year-round and seasonal job openings

Find out about year-round and seasonal job openings at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA).

Some available DCR positions are full-time and year-round.

Many DCR seasonal employees are hired for the summer season, and some at other times of the year. Long-term seasonal positions are for more than 90 days, and short-term for less than 90 days. DCR recruits for positions such as lifeguards, rangers, park interpreters, supervisors, forestry assistants, buildings and ground maintenance workers, and office assistants, to name a few. Some seasonal employees assist DCR professional staff in environmental planning and management.

Visit the DCR Employment webpage to access a listing of year-round and seasonal positions. Apply there or on MassCareers. 

Skills, duties and responsibilities, and minimum entrance requirements vary for each particular position.

Who We Are: 
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.   Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who We Are as an Employer:

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

The DCR’s mission is to protect, promote and enhance our commonwealth of natural, cultural and recreational resources for the wellbeing of all. DCR is steward to one of the largest and most diverse state parks systems in the nation, which includes more than 450,000 acres of parks, forests, water supply protection lands, beaches, lakes, ponds, playgrounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, trails, golf courses and parkways. DCR strives to be an exemplary leader in conservation and recreation. DCR’s staff is passionate, dedicated, and continuously employs best practices that are informed by expertise, and creates a sense of place through carrying out the mission.

DCR is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to ensuring that programs and facilities are accessible to all, and we do not discriminate based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.