Position Title: Parks Maintenance Coordinator
Reporting to: Parks Stewardship Field Manager
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY and New Paltz, NY
Our Mission:
To sustain and enhance the Hudson Valley’s inspirational beauty and health for generations to come.
Mission of Position:
The Parks Maintenance Coordinator supports the system-wide management and stewardship of Scenic Hudson’s parks, ensuring that these special places remain safe, welcoming, and well-maintained for the public while protecting and enhancing their natural, scenic, and cultural resources.
Serve as a senior-level field contributor applying advanced technical skills, sound judgment, and hands-on expertise in the planning, design, construction, repair, and maintenance of park infrastructure and landscapes. As an integral member of the Parks & Community Engagement Team, the Coordinator contributes to routine park maintenance and specialized stewardship projects across Scenic Hudson’s diverse portfolio of rural and urban parklands.
The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of practical field experience, technical proficiency, problem-solving ability, and a commitment to high-quality park stewardship.
Principle Responsibilities May Include:
- Regularly inspect and maintain parks, observe and report field conditions, repair trails and associated infrastructure to ensure public safety.
- Ensure all built structures (information kiosks, bridges, benches, gates, etc.) are in good repair and built to long-term durability standards.
- Safely operate and maintain chainsaws, tractors, woodworking and metalworking equipment, and heavy pickup trucks with trailers across diverse field conditions.
- Identify technical challenges, structural conflicts, and risk factors in advance of project execution.
- Assist in developing and executing weekly work orders to repair and maintain all general aspects of Scenic Hudson parks on a regular basis to ensure they are sound and well maintained.
- Maintain work equipment, trailers, and machinery in safe, clean, and operable condition.
- Utilize handheld GPS-based data collection devices for field condition reports and maintain accurate records in the work database.
- Assist in maintaining work equipment in safe and operable conditions and in researching and purchasing new equipment, machinery and work vehicles.
- Engage cordially with park visitors, community members, and local stakeholders including businesses and public safety officials.
- Assist other members of the Parks and Community Engagement Team and Scenic Hudson staff as needed.
Qualifications
Field Skills and Machinery
- Demonstrated chainsaw proficiency, including tree felling, bucking, clearing, routine maintenance, and chain sharpening.
- Intermediate woodworking and metalworking skills, with the ability to perform structural repairs, custom fabrication, and general park infrastructure maintenance.
- Proven experience with trucking and trailering, including safely hauling and securing heavy equipment, maneuvering trailers, and operating utility and dump trailers with heavy-duty pickup trucks.
- Practical experience in construction, trail building, structural repairs, tree work, and the operation of landscaping equipment, power tools, tractors, and other machinery.
Experience & General Requirements
- A minimum of three years of relevant hands-on experience in parks maintenance, skilled trades, construction, land stewardship, or a related field.
- A strong appreciation for the outdoors, a collaborative and team-oriented approach, and the ability to work independently with initiative and energy.
- Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Hudson Valley.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interact with park visitors in a welcoming, courteous, and professional manner.
- Proficiency in off-trail navigation and comfort working in remote and varied outdoor environments.
- Physical ability to walk extended distances over uneven terrain and regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Computer proficiency in a Microsoft Office environment; experience with databases and digital recordkeeping is preferred.
- Commitment to Scenic Hudson’s mission and its environmental justice principles.
- Familiarity with environmentally sustainable materials, practices, and site maintenance methods is desirable.
Compensation:
Full-time position with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Salary range: $32.97 per hour ($60,000/year) - $34.62 per hour ($63,000/year), commensurate with experience.
Contact:
Please submit a resume and cover letter as part of your application. Further information can be found on our website: www.scenichudson.org. No phone calls please.
Scenic Hudson provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type. Decisions related to all terms and conditions of employment are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.