Welder

National Park Service; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service is seeking a Welder at the Historic Preservation Training Center to perform hands-on preservation and restoration work on bronze statues, monuments, historic fences and plaques. The role may require travel, on-call shifts, evenings, weekends, overtime, and overnight stays up to 28 nights per month, with a government travel charge card required.

The position pays a hourly wage range of $34.71–$40.55 per hour and involves welding with oxy/acetylene or electric welders, TIG

Qualifications

• Welding various metals using oxy/acetylene or electric welders.
• Experience in hands-on preservation/restoration work.
• Flexibility to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, and shift work.

Responsibilities

• Weld metals and restore or preserve bronze statuary, monuments, fences and plaques.
• Perform carpentry and masonry as part of monument preservation and restoration.
• Assist with pattern making, rubber mold making, sandblasting, painting and patina processes as required.

Skills

Welding

TIG

SMAW

Pattern making

Rubber mold making

Masonry

Sandblasting

Painting

Metal patina

Machining

Forging

Rigging

Carpentry

Heavy equipment operation

Tools

Oxy/acetylene welders

Electric welders

TIG welder (GTAW)

Job description

Open: August 24, 2026 — Closes: September 7, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Welder for the National Park Service at the Historic Preservation Training Center performing hands‑on preservation and restoration work. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 28 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Salary Range: $34.71 (step 1) to $40.55 (step 5)

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Welding various metals of similar and dissimilar properties using oxy/acetylene and/or electric welders, Tungsten Inert Gas Systems (T.I.G.) Shield Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W.). Performing hands‑on preservation/restoration work utilizing skills such as welding, pattern making, rubber mold making, masonry, sandblasting, painting, metal patina processes, machining, forging, heaving equipment operator, carpentry, and rigging to repair bronze statuary, monuments, historic fences and plaques. Participating in all phases of monument preservation and restoration by performing various carpentry and masonry skills.