Parks Manager

The City of Concord's Public Works Department is seeking a municipal Parks professional with strong experience in staff development, maintenance operations and budget management to lead and advance long-range strategic goals and modernize division operations.

The Public Works Department strives to develop and provide a variety of customer-driven maintenance services and programs to protect the City’s investment of infrastructure, public facilities, and equipment; and ensure the health and safety of Concord’s community in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The Department is comprised of 95 full-time staff across multiple divisions:
Administration and Fleet, Facilities Maintenance, Infrastructure Maintenance, Parks Services, and Transportation.

The Parks Maintenance Division has a team of 27 full-time staff dedicated to providing safe, aesthetically pleasing parks designed and maintained to meet the diverse needs for active and passive recreation and leisure activities. The Division is also responsible to maintain streetscapes, including street trees and traffic medians, open space areas, and public right-of-ways, in an aesthetically pleasing condition, and to achieve mandated requirements for public safety in the most cost effective and efficient manner.

The Parks Manager manages the Parks Maintenance Division, which is responsible for services pertaining to parks, street trees, medians, open space, and the City's Landscape Maintenance Districts. The selected candidate will lead the effort to develop the City’s Parks Master Plan, translating Parks Master Plan objectives into measurable operational targets and overseeing its execution; this person will play a pivotal role in driving positive organizational change by modernizing workflows, integrating maintenance management technology, and championing professional growth across all crew levels.

• Has hands‑on experience in executing Parks Master Plans and establishing asset‑based Parks Maintenance Management Plans (PMMPs) to set clear Levels of Service across park assets.
• Is an adept change agent, with demonstrated experience leading through operational transitions and modernizations.
• Demonstrates strong staff development and performance management competencies, with the ability to build a high‑trust workplace environment and to align daily performance with departmental standards.
• Will build trust and morale, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Is a creative problem solver with the ability to use technology as a force multiplier in the context of maintenance operations.
• Has experience preparing reports and presenting to City Council or other governing bodies.
• Has extensive experience in budget preparation and management.
• Will be a confident manager who communicates effectively with his or her team, while simultaneously balancing these traits with diplomacy and a good sense of humor.
• Has experience in or the ability to seek funding opportunities, manage employee relations in a unionized environment, and create and implement systems and processes is highly desired but not required.
• Embraces, promotes and is guided by the City’s Mission, Vision and Values.

The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees’ professional and personal development, values work‑life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:

• Participation in CalPERS…