Regional Park Manager

Position Information

"Love the outdoors? Lead the team that keeps it beautiful."

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Park Maintenance and Recreation Services Division, is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as a Regional Park Manager I. This position oversees operations at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park, a vibrant hub for sports and outdoor activities featuring eight baseball fields, four softball fields, five multi‑purpose fields, twenty tennis courts, an aquatic center, an archery range, and Hans L'Orange Neighborhood Park.

• Supervise maintenance and repairs of fields, courts, landscaping, archery range, and facilities.
• Oversee park operations, including administering rules and regulations, scheduling and permits, promotional activities, and concession contracts.
• Prepare an annual operating budget request and administer the budget as allotted.
• Recruit, interview, and select employees.
• Develop a training program for new employees and in‑service training to keep all staff abreast of developments in grounds and facilities maintenance, turf management, and horticultural and arboricultural practices.

• Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and may involve weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Will serve as a Disaster Response worker during declared emergencies.

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non‑citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, hospitality management, horticulture, agronomy, botany, landscape architecture, or a related field. Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year‑for‑year basis. Such experience must provide the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from a bachelor’s degree. Four years of professional work experience, in any occupation, may substitute for a general bachelor’s degree.

Four years of general work experience (does not need to be professional level) as a Groundskeeping Supervisor, Park Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, Park Grounds Maintenance Superintendent, or similar area may substitute for a general bachelor’s degree.

Three years of experience in managing the overall operation of a major park (e.g., district park), a group of parks (e.g., recreation complex), or a similar facility, demonstrating knowledge of facility usage and coordination; and/or administrative experience in managing the maintenance and beautification of a major park or similar facility, demonstrating technical competence in soil and turf management and landscaping.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of business management, public relations, and supervision.
• Knowledge of principles, practices, techniques, and methods of turf management.
• Knowledge of budget preparation, basic accounting, and record‑keeping.
• Ability to plan, direct, and supervise the work of subordinate staff.
• Ability to develop recreational policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to plan and establish a grounds beautification and maintenance program.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with staff, representatives of other departments, community groups, and the general public.
• Ability to prepare cost estimates and prepare and justify budgets.
• Ability to issue clear and concise oral and written instructions.

Possession of an appropriate valid driver’s license. The current vacancy requires a valid driver’s license (Type 3/automobile) prior to appointment.

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job‑related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or in you receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification.

As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.