5484 - Parks Manager I - Pima County Government

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Pay Grade: 12Pay Range
Hiring Range: $54,863 - $65,836 Annually
Full Range: $54,863 - $76,809 Annually

*Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and
internal equity with other employees within the same job
classification.*

The Parks Manager I position in the Conservation Lands and Resources
Department is part of a team of land management professionals that
deliver stewardship of Pima Countys cultural and natural resources. As a
Parks Manager I, you will be responsible for the management and
maintenance of natural resource properties throughout Pima County.
Common tasks are fence assessment, generating reports on the state of
the conservation properties, incursion monitoring, contracting for
vendor services, and maintaining natural resource integrity through
monitoring of human impacts. This position also interacts with other
units within the Conservation Lands and Resources Department such as
invasive species specialists, the native plant nursery, biological
monitors, and cultural resources professionals.
## Duties/Responsibilities
(Work assignments may vary depending on the department's needs and will
be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)

Manages and supervises the daily operations and maintenance of an
assigned County Natural Resource Park(s), to include inspections,
scheduling of maintenance and repairs and associated documentation of
activities;

Develops and administers annual budgets for park operations, maintenance
and support;

Implements plans and projects for the development, interpretation,
preservation, protection and enhancement of natural, cultural and
historical resources in the park;

Assesses conditions of natural, cultural and historical resources in
assigned areas, impact of users, and means to mitigate adverse impact on
these resources;

Assists in the preparation of environmental assessments, impact
statements and related reports relative to the park to County, state and
federal agencies;

Coordinates within the department and other agencies the identification
and protection of threatened and endangered natural and cultural
resources and species;

Supervises, trains, schedules and evaluates employees and volunteers;

Responds to inquiries from the public and private/public organizations
and local, state and federal agencies on parks and resource utilization,
operations, interpretation, preservation and maintenance;

Coordinates the public use of park grounds and facilities with
appropriate Department and other agencies;

Serves as Departmental/County liaison with Arizona State Game and Fish
Department and like County, state and federal agencies for protection of
park natural, cultural and historical resources;

Represents the Department at meetings and on technical committees for
natural resource management research;

Researches and submits routine, recurring and special activity and
project reports to management.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Knowledge of:
- natural resources of the Southwest region, and regulatory
requirements for their management, preservation, interpretation and
utilization;
- historical and cultural resources of the Southwest region, and
regulatory requirements for their management, preservation,
interpretation and utilization;
- principles and practices of parks administration;
- regulatory requirements for assessing and reporting environmental
assessments, submission of impact statements and like materials for
current and proposed activities within park areas;
- principles and techniques of employee and volunteer evaluation,
training and supervision.
Skill in:
- managing and supervising the daily operations and main enance of a
natural resource park;
- assessing natural, cultural and historical resources within a park
and implementing any needed development, enhancement, interpretation
and mitigation measures to protect these resources;
- assessing impact of proposed operations, public-use and maintenance
activities and coordinating related activities;
- preparing, maintaining and submitting documentation of all
park-related activities;
- developing and administering an annual park operations/maintenance
budget;
- supervising, training and evaluating employees and volunteers;
- communicating effectively.
## Minimum Qualifications
(1) A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with
a major in natural resource management, environmental science, wildlife
& fisheries science, renewable natural resources, watershed management,
range management, park administration, recreation, anthropology,
archaeology, fine arts, industrial arts, education, landscape
architecture, biology or a related degree as defined by the appointing
authority at the time of recruitment