A wide variety of exciting and challenging employment opportunities await you at Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. While we are a small staff, we do fill positions in many fields, including interpretation, maintenance, administration, natural and cultural resource management, and law enforcement. Some jobs are office-oriented, others focus on working with the public, and some involve working outdoors. Each job performs a vital function - that of providing visitors an opportunity to enjoy a meaningful experience, while working hard to preserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. ![]() NPS/A. Marks Current Job OpportunitiesUtility Systems Repairer-Operator
The primary purpose of this position is to maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate utility systems that require intermediate level skills in various utility related trades such as electrical equipment repair, plumbing, wastewater treatment operation, and water treatment operation. The incumbent receives direction in planning and priorities from the Facility Manager for coordinating and directing work in the Park. Specific duties include:
For more information about the duties of this position, please contact Kevin Downs, Facility Manager, at 907-781-3054 or kevin_downs@nps.gov Any U.S. citizen who has acquired special knowledge or expertise regarding the natural or cultural resources of Lake Clark National Park, by reason of having either lived or worked in or near the park. To be eligible, applicants must have lived or worked in or near the area long enough to encounter and become familiar with the full range of typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished. Applicant resumes should reflect periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. Areas considered “near” Lake Clark National Park and Preserve are: Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Dillingham, Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon, Naknek, South Naknek, Port Heiden, Togiak, Levelock, Koliganek, Igiugig, Ekwok, Egegik, Aleknagik, Perryville, Pilot Point, Manokotak, New Stuyahok, Clarks Point, Kokonok, Twin Hills, Chignik, Portage Creek, Ugashik, Ekuk, Ivanhoff Bay, Lime Village, and Port Alsworth. Position requirements will be determined by evaluating experience in your resume and the interview and selection process. All requirements must be met by the closing date of this job posting. Knowledge or expertise concerning the park or preserve’s natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in performance of the duties. Following are five competencies identified for this position. These competencies are not required to be addressed in a separate document, but applicants are encouraged to include in their resumes information related to these competencies. 1. Knowledge of plumbing equipment assembly, installation, and repair in order to make plumbing repairs that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, replacing, packing, and sealing defective parts of utility, supply, and disposal systems such as dirty traps, broken pipe, and leaky drains. 2. Knowledge of wastewater treatment equipment operation, installation, and repair in order to provide pretreatment and primary treatment of effluent wastewater or liquid waste. Ability to apply the technical practices, specifications, and safety requirements of wastewater treatment in order to monitor wastewater treatment equipment and gauges according to a prescribed schedule and perform and record routine operator maintenance and tests according to clear parameters. 3. Knowledge of water treatment equipment operation, installation, and repair in order to complete water treatment processes to water that meets acceptable standards without any treatment or where water treatment is confined to one or a few simple steps. Ability to apply the technical practices, specifications, and safety requirements of water treatment in order to monitor pumping equipment and gauges according to a prescribed schedule and perform routine operator maintenance and adjustments according to clear parameters. 4. Ability to perform laboring duties that require moderate to heavy physical effort, and regularly and routinely lift 50 pounds as part of utility systems operation and repair work. 5. Knowledge of laboratory testing processes and procedures related to water/wastewater treatment in order to complete routine tests and reports as a Laboratory Technician in a certified water/wastewater treatment laboratory. All applications must be postmarked or received via email by the closing date of this announcement.If your application package is postmarked on the closing date, it must be received in a sealed envelope at Lake Clark National Park no later than eight calendar days after the closing date. If mailed via USPS, your application package must be addressed to: Lake Clark National Park You may email your application to: Elizabeth_Wilcox@nps.gov. Be sure to not include any photographs of yourself or any PII (Personally Identifiable Information), such as your Social Security Number, driver’s license number, or passport number. Hand-delivered applications cannot be accepted. DO NOT SEND your application via UPS or FedEx. We do not accept faxed applications or applications mailed in postage-paid government envelopes or through an internal government mail system. REQUIRED FORMS to send via USPS or email:
Maintenance Worker Supervisor
You will work as a WS-07 Maintenance Worker Supervisor in the Lake Clark National Park field headquarters area. The position’s primary function is to plan, schedule, implement, and supervise the daily maintenance and operational activities. The incumbent receives direction in planning and priorities from the Facility Manager for coordinating and directing work in the Park. Specific duties include: SUPERVISION:
OTHER MAJOR DUTIES
For more information about the duties of this position, please contact Kevin Downs, Facility Manager, at 907-781-3054 or kevin_downs@nps.gov Any U.S. citizen who has acquired special knowledge or expertise regarding the natural or cultural resources of Lake Clark National Park, by reason of having either lived or worked in or near the park. To be eligible, applicants must have lived or worked in or near the area long enough to encounter and become familiar with the full range of typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished. Applicant resumes should reflect periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration.
Areas considered “near” Lake Clark National Park and Preserve are: Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Dillingham, Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon, Naknek, South Naknek, Port Heiden, Togiak, Levelock, Koliganek, Igiugig, Ekwok, Egegik, Aleknagik, Perryville, Pilot Point, Manokotak, New Stuyahok, Clarks Point, Kokonok, Twin Hills, Chignik, Portage Creek, Ugashik, Ekuk, Ivanhoff Bay, Lime Village, and Port Alsworth. Position requirements will be determined by evaluating experience in your resume and the interview and selection process. All requirements must be met by the closing date of this job posting. Knowledge or expertise concerning the park or preserve’s natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in performance of the duties. Following are five competencies identified for this position. These competencies are not required to be addressed in a separate document, but applicants are encouraged to include in their resumes information related to these competencies. 1) Supervision of facility management or maintenance staff. 2) Ability and knowledge of operating heavy equipment with different attachments to load and transport items like a front-end loader and road grader. 3) Operate and skilled in handling hand-held tools, power tools, and testing equipment such as tapes, rules, squares, hammers, power planers, hand and power saws, drills, pipe threaders, benders, packing and caulking irons, pipe wrenches, and volt/OHM am meters to maintain bother interior and exterior spaces of facilities. 4) Competency in use of technical manuals, blueprints, drawings, and sketches to assign and/or complete work orders. 5) Ability to work from oral and written instructions and work orders. All applications must be postmarked or received via email by the closing date of this announcement.If your application package is postmarked on the closing date, it must be received in a sealed envelope at Lake Clark National Park no later than eight calendar days after the closing date. If mailed via USPS, your application package must be addressed to: Lake Clark National Park You may email your application to: Elizabeth_Wilcox@nps.gov. Be sure to not include any photographs of yourself or any PII (Personally Identifiable Information), such as your Social Security Number, driver’s license number, or passport number. Hand-delivered applications cannot be accepted. DO NOT SEND your application via UPS or FedEx. We do not accept faxed applications or applications mailed in postage-paid government envelopes or through an internal government mail system. REQUIRED FORMS to send via USPS or email:
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Last updated: March 13, 2023