This Operations Superintendent oversees Parks, Sports Fields, and Landscapeswhich includes the maintenance, repair, and construction of City parks, sports fields, landscaping, and associated facilities. The ideal candidate for the Parks Operations Superintendent position is an organized and visionary leader who excels in park management, community engagement, and sustainable practices. This individual will oversee the maintenance and enhancement of city parks, ensuring they provide a safe, enjoyable, and environmentally friendly experience for all visitors.
Our ideal candidate has a genuine enthusiasm for parks, recreation, and environmental conservation. They also have expertise in planning, executing, and overseeing park projects, are proficient in managing personnel, budgets, and materials, have the ability to develop long-term plans and strategies, and has a focus for organization as they will be asked to manage multiple tasks, projects and deadlines.
DEFINITION
Under general direction, plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages the staff and operations in the Department assigned to Internal Services, Streets and Traffic Maintenance, Urban Forestry, Parks, Sports Fields & Landscape Maintenance, or other department divisions as needed; manages the effective use of resources to improve organizational productivity and customer service; provides complex and responsible support to the Director in areas of expertise; and performs related duties, as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from assigned supervisory or management staff. Exercises general direction and supervision over assigned staff through subordinate levels of supervision.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is a management classification responsible for planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating staff, operations, programs, projects, and activities of the assigned service area. Responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and procedures for assigned programs, budget administration and reporting, and program evaluation. Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines. This class is distinguished from the Director in that the latter oversees all or a majority of operations and maintenance programs and projects of the department.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to an associate degree in public administration, or a field closely related to the relevant assigned service area and three (3) years of increasingly responsible supervisory experience in the relevant service area or a closely related field or two (2) years of experience at a level equivalent to the City’s Operations Supervisor, in the relevant service area.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license upon appointment.
May be required to possess or obtain a valid California Pesticide Applicator Certificate and/or a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certificate and/or a Certified Sports Field Management certificate (CSFM) for certain positions within 6 months of appointment.
May be required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training.
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