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Posted: December 15, 2025 (31 days ago)

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Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails) CDL

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

Stale

Salary

$26.14 - $30.48

per hour

Closes

May 29, 2026More NPS jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This seasonal job with the National Park Service involves maintaining and building trails in a park setting, including tasks like constructing structures, operating equipment, and transporting materials, often requiring overnight stays in remote backcountry areas.

It's hands-on outdoor work that suits people who enjoy physical labor in nature and have some experience with tools and basic construction.

A good fit would be someone reliable, comfortable working independently or under supervision, and holding a commercial driver's license for hauling gear.

Key Requirements

  • Possess and maintain a current Class B (or higher) Commercial Driver's License
  • Ability to perform trail maintenance and construction tasks like building water bars, rock steps, drainage structures, and signs under normal supervision
  • Knowledge of carpentry, masonry, and use of hand tools for trail work
  • Ability to operate and transport heavy equipment such as Bobcats, skidsteers, loaders, powered wheelbarrows, rollers, and forklifts using trailers and dump trucks
  • Experience in laborer tasks including site cleanup, material moving, and equipment maintenance
  • Comfort with frequent overnight backcountry stays and working away from headquarters
  • Sufficient ability to work without more than normal supervision, including interpreting instructions and using measuring instruments

Full Job Description

The purpose of the position is to perform, at the sub-journeyman level, the maintenance, repair, and construction of Park trails. Duty station may be in an area away from park headquarters with general duties performed in a Park. This position requires frequent overnight backcountry stays.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.

(includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.

Knowledge of materials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments Vehicle Operation SCREEN OUTS: Minimum Qualifications: Perform the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermediate trail construction and maintenance projects such as water bars, rock steps, drainage structures and signs under normal supervision.

This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry, masonry, and use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity.

Perform trails maintenance work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level maintenance worker to make sure they are properly completed.

Commercial Driver's License: You must possess and maintain a current Class B, (or higher) Commercial Driver's License.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone.

Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Major Duties:

Transports tools, materials, employees, livestock, vehicles and equipment to job sites and trailheads.

Operates "Bobcat"/Skidsteer and larger loaders, powered wheelbarrows, rollers, forklifts and similar on trails and related infrastructure, and can transport this equipment and materials using trailers and dump trucks Performs carpentry work, primarily using heavy log and rough-sawn lumber, on trail structures such as log checks, footbridges, multi-use bridges, corrals, hitch rails, and boardwalks.

Perform laborer tasks such as cleanup of work sites and backcountry camps, materials moving, cleaning of vehicles and equipment and shop areas.

Cut-off Dates: This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates.

Applications received by the initial cutoff date will be considered first.

**INITIAL CUT OFF IS Monday, December 29, 2025** Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement however additional referral certificates will only be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.

For more information about the park please visit: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/15/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/15/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MW-1544-SLBE-26-12845801-OC