Maintenance Worker Leader (Trails)

National Park Service; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service at Bandelier National Monument is seeking a Maintenance Worker Leader (Trails) to supervise a trail crew and ensure safe, durable trail infrastructure. You will analyze drainage, lead carpentry and masonry work on log- and boardwalk features, and make on-site workflow decisions for front country, backcountry, and ADA trails.

This career-seasonal appointment spans about 18 pay periods (March–October) with non-pay status the rest of the year.

Qualifications

• Experience with trail construction and maintenance using logs and rough-sawn lumber
• Ability to lead a trail crew and make on-site work decisions
• Knowledge of safety tailgates and on-site safety practices

Responsibilities

• Analyze drainage patterns to determine control methods for trails
• Lead carpentry and masonry work on trail structures
• Plan and assign work, ensure safety and on-site tailgate briefings

Skills

Carpentry

Masonry (dry stone)

Trail maintenance

Safety leadership

Job description

Open: November 5, 2026 - Closes: December 4, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Maintenance Worker Leader (Trails) with the National Park Service at Bandelier National Monument. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 18 pay periods (March through October), and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Analyze of drainage patterns and the subsequent control methods as they pertain to front country, backcountry, and ADA trails. Performs and leads carpentry work, primarily using heavy log and rough-sawn lumber, on trail structures such as log checks, foot bridges, multi-use bridges, backcountry bridges, corrals, hitch rails, and boardwalks. Knowledge of trail construction and maintenance techniques and must be able to recognize existing and future maintenance problems. Responsible for daily on-site decisions concerning workflow and assignments, and the distribution of work for their crew, and conducting onsite safety tailgates as needed. Performs and leads other trail crew workers in masonry work, primarily dry stone, including the construction, stabilization, and maintenance to historic and non-historic structures mostly on the park trail system.