Mountain Bike Trails Builder

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Job Description

Trek is seeking an experienced mountain bike trails builder to develop maintain and grow Treks private trail system at our global headquarters in Waterloo Wisconsin.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who is passionate about mountain biking trail stewardship and the outdoors. Youll spend most of your time building and maintaining world-class trails while also supporting events managing key partnerships and helping bring Treks mission to life: Ride Bikes. Have Fun. Feel Good.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven hands-on professional who thrives in a dynamic environment understands mountain bike culture and has the vision and technical expertise to create engaging sustainable trail experiences. Strong arborist chainsaw excavator and equipment maintenance skills are highly valued along with the ability to work independently adapt to changing priorities and maintain an unwavering commitment to safety.

This role reports to Treks Event Manager and works closely with the Events Team and other internal partners across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Trail Development & Maintenance (65%)

• Maintain and improve approximately 15 miles of mountain bike trails.
• Design build and expand trail systems on existing and future properties.
• Perform trail inspections and proactively address safety erosion and maintenance needs.
• Maintain grounds and outdoor gathering areas including the barn firepit and surrounding property.
• Operate maintain and perform basic repairs on equipment including mini-excavators mowers tractors and trail vehicles.
• Maintain and service chainsaws power tools blowers and other trail-building equipment.
• Ensure trails facilities vehicles and tools remain safe functional and ready for use.

Planning partnerships & communication (15%)

• Build and manage relationships with employees landowners community partners and government agencies to support trail access easements permits property initiatives and event operations.
• Manage and effectively communicate the calendar of events at the trails with all involved parties.
• Manage seasonal intern(s) by creating project plans assigning work and ensuring successful completion.
• Work with local officials on permitting land-use and property improvement projects.
• Coordinate with Trek facilities and maintenance teams on property improvements and land stewardship initiatives.
• Support long-term planning stakeholder engagement and partnership agreements related to trails events and land development.

Event & additional support (20%)

• Support the setup execution and teardown of some Trek-hosted events.
• Maintain a positive team-first attitude during demanding and long event days.
• Assist with loading transporting and dismantling event infrastructure.
• Travel to a few major cycling events and represent Trek professionally within the cycling community.
• Assist other Trek teams in the offseason as needed.

Ideal candidate

• Passionate about mountain biking culture outdoor recreation and trail stewardship.
• Experienced in trail building trail maintenance and land management.
• Skilled in operating and maintaining equipment such as excavators tractors chainsaws and power tools.
• Highly adaptable dependable and self-motivated.
• Comfortable working independently and managing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with landowners government agencies contractors employees volunteers and community partners.
• Practical problem-solver with sound judgment.
• Physically capable of lifting and moving heavy materials performing manual labor and working outdoors in varying conditions.
• Willing to pitch in wherever needed and embrace the variety that comes with the role.
• Dedicated to maintaining a safe work environment and an excellent safety record.
• Valid drivers license and clean driving record required.

Trek Benefits:

Flexible and fun company culture
Competitive health care
PPO & HDHP medical plan options Dental insurance Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Free life insurance & optional term life insurance
Competitive vacation package
401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
12 weeks of maternity leave with 100% pay
Flexible holiday schedule 10 company holidays
Tuition Reimbursement up to $15000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs)
Employee discounts on all product
Deep partner retail discounts

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color creed religion gender gender identity pregnancy marital status partnership status sexual orientation age national origin veteran or military status disability medical condition genetic information or any other characteristic prohibited by federal state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including hiring promotion demotion compensation training working conditions transfer job assignments benefits layoff and termination.

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