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Open: December 15, 2025 — Closes: May 29, 2026
Summary
This position provides leadership and the daily scheduling of trail maintenance duties, minor maintenance and repair of grounds, and trails including but not limited to the campgrounds, and picnic areas.
Major Duties
Incumbent will be responsible for the leadership and daily scheduling of trail maintenance duties, minor maintenance and repair trails including but not limited to campgrounds and picnic areas. Work leader will demonstrate proper work methods and work along with others to set a work pace. Ensuring safety and housekeeping rules are followed. Perform and oversee the full range of hands-on, day to day trails maintenance across the park. Build trail structures, organize the transportation of trail building supplies to job sites, and oversee the upkeep of back country campsites. Oversee or make needed repairs to damaged trail assets including but not limited to foot bridges, stairs, trail surface tread, board walks, back country pit toilets, cedar wood routed signs, turnpikes and water bars. Incumbent will maintain trail condition standards and assist the work supervisor to stock needed supplies. Work lead ensures necessary plans, materials, supplies, equipment, and tools are available when needed. Work leader will recommend operation needs to work supervisor per request. 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, 29 December 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. Area Information Government Housing May Be Available Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on the south shore of Lake Superior between the communities of Munising (population 1800) and Grand Marais. The park encompasses 42 miles of Lake Superior shoreline and is renowned for its colorful sandstone cliffs, miles of beaches, waterfalls and streams, inland lakes, 100 miles of trails and the 1874 Au Sable Light Station. Summers are generally warm and pleasant. The area is rich in public lands and outdoor opportunities. The duty stations for these positions are in Munising and Grand Marais. Government housing may be available for rent in Grand Marais. Amenities in Munising include grocery and convenience stores, medical clinic, and K-12 schools. Complete shopping and a regional medical center are in Marquette, Michigan, 43 miles west of Munising. Grand Marais has a population of less than 250 people and shopping is limited. For additional information please visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
