NPS HPTC Build Up Facility Management – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument – AmeriCorps

 

 

Position Title: NPS HPTC Build Up Facility Management – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements 

Site Location: Ajo, AZ

Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 4/6/2026


* End Date: 7/24/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 450-hour, 16 weeks

 

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (STE) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.

 

HPTC utilizes historic preservation projects as the main vehicle for teaching preservation philosophy and building crafts, technology, and project management skills.

Our experiential learning approach emphasizes flexibility in addressing the unknown conditions encountered during the project and ensures that the goals of preservation are met.

 

STE in partnership with the National Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking individuals for an exciting new opportunity as a NPS HPTC Build Up Facility Management member serving with Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI).

The Facility Management Branch is responsible for providing facility management for ORPI with widely diversified infrastructure and operational complexity characterized by multiple developed areas, over 30 buildings, including historic structures, over 140 miles of unpaved road, utilities include water and wastewater systems.

This Branch provide stewardship of assets/facilities ensuring, visitor use and enjoyment as well as the protection of natural and cultural resources.

 

 

Description of Duties:


* Performs minor and/or rough carpentry repairs using simple measures and hand tools on such tasks as replacing broken planks on picnic tables; broken windows using precut stock; minor adjustments or replaces hinges, latches and catches.


* Performs minor plumbing repairs such as tightening or replacing in-kind fittings and fixtures which do not require custom fitting or solder joints; replaces faucet washers; unplugs drains using a plunger; replaces liquid petroleum gas bottles.


* Performs routine maintenance on campground sites and trails using hand tools to re-grade and reset barriers to restore areas to original appearances.

Collects trash.


* May operate a light truck to pick up supplies and to transport materials to and from park work sites while assisting on project work.

Cleans and services chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities.

Makes minor repairs as needed and refers problems to higher graded workers 


* Work is performed according to prescribed plans or specific directions including detailed methods and tools.

Repair work is limited to replacement in kind involving simple measures and clear examples of fi...