Position Title: Great American Outdoors Act Project Field Technician
Supervisor: Trail and Lands Protection Senior Program Manager
Status: Full Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Start Date: Flexible start date but no later than June 29, 2026
End Date: November 30, 2026 (termed-position)
Office Location: Golden, CO or Santa Fe, NM
Application deadline: May 22, 2026

POSITION SUMMARY & STATEMENT OF DUTIES
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) spans 3,100 miles through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and provides access to the Continental Divide landscape and Rocky Mountain communities. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) was passed in 2020 to address the backlog of trail deferred maintenance on public lands, including the CDT.

The GAOA Field Technician will serve as the primary role responsible for data collection and scouting of sections of the CDT that have deferred maintenance needs. The Field Technician is responsible for collecting and reporting trail condition data for the CDT. This data is used to determine project funding needs and is also closely coordinated with CDTC’s Trail and Lands Program Manager, CDTC GIS Specialist, and land management partners to provide a complete record of CDT needs across New Mexico. The Field Technician will ensure condition and planning data for GAOA trail projects is collected and reported in a timely way and data. The Field Technician role is primarily field-based, with some time in traditional office settings for data clean-up and other organizational tasks.

The Field Technician role will work across CDTC’s team to ensure the GAOA program continues to deliver highly effective programs providing additional capacity to federal partners and other stakeholders who have a vested interest in the stewardship of the CDT.

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