Trail Crew Lead
Sitka Trail Works
Sitka, Alaska
- Wages/Pay
- $26.00 - $36.00 / hour
- Experience Level
- Previous experience required
- Job Start Date
- Apr 26, 2027
This summer, the crew will focus on high priority maintenance needs across municipal, State Parks, and Tongass National Forest trails on the road system, including Mosquito Cove, Kaasda Héen (Indian River), Gavan Hill, and elsewhere. The crew will also deploy on multi-day trips to boat-access trails like Mount Edgecumbe, Lake Eva, Sealion Cove, and Salmon Lake. In addition to the Crew Lead, we will hire three full-time crew members. The Sitka Crew will occasionally work alongside the Remote Crew, another four person trail crew, on projects and training. The paid crew’s work is supported by the efforts of a large volunteer base, with over a hundred volunteers investing over 1,200 volunteer hours in 2026.
Full job description here
Contact Info
- Max Leal-Gomez
- max@sitkatrailworks.org
- www.sitkatrailworks.org
Sitka Trail Works
We’re a small nonprofit with an outsized impact, uplifting the health of our community by building, maintaining and promoting trails. Since 1997, Sitka Trail Works has leveraged millions in federal and state funds to facilitate dozens of major trail enhancement projects, developing one of the most robust trail systems in the state.
- Location
- Alaska
- Season
- Summer
- Staff size
- 12
- Housing
- Employer housing is not available, but resources are provided to help staff find housing in our area.
- Housing details
- Connections within the community can provide access to rentals in private rooms and shared housing.
- Cell phone service
- Yes, most carriers
- Internet access
- Good
