Marina Assistant Manager

Pay Rate:
Starting Range: $23.40 - $28.00 per hr. with top of range: 32.86 DOE: DOQ (Work 8-months a year with year-round pay will be 8/12 or 67% of listed hourly rate) Benefit Eligible position

The Lake Estes Marina Assistant Manager works seasonally about 8 months out of the year and is contracted as a full-time benefitted position with pay earned during the season divided over 12 months. This position is responsible for assisting the Marina Manager in seasonal operation of the Lake Estes Marina including the collection of day use fees for the day use areas around Lake Estes.

This position requires knowledge of retail sales, Colorado fishing licenses, Colorado and Lake Estes boating regulations and safety, boat and bike maintenance and rental operations, routine maintenance, and custodial duties involved in care of the playgrounds, bathrooms, and picnic areas at the Marina. This employee must possess excellent supervisory, organizational, scheduling, budgeting, and public relation skills. This employee’s work schedule is variable based on the season.

Work with Marina Manager to promote Lake Estes Marina, and day-use areas, and ensure safety and a high level of customer service/satisfaction. Assist in purchasing, pricing, stocking and inventory of merchandise for Marina store, and purchase additional marina supplies as needed. Operate POS system, including inventory/price entry, sales and deposit reports, and prepare Marina deposits. Manage fee collection around Lake Estes Marina, Cherokee Draw, Wapiti Meadows, and install, remove and maintain fee signs.

Set up and monitor gas delivery, dumpster removal, and other essential services.

Provide high customer service by resolving concerns and/or complaints from staff and visitors. Rent boats and bicycles and inform customers on use/safety requirements on all rentals. Sell merchandise, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPOW) licenses, and issue daily and annual boat and vehicle permits, and dockage collections. Work with the Facility Rental Coordinator on reservations for the Lake Estes Marina Pavilion and ensure the set up, event monitoring and clean-up of the Pavilion reservations.

Assist with organizing special events between the Lake Estes Marina and the Town of Estes Park, and other local and visiting entities as needed. Work with volunteers as needed.

Maintain all marina facilities and equipment, which include duties required for the opening of the marina in the spring and winterizing the marina in the fall. Upkeep, maintain and purchase rental (boats, bikes), pavilion (chairs, tables, grills) and maintenance equipment. Maintain dock decks, floats, and cables, and maintain, install, remove regulatory buoys on Lake Estes. Perform seasonal landscaping maintenance in and around marina, keeping Marina building, pavilion and park area clean.

Regularly inspect all marina facilities to ensure facilities and grounds are adequately maintained, safe and ready for use, including picnic tables, playground, Pavilion around the Marina.

Supervise a small staff of seasonal workers in the maintenance and operation of the marina facility. Assist with hiring, training, and motivating staff and volunteers, and work with employees to correct deficiencies. Compliance. Maintain safety standards by ensuring proper operation of marina equipment and communicating safety rules and regulations to marina visitors. Maintain records - rental totals, gas log, safety manual, policy manual, personnel manual, BOR inspections, CTSI inspections.

Work with marketing on promoting the Lake Estes Marina, and regularly post events and Lake Estes Marina news to the District’s Web site and social media sites. Keep updated on Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and other new developments in this field. Respond both verbally and in writing to complaints, concerns or requests for information. Maintain professional relationships with the EVRPD supporting staff, Estes Valley Recreation District Board, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bureau of Reclamation, Estes Valley Fire Protection District, and Clean Marina Colorado.

Attend EVRPD board meetings and/or district safety meetings upon request. Assist in bid preparation when needed for capital purchases. Assist in development of BOR projects. Other duties as assigned.

Majority of work is conducted outside with exposure to weather and extreme temperatures. Frequently work near water, moving mechanical parts, motors, mowers and wildlife. Exposed to slippery surfaces, dirt, dust, grease, loud noises, odors/fumes, and vibration. Work will occur across uneven terrain, including hills and slopes (dock ramps) near lake, which may present numerous slipping and tripping hazards, and interactions with wildlife.

High level of physical endurance needed with ability to access all work sites required for the position. Frequently…