.