Seasonal Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

Open: December 15, 2025 —
Closes: May 29, 2026

These positions are located in Badlands National Park. The primary purpose of this position is to install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, upgrade, repair, and calibrate a variety of utility systems that require fully developed or journey level skills. The utility equipment and systems maintained at this level involve moderately complex maintenance requirements and fully developed journey level skills.

Troubleshoot, repair, modify, overhaul, test, calibrate and install a variety of multi-component industrial and precision instruments and equipment. The equipment and systems normally serviced are interdependent electrical, mechanical and hydraulic devices which control and regulate flows, pressures and levels, such as magnetic and differential pressure flowmeters, sonic meters, turbidimeters and other equipment that measure and record operating parameters. Install, repair and calibrate analyzers for turbidity, chlorine and pH as well as the trend recorders associated with these analyzers.

Troubleshoot and functionally test equipment to isolate defective components and perform repairs, adjusting and replacing parts as required. Use operating principles, blueprints, diagrams, technical manuals, test equipment and trade tools. Work with various machinery including reciprocating pumps, centrifugal pumps, sewage grinders and electrical motors. Repair machinery by replacing bent shafts, bearings, etc. Perform electrical testing of motors and other components checking continuity, ohms resistance, voltage and amperage using multimeters, meggers and continuity testers.

Maintain and troubleshoot systems ranging from large primary voltages to small millivolt/milliamp digital circuit boards, and touch screen equipment.

Cut-off Dates:
This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications will be considered through the open period of the announcement.
** INITIAL CUT OFF is Monday 12/29/2025. Additional referral certificates will be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.