Trail Administrator

US National Park Service; Gaffney (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service seeks a Trail Administrator for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Gaffney, South Carolina. This is a permanent, competitive, full-time appointment.

Qualified candidates will have specialized experience at the GS-11 level, including managing trail systems, developing partnerships, and coordinating volunteers, with strong planning and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized work experience equivalent to GS-11 in the federal service.
• Experience managing trail systems on federal and non-federal lands.
• Experience developing agreements and partnerships.
• Experience developing and reviewing trail project plans, estimates, and specifications.
• Experience managing volunteers in trail maintenance activities.
• Experience in long-range and strategic planning; working with GIS, databases, and PM systems.
• Supervision of multidisciplinary interpretation and trail maintenance trades.
• Outreach, communication, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a trail system on federally and non-federally owned lands.
• Develop and review trail project plans, estimates, and specifications.
• Coordinate and supervise volunteers for trail maintenance activities.
• Develop partnerships and agreements to support trail initiatives.
• Engage in long-range planning and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Trail system management

Partnership development

Trail project planning

Volunteer management

Long-range planning

GIS systems

Project management systems

Staff supervision

Outreach & collaboration

Tools

GIS

Project management systems

Informational databases

Job description

You will serve as a Trail Administrator the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Gaffney, SC.

Please visit find a park for additional park information. This is a Permanent, Competitive, Full-time appointment.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement -09/09/2026- unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either 40 hours a week or Part-Time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state:

1. the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position;
2. starting and ending dates of employment (month/year); and
3. total hours worked (as indicated above).
4. If position was developmental in nature, resume must breakdown duties and start/end dates per grade level.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Your resume must show at least one (1) year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include:

• Managing a trail system on federally and non-federally owned lands;
• Developing and implementing agreements and partnerships;
• Developing and reviewing trail project plans, estimates, and specifications;
• Managing volunteers in the performance of trail maintenance activities;
• Experience in long range and strategic planning; directly working within informational database systems, GIS systems, and project management systems;
• Supervision of workforce performing multidisciplinary interpretation and trail maintenance related trades;
• Performing outreach, communication, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

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.