Parks and Cemetery Superintendent

The City of Bozeman is now accepting applications for a Parks and Cemetery Superintendent to lead the operations, maintenance, and long-term planning of our Parks and Cemetery Divisions. This role oversees division staff while ensuring high-quality maintenance of City parks, trails, park facilities, and Sunset Hills Cemetery. The Superintendent is responsible for planning and directing daily operations, staff, budgets, and projects.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Bargaining Unit: Non-Represented

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Work Week: Typically, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

• Plans, and directs the operations of the Parks and Cemetery Divisions. including assigning responsibility for preparation of daily work schedules, setting priorities, establishing goals, and monitoring all completed work and work in progress to ensure all work is completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Works with the assigned Supervisor to plan, develop, and direct the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for all related divisions functions.
• Plans, schedules, and monitors construction, maintenance, and repair work on City land and equipment.
• Oversees the personnel functions for the divisions, including analyzing divisional personnel needs, and makes recommendations accordingly, including recruiting, selecting, hiring, motivating, evaluating, disciplining and terminating division personnel in accordance with established City policies and procedures.
• Prepares, administers, and reviews each division’s annual budget for assigned areas of responsibility, including monitoring expenditures, maintaining related reports and records, compiling budget data, and reviewing expenditures for approval.
• Prepares bid specifications, negotiates contracts and agreements with service providers, and makes recommendations to appropriate City personnel for purchases according to established City policies.
• Establishes staffing assignments within assigned divisions and designates lead workers or forepersons to coordinate and oversee work activities.
• Interprets plans, drawings, diagrams, specifications, and blueprints, and provides guidance and technical assistance to staff as needed.
• Ensures all work is completed in accordance with prescribed safe work methods, including enforcing the use of appropriate safety equipment as required.
• Ensures that all staff obtain and maintain proper certification(s).
• Acts as a liaison between the division(s) and residents, contractors, business representatives, government agencies, advisory boards, planning groups, and other related professionals to ensure positive public relations.
• Works closely with supervisory personnel within the divisions to promote positive work attitudes within assigned divisions and maximize teamwork and cooperation by all departmental employees.
• Oversees the implementation of work programs and operational activities designed to meet the annual and long-term objectives of assigned divisions.
• Schedules construction, repair, and maintenance work using the City’s computerized maintenance management system.
• Creates and updates work orders and templates and maintains current and accurate data on materials, equipment and labor costs.
• Works closely with the database administrator to troubleshoot and resolve problems and continually enhance the computerize maintenance management system to improve operation efficiency and accurate cost tracking.
• Serves as a member of the Management Team by analyzing and reporting key performance metrics, recommending and implementing updates to division policies and procedures, ensuring…