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National Park Service · 3 weeks ago

Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

Grand Canyon Village, AZ

Part-time

Onsite

Mid Level

The National Park Service is seeking a Utility Systems Repairer-Operator for the Facility Management and Engineering Division at Grand Canyon National Park. This role involves the efficient operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants and related systems, ensuring potable water quality standards are met through various operational and laboratory procedures.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Utility Systems Repairer Operator is responsible for the efficient operation and maintenance of a secondary and a tertiary wastewater treatment plant and a reclaim water production facility, and for the adjunct systems and equipment that support those operations. Wastewater treatment plants are located at the South Rim, North Rim, and at Phantom Ranch

The operator must be able to perform operational checks, installation of equipment, preventive maintenance procedures, troubleshooting and corrective maintenance procedures, laboratory analysis, and calibrations and adjustments on equipment and on all flow stream treatment processes commonly associated with utility systems and with wastewater treatment methods

Must be able to operate and accomplish collective and preventive maintenance to the systems and to the equipment commonly associated with an aerated lagoon operation and to a tertiary treatment system that includes sedimentation filtration, recirculation, evaporation, disinfection, and de-chlorination of the facility discharge

Determines operational adjustments and chemical additions required to maintain potable water quality standards. Conducts random and frequent laboratory analysis to numerous potable water sample points throughout the park

Will be assigned to maintenance and repair duties to the pipelines when repairs are required

Performs all common water and wastewater related laboratory analysis required by regulatory monitoring

Must have the ability to analyze and repair minor electrical, electronic, and SCADA control system problems, perform calibrations to all installed equipment and systems, and complete the installation and start-up of new equipment and systems as Identified

Qualification

Water Treatment II licenseWastewater Treatment II licenseWastewater Collections I licenseSCADA control systemsLaboratory analysisPreventive maintenanceBlueprint readingEquipment installationUse of measuring instrumentsTechnical practices

Required

U.S. Citizenship required

Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males

Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program

You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required

You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record

You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you

You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards

A uniform allowance will be provided

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work

Occupancy of government quarters is required

If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period

Ability to obtain Water Treatment II within one year OR State of Arizona Wastewater Treatment II and State of Arizona Wastewater Collections I license with the ability to obtain Wastewater Treatment III within one year

Operators may be required to acquire a Helicopter Crewmember certification

You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month

You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes

Government Charge Card: You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority

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

You must have a current State of Arizona Water Treatment I license and a State of Arizona Water Distribution II license

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of A Utility Systems Repairer Operator Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT), Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading), Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment, Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc., Knowledge of materials, Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic), Use of Measuring Instruments

Your resume must show: I am able to perform the full range of Utility Systems Repairer-Operator tasks at the journeyman level under normal supervision completing the most complex and unusual tasks of a utility systems repairer operator

Independently oversee the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of water and/or wastewater treatment facilities, water distribution systems, and/or wastewater treatment collection systems

Oversee the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of potable water pumping, storage, transmission, treatment and local distribution systems, wastewater collection and pumping systems; reclaim water pumping, storage, transmission systems; chlorination systems

Oversee the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of water treatment facilities with daily capacity in excess of 1.0 million gallons per day and wastewater treatment facilities with daily capacity of 750,000 gallons per day