Trail Maintenance Lead — Build and Restore Mountain Trails

National Park Service; Hawaii; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service is seeking a Maintenance Worker (Trails) to perform recurring building and utility maintenance and to assist journeymen and higher graded workers. The role supports trail preservation within Hawaii’s park landscapes and aligns with an anticipated entry on duty in December 2027.

Major duties include safe use and maintenance of tools, trail clearing, tread restoration, and collaboration on trail structures and new trail lay-outs in challenging terrain.

Qualifications

• Experience using hand and power tools and maintaining them.
• Ability to clear trails of windfallen trees and debris.
• Experience in trail maintenance and construction of graded/paved trails.

Responsibilities

• Safely and effectively uses hand and power tools and maintains them.
• Clears trails from windfallen trees, vegetation, rock fall and debris.
• Builds up tread surfaces in eroded areas.
• Assists in installation and maintenance of trail structures.
• Maintains trails including graded and paved trails.
• Provides daily guidance to field crews and helps supervise.
• Contributes to construction of rock and wood water bars, retaining walls and cribbing.
• Lays out and constructs new trails in rocky, mountainous terrain and restores abandoned trails.

Job description

The National Park Service is seeking a Maintenance Worker (Trails) to perform recurring building and utility maintenance and to assist journeymen and higher graded workers. The role supports trail preservation within Hawaii’s park landscapes and aligns with an anticipated entry on duty in December 2027.

Major duties include safe use and maintenance of tools, trail clearing, tread restoration, and collaboration on trail structures and new trail lay-outs in challenging terrain.