Parks Manager - Conservation Lands & Resources

Position: Parks Manager I - Conservation Lands & Resources
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** Job Description Summary
** Department - Conservation Lands & Resources#
** Job Description
**** Job Type: Classified
**** Job Classification: 5484 - Parks Manager I
**** Salary Grade: 12
**** Pay Range
**** Hiring Range: $57,636 - $69,160 Annually
**** Pay Range: $57,636 - $80,683 Annually
**** Range Explanation:
*** Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
* Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Parks Manager I position in the Conservation Lands & Resources Department is part of a team of land management professionals that deliver stewardship of Pima County’s natural resources parks and trails. The Parks Manager I position works in the Natural Resources Parks and Trails Division to provide GIS-based site inventory and assessment at campgrounds, trails and parks; project management of the design and construction of landscape projects including irrigation, hardscape, way finding, planting plans, and interpretive signage;

and planning for site improvements and new park and trail facilities in Tucson Mountain Park, Historic Canoa Ranch, Agua Caliente Park and single-track trail systems. This position also coordinates the entry permits for outside groups who use the natural resource parks and trails for filming or outdoor recreation programming. The Parks Manager I position interacts with other units within the Conservation Lands & Resources Department such as invasive species specialists, the native plant nursery, biological monitors and cultural resources professionals.

The position is supervised by the Natural Resource Parks and Trails Division Manager.
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* Essential Functions:

** As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.
* Manages and supervises the daily operations and maintenance of an assigned County Natural Resource Park(s), to include inspections, scheduling of maintenance and repairs and associated documentation of activities;
* Develops and administers annual budgets for park operations, maintenance and support;
* Implements plans and projects for the development, interpretation, preservation, protection and enhancement of natural, cultural and historical resources in the park;
* Assesses conditions of natural, cultural and historical resources in assigned areas, impact of users, and means to mitigate adverse impact on these resources;
* Assists in the preparation of environmental assessments, impact statements and related reports relative to the park to County, state and federal agencies;
* Coordinates within the department and other agencies the identification and protection of threatened and endangered natural and cultural resources and species;
* Supervises, trains, schedules and evaluates employees and volunteers;
* Responds to inquiries from the public and private/public organizations and local, state and federal agencies on parks and resource utilization, operations, interpretation, preservation and maintenance;
* Coordinates the public use of park grounds and facilities with appropriate Department and other agencies;
* Serves as Departmental/County liaison with Arizona State Game and Fish Department and like County, state and federal agencies for protection of park natural, cultural and historical resources;
* Represents the Department at meetings and on technical committees for natural resource management research;
* Researches and submits routine, recurring and special activity and project reports to management.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

**** Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in natural resource management, environmental science, wildlife & fisheries…