Seasonal Regional Planner II— Trail Mapping Assistant and Maintenance Planner Summer '25

Who We Are:

The Department of Conversation & Recreation (DCR) is steward of one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres is made up of forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds. The DCR also oversees several swimming pools, wading pools, and spray decks.

Who We Serve:

Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to combine energy and environmental agencies under one Cabinet secretary. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) serves Commonwealth residents interested in outdoor recreational activities, clean energy solutions and those who work with animals and livestock. Equally, EOEEA works with energy consumers, power companies, clean energy providers and farmers to delicately balance the interaction with environmental protection laws and regulations while being a cornerstone for our economic prosperity.

About the Division of Design and Engineering:

Continuing over a century of visionary land stewardship, DCR’s Division of Design & Engineering (D&E) collaborates with colleagues within DCR, other agencies, and communities across the state to plan, design, build, and maintain a diversity of outdoor recreational experiences and unique landscapes throughout the Commonwealth. In addition, our staff is responsible for maintaining public infrastructure including dams, seawalls, parkways and park roads, sidewalks and trails, and stormwater systems. This requires employing a diverse range of talent including architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, tradespeople as well as business, finance and administrative support who work together to support D&E’s mission. Our staff is unified by a passion for providing access to high quality public open space and outdoor recreation for all ages and abilities, and strive to improve visitor experience, enhance universal accessibility, and help modernize DCR’s facilities and resources to be more carbon neutral, energy independent, and resilient to climate change.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks qualified applicants for the position of Regional Planner II – Trails Mapping Assistant and Trail Maintenance Planner

Position Information:

Seasonal Regional Planner II— Trail Mapping Assistant and Maintenance Planner: 03/30/25-11/1/25 (31 weeks) @ 37.5 hrs:  Contact Supervisor for schedule. 1 position(s). This position reports to 10 Park Plaza, Boston. 

Please note, if you are selected for this position and will be working less than 90 days, the position will automatically revert to a short-term position.

Our short-term positions are not part of the salary scale that is advertised within this job posting.  Should this position revert to a short-term seasonal position (less than 90 days), your salary rate will be discussed with you during the interview phase of the process.

Position Summary:

DCR has a system of roads and trails within its properties that extends for thousands of miles. This position will assist the DCR Trails and Greenways Team with collecting field trails data, assisting with the trail review process and developing trail maintenance project for future trail maintenance contractors. Skills required to do this work are: ArcGIS Pro for data editing, GPS/field experience for collecting trails data in the field and ability to assess trail conditions and maintenance needs. The successful candidate will have a strong background in trail design and maintenance, and experience with field data collection.

Specific duties include:

• Collecting field data to update the existing trails data schema.
• Working with local park staff and others to finalize or update park-level trail