Park Manager ; NY HELPS; Tree Program

Duties Description The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) in the Finger Lakes Region is seeking a Park Manager 1, SG-18 to oversee the management of risk tree program, sawyer program, and replanting programs throughout the Finger Lakes Region. Under the direct supervision of the Park Operations Manager 1, M-1, the incumbent’s responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Oversee tree care crews, ensuring safe and effective operations, including the training of staff in the identification of native and ornamental tree species and the use of tools/equipment for tree and brush removal.
• Collaborate with park managers to identify potentially hazardous trees that require pruning or removal.
• Assist park managers in hazardous tree assessments across the region.
• Supervise and perform proper tree care operations, including tree removal and pruning from both aerial lifts and ground level.
• Manage replanting operations, stump grinding, brush chipping, and other vegetation management tasks.
• Ensure that all tree care work is performed in accordance with current arboricultural best practices and safety protocols.
• Operate and maintain various equipment such as chainsaws, bucket trucks, aerial lifts, dump trucks, chippers, stump grinders, skid steers, and other tools commonly used in tree care and park maintenance.
• Recruit, train, and evaluate semi‑skilled and skilled staff in alignment with the scope and needs of the regional tree care programs.
• Properly identify native and ornamental park trees and knowledge of tree growth and physiological characteristics.
• May interact with park patrons to resolve concerns, answer questions, and provide general directions.
• Work in partnership with OPRHP Health and Safety to develop training criteria and evaluate programs for OPRHP sawyers.
• Assist with service contract development for tree services; solicit quotes and determine scope of work for outside contractors in all facets of tree care following the Business Services Center procurement guidelines.
• Develop and maintain budgets for Temporary and Seasonal (T&S) staff, Non‑Personal Services purchasing, and State Park Infrastructure Funding (SPIF) funded project budget tracking as related to tree care, management, and planting.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open‑competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:
Either 1. six years of experience working in a park, recreational facility, or campus in any two of these functional areas: administration (business, personnel, finance); capital or operational planning; recreational programming; public relations/visitor services; maintenance; or environmental education/interpretation. This experience must have included two years of supervisory experience;
Or 2. a bachelor’s or higher‑level degree in environmental education, environmental management, environmental policy, environmental sustainability, forestry, golf course management, historic preservation, horticulture, natural resources management, park administration, park management or recreation management and two years of supervisory experience working in a park, recreational facility, or campus as described in any of the functional areas listed in option
1. Examples of non‑qualifying experience include but are not limited to working at a gym, ski area/resort, and sport stadiums. Examples of non‑qualifying degrees include but are not limited to accounting, anthropology, archaeology, biology (all majors), business, history, hospitality, physical education, recreation therapy and sports management. A park, recreational facility, or campus is defined as a location that offers at least three of the following elements: athletic fields, skating rink, campgrounds, golf courses, hiking trails, historic structures, marinas, picnic areas, playgrounds, recreation programs, swimming facilities or education, environmental or interpretive programming.

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