Maintenance Mechanic

National Park Service; Nome (AK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Nome, Alaska, seeks a Maintenance Mechanic to support the Alaska Region and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. The role encompasses electrical systems maintenance, equipment repairs, and field work across diverse park facilities.

You will perform preventive maintenance and repairs on electrical and mechanical systems, including HVAC, pumps, and water/disposal infrastructure, often in challenging weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance, operational checks, repairs, installation, and troubleshooting on secondary electrical systems from transformers to final connections across the park.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs electric motors, pumps, control wiring, relays, and starters, including for boilers and HVAC systems.
• Performs minor carpentry and painting associated with electrical installations and small building repairs.
• Installs, modifies troubleshoots, and repairs utility, supply, and disposal systems, including sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution.
• Installs, modifies, repairs, and tests sewer mains and laterals, lift pumps, clarifiers, digesters, comminutors, air pumps, and other treatment-plant mechanical equipment.
• Performs masonry, steel work, and concrete finishing when installing septic tanks and manholes.
• Selects materials, techniques, and machine settings and perform full-penetration welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Removes ice and snow from mountainous roadways, parking areas, and residential routes, often during night or adverse weather conditions.

Job description

Open: August 17, 2026 — Closes: August 31, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Maintenance Mechanic with Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Region, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Nome, Alaska.

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Performs preventive maintenance, operational checks, repairs, installation, and troubleshooting on secondary electrical systems from transformers to final connections across the park. Installs, maintains, and repairs electric motors, pumps, control wiring, relays, and starters, including for boilers and HVAC systems. Performs minor carpentry and painting associated with electrical installations and small building repairs. Installs, modifies troubleshoots, and repairs utility, supply, and disposal systems, including sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution. Installs, modifies, repairs, and tests sewer mains and laterals, lift pumps, clarifiers, digesters, comminutors, air pumps, and other treatment-plant mechanical equipment. Performs masonry, steel work, and concrete finishing when installing septic tanks and manholes. Selects materials, techniques, and machine settings and perform full-penetration welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Removes ice and snow from mountainous roadways, parking areas, and residential routes, often during night or adverse weather conditions.