Preservationist

Preservationist
Duties
MAJOR DUTIES:
Perform carpentry, masonry and painting related tasks, including roofing, framing, finishes, windows, doors, and cabinetry.
Replicate historic features, historic mortar mixes, and other treatments on historic structures while maintaining the maximum amount of historic fabric.
Perform journeyman level carpentry and masonry tasks to repair, reconstruct, replicate, restore, or rehabilitate historic structures and historic features.
Utilize investigation techniques to perform condition evaluations and recommend appropriate treatments for historic structures.
Make precise calculations of quantities, volumes, area, curves, arcs, tangents and elevations using tapes, rules, squares, angle finders, levels, sight levels, compass, divider, calipers and arithmetic calculation.
Perform tasks in accordance with oral instructions, written instructions, blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications and building codes.
Properly and safely select, use, and maintain a wide variety of modern and ancient hand tools, power tools, and stationary equipment for the performance of carpentry and masonry tasks.
Identify historic materials by type, species, texture, color, etc. Select appropriate material for carpentry and masonry related repairs, restorations, rehabilitation and the reconstruction of historic structures.

TERM APPOINTMENT:
This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.
Open & closing dates
09/19/2024 to 09/25/2024
Salary
$31.53 - $36.84 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 9
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Gateway Arch National Park
Saint Louis, MO