Historic Event and Facility Technician

Historic Event and Facility Technician

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$19.74/hr - $21.14/hr

Job

Agency:
Game Fish & Parks

Location:

Lake City, SD - Fort Sisseton State Park

Pay Grade: F

Closing Date: 01/27/2026

The Historic Event and Facility Technician at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, is one of the 10 permanent staff of District
1. District 1 consists of 4 parks:
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, Roy Lake State Park, Sica Hollow State Park and Pickerel Lake State Recreation Area; 7 Lakeside Use Areas; 12 Public Water Access Areas. These areas provide year‑round recreational opportunities and facilities for the public such as camping, lodging, historical interpretation, programming, picnicking, beach going, boating, fishing, hunting, multi‑use trails, and disc golf. Fort Sisseton Historical State Park also is highly active with programs and festivals that highlight the historic and cultural aspects of the location along with programs that incorporate the local arts, outdoor field recreational sports instruction, and other state‑sponsored initiatives held throughout the year.

The focus of the Technician at Fort Sisseton will be to lead and manage the building and grounds and help facilitate the events of Fort Sisseton Historic State Park. Fort Sisseton will be the reporting duty station.

The Position Will

• Assume the lead role on facility maintenance and management of all current facilities at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park.
• Assist with maintaining historic structures and grounds, comfort stations, park shop buildings, cold storage buildings, park offices, camping cabins, campsites, playgrounds, dump stations, vault toilets, picnic shelters, and many other facilities.
• Be directing and inspecting work for seasonal staff to assure facilities are clean, sanitized and available for the public.
• Maintain cleaning equipment and chemicals, inspect facilities for safe and proper operation and maintaining accessibility.
• Prepare facilities for safe winter storage and be responsible for turning the facility back on in the spring.
• Perform basic maintenance, diagnosis and repair on mowers, tractors, skid steers, trailers, sprayers, UTVs, golf carts, small equipment/small engines and various implement attachments. Technician will be responsible for keeping accurate service records and logs for all repairs and service performed on equipment.
• Assist with the construction and maintenance of hiking & multi‑use trails, turf and grounds maintenance; campsite maintenance; tree care including planting, pruning, maintenance & removal, landscaping, and construction projects; snow removal; fencing; signing; and operating specialized equipment and power tools to effectively and efficiently complete projects mentioned above.
• Have knowledge of setup and teardown of venue operations, including tents, staging and other event‑related structures. This requires knowledge of equipment used to safely transfer items to venue areas.
• Have a flexible schedule to help support festivals and programs held throughout the year.
• Act as a lead worker for seasonal, and volunteer staff while maintaining daily park operations and maintenance tasks.
• Assist in making sure staff are oriented, adequately trained, properly supervised, given proper feedback, meeting safety standards and completing duties as assigned.
• Create and maintain a positive working environment for all staff.
• Assist district permanent staff with preparation of vehicle & equipment reports, Fleet and Travel work orders, weed spraying records, electrical maintenance repair records, and maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Complete safety inspections, monthly service inspections on lift stations, regular inspections of geothermal systems.

This is a Full‑Time position with the Department of Game Fish & Parks. Must be able to work outdoors in all types of weather and conditions. Must be able to do manual labor including heavy…