Field Unit Local (FUL) Hiring Authority Maintenance Worker (Trails)

National Park Service · Salt Flat, TX

Full-time$23 – $27 per hour
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Department of the Interior

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.

  • Lead work crews in backcountry trail construction, preventative and rehabilitative maintenance of trails and related structures (bridges, retaining walls, water bars, steps). Perform stonemasonry work: select, shape, fit, and lay native stone for retaining walls, bridge abutments, water bars, retainer steps, and dry-laid stone trail tread. Perform woodworking: construct, repair, and maintain wooden foot and stock bridges, log water bars, retainer steps, and log crib walls; fall trees and shape logs. Perform rigging operations: set up and operate complex standing and running rigging systems (draglines, skylines, tightlines, A-frames) to transport native building materials in backcountry. Plan and lead backcountry camp operations; support livestock handling and packing; operate motor vehicles and small equipment to transport personnel and materials. Career Seasonal: Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately Jan-Jul & Sept-Dec, and you will be in a non-pay status (non-pay 8/1/27-8/31/27) for the remainder of the year.

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