PK AST R - Seasonal Maintenance Crew Leader

The Team:

Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) exists to provide safe, quality recreation opportunities for the public by developing, maintaining and managing a network of sites and trails through service contracts and partnership agreements with a range of groups and both public and private sector organizations. Learn more about our program here.

Seasonal Maintenance Crew Leader opportunities offer hands‑on experience in recreation management, where you’ll develop teamwork, leadership, and communication skills while maintaining and enhancing outdoor recreation sites and trails. The Seasonal Maintenance Crew Leader provides leadership, supervision, training, coaching and general oversight to a field‑based team consisting of two to four Seasonal Maintenance Crew Members. The Crew Leader plans and assigns field work and tasks associated with recreation site and trail maintenance and repair;

coordinates and interacts with recreation staff, community groups and the public; and ensures the safe use of equipment, machinery and tools used in day‑to‑day work activities in BC’s backcountry recreation sites and trails.

• Degree or diploma in an Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, Forestry, or Natural Resource Management;
  OR
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• Grade 12 graduation or GED AND two (2) or more years of relevant work or volunteer experience.
• Preference may be given to applicants who have a degree or diploma in one (1) of the above fields AND two (2) or more years of experience.

Related work or volunteer experience may include:

• Experience leading others. This may be in an academic or work‑related setting and may include peers, workers, or volunteers.
• Experience planning, researching, organizing, and implementing projects.
• Experience interacting with others and communicating with a variety of stakeholders and the public.
• Experience working in an outdoor setting (e.g. trail building, operational roles in National or Provincial Parks, natural resource field work, field research, or other remote work).
• Experience working with hand and power tools (carpentry or construction, trail building, chainsaw use, operation of small engines).
• Experience working in a recreation environment (e.g., parks, campsites, tourism centres, outdoor sporting or activity centres, or other recreation facilities).

• Higher levels of first aid certification (e.g. Advanced (previously OFA Level
  3) or Wilderness First Aid); and/or,
• Two (2) or more years of relevant experience.

• Available to work continuously for a 5‑month period, from April 13, 2026 through to September 11, 2026.
• Must be physically fit: able to lift and carry heavy loads and hike across challenging terrain for up to 10 hours per work day.
• This position requires you to have a valid FULL BC driver’s licence (minimum class
  5), or an equivalent class driver's licence from another province or jurisdiction.
• Completion of a valid WorkSafeBC Intermediate Occupational First Aid (OFA) (previously OFA2) certification during the work term. The Branch will provide certification if not obtained by the time of appointment.

• I am willing and able to wear the RSTBC assigned Seasonal Maintenance Crew uniform.
• I am willing and able to supply and wear adequate footwear for job duties, as determined by RSTBC.
• I am willing and able to work outdoors and potentially camp for consecutive nights.
• I am willing and able to work in moderate to extreme weather conditions and in remote and/or isolated locations.
• I am willing and able to perform physically demanding work (e.g. hiking, carrying gear and equipment).
• I am willing and able to assist with the response to safety concerns and emergency incidents.
• I am willing and able to transport crew to and from the work sites in government vehicles.
• I am willing and able to operate a variety of communication equipment including 2‑way radios, satellite phones and GPS units.

For questions regarding this position, please contact

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