Campus Environment Manager Woodland Park Zoo

SALARY & FLSA: $76,107.20 – $, year; exempt

The $76,107.20 annual starting pay is structured to be competitive and may extend up to the $95,128.80 midpoint of the annual range, reflecting our commitment to offering competitive compensation to qualified candidates.

OPENING DATE: 10/2/2026

CLOSING DATE: 10/23/2026 – This position may close early if a sufficient number of qualified applications are received.

JOB TYPE:
Regular, Full-time

UNION:
Non-Represented

OPENINGS: 1

LOCATION:

Onsite

DEPARTMENT:
Environmental Sustainable Operations

Requires occasional after-hours availability, including emergency calls up to 10:30 PM and work on evenings, weekends, or holidays as needed.

HOW DO YOU ZOO?

More than 1.3 million people visit Woodland Park Zoo each year. We connect people with wildlife and remind them of what’s at stake in our changing world. Our job is to motivate people to take action and provide them with the tools needed to join us in saving endangered species. Working for the zoo means upholding our mission, “To save wildlife and inspire everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.”

Apply today and show us how you zoo.

As our new Campus Environment Manager, we know you will be successful in this role because you are:

• A knowledgeable campus operations leader who knows what it takes to keep grounds, custodial services, facility systems, and preventive maintenance working together, and takes pride in creating a campus that is safe, beautiful, clean, and welcoming every day.
• A strategic organizer who loves making things happen by coordinating multiple work streams, setting priorities, managing budgets and resources, and partnering with vendors and contractors to deliver quality service and get the best results.
• A people-focused leader and relationship builder who enjoys coaching frontline teams and supervisors, collaborating across departments, and bringing people together to solve problems and create an exceptional campus experience.
• A hands-on, adaptable problem solver who enjoys that no two days are exactly alike, from tackling an unexpected facility need to preparing the campus for a busy day or special event, and gets real satisfaction from seeing the immediate, visible impact of their team’s work.

• Lead day-to-day operations for grounds, custodial, and labor support services across the zoo campus.
• Supervise and support frontline leads and supervisors, and coordinate work across Grounds, Custodial, labor
• Supervisor functions, including overseeing Unit recycle program and Waste labor support.
• Set daily, weekly, and seasonal priorities to maintain a safe, clean, functional, and guest-ready campus.
• Conduct regular inspections of public and back-of-house areas and ensure timely follow-through on identify issues.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities and help ensure work is completed efficiently and to standard.
• Manage service levels for equipment preventative maintenance program, grounds care, custodial cleanliness, waste handling, event support, and site logistics.
• Partner closely with animal care, guest experience, events, sustainability, security, and project teams to align operational work with zoo needs.
• Support special events, seasonal operations, emergency preparedness, and peak visitation periods.
• Manage vendors and contractors, including scheduling, service quality, scope alignment, and cost control.
• Monitor budgets, supplies, equipment, and purchasing decisions to support efficient operations.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop staff by setting expectations, providing feedback, and building team capability.
• Support the Senior Director of Campus Environment…