Parks Operations Manager

Overview

Serves as the central coordinator for the Parks Division, connecting leadership with both administrative and field staff. Responsibilities include managing projects and contracts, guiding budgets and grants, overseeing community center operations, and maintaining policies, data, and workforce coordination. The role ensures alignment across all functions and continuous delivery of parks services through tracking, issue resolution, and clear communication.

• Community Centers Oversight:
  Directly oversees day-to-day operations for community centers, including scheduling and reservations; acts as primary liaison to citizens and user groups; ensures fee, policy, and facility-readiness compliance; coordinates maintenance requests and incident response; maintains usage, revenue, and customer-service metrics; and issues status updates with recommended actions.
• Project & Contract Administration:
  Ensures project controls and compliance; prepares scopes and procurement documents; coordinates with key parties; administers contracts and change orders; processes pay applications; tracks permits and submittals; maintains project records; monitors schedules and budgets; and issues status updates with recommended actions.
• Budget, Procurement & Grants Stewardship:
  Contributes to fiscal planning and compliance; serves as liaison between administrative and field staff for operating and capital budgets; maintains metrics; coordinates procurement workflows; ensures purchasing and policy compliance; drafts agenda items and financial reports; drafts and administers grants; and issues status updates with recommended actions.
• Policy, Compliance & Maintenance Data:
  Guides implementation of division policies, compliance, and maintenance data; maintains SOPs; coordinates and operates the work order system, asset inventories, and preventive-maintenance schedules; prepares analyses and recommendations.
• Workforce, Stakeholders & Continuity:
  Guides cross-functional administration and external coordination; oversees onboarding and training records, maintains staff certifications, standardizes templates and communications, prepares board materials, coordinates with intergovernmental partners, and serves as acting lead to ensure continuity in the Director's absence; processes and oversees all special event operations.

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Knowledge of public administration, budgeting, procurement, contracts, grants, facility operations, and compliance standards; skill in financial tracking, event management, sports management, recreation and leisure project coordination, staff supervision, stakeholder communication, and report preparation; ability to analyze data, recommend improvements, manage multiple priorities, and maintain effective communication across leadership, administrative, and field staff.

Requires graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, two years of job-related experience, one year of which managing or supervising staff; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Must possess a valid Driver's License and have a favorable driving record.

All Leon County employees (regular full-time and part-time, OPS, and PRN) are required to work before, during and after a Declared Local State of Emergency (DLSOE). Participation is considered a condition of employment.

Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check.

Exempt. This position is clerical in nature and involves the application of standard practices and procedures.

May 16, 2022;
September 4, 2025.

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Management and Manufacturing

• Government Administration