Parks and Projects Manager City of Piedmont

Asla-Ncc; Piedmont (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Retirement plan (CalPERS)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

City of Piedmont is seeking a Parks and Projects Manager to lead the development and maintenance of parks, open spaces, and the urban forest. The role manages capital projects, conducts greenscape assessments, and oversees contracts with contractors and construction managers, coordinating with city divisions and external partners.

The position reports to the Director of Public Works, engages with the Park Commission, and supports ongoing initiatives in sustainable park management.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressive experience in design, development, and maintenance of parks and landscaped areas or major contracts for capital improvement or service provision.
• Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in landscape architecture, engineering, business or public administration or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage health and evolution of parks, open spaces, and urban forest.
• Conduct condition and needs assessments of greenscape.
• Develop plans for capital improvement projects involving parks, street trees, and municipal facilities.
• Oversee, coordinate, and implement assigned projects and activities.
• Prepare construction, maintenance, and repair contracts; perform contract administration.
• Coordinate projects with other City divisions, developers, and outside agencies from inception to final acceptance.
• Conduct field inspections of City-maintained areas; liaison to Park Commission.
• Collaborate with the Piedmont Beautification Foundation.
• Support Director of Public Works with expertise; perform related work.

Skills

Parks management

Contract management

Project planning

Public works coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture/engineering/business/public administration

Job description

The City of Piedmont is looking for a Parks and Projects Manager!

Under general direction, performs a variety of highly responsible and complex technical, analytical, and administrative duties; manages the health and evolution of the parks, open spaces, and urban forest; conducts condition and needs assessments across the City's greenscape; develops plans for capital improvement projects involving City parks, street trees, other municipal landscaped areas, and maintenance of municipal facilities, including athletic fields; oversees, coordinates, and implements assigned projects and activities; prepares construction, maintenance, and repair contracts; performs contract administration including supervision of contractors and construction managers; coordinates projects and activities with other City divisions, developers, and outside agencies from inception through and including final project acceptance; conducts field inspections of City-maintained areas; is the primary staff liaison to the Park Commission; collaborates directly with the Piedmont Beautification Foundation; provides highly responsible staff assistance to the Director of Public Works in areas of expertise; and performs related work as required and assigned.

Learn more about Piedmont's Sustainable Park Management Plan by following the below link:

https://piedmont.ca.gov/services___departments/public_works/city_projects/sustainable_park_management_plan

Education and Experience:

• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the design, development, and maintenance of parks and other landscaped areas, and/or the management of major contracts for capital improvement and/or service and materials provision, particularly as it relates to to parks and other public works projects.
• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework and a degree in landscape architecture, engineering, business or public administration, or a related field.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: $12,305.47 - $14,949.27/month
• Medical with a generous amount of the premium paid by the City. In lieu of medical coverage, the employee may elect to receive $500/month.
• Delta Dental Premier, with orthodontia at $5,000 lifetime maximum, premium paid in full by the City.
• Vision, with the ability for an annual exam, premium paid in full by the City.
• Employee Assistance Plan, with up to 10 counseling visits per person, per issue, per year.
• Life insurance with a value of 2x your annual salary, and long-term disability 60% premium paid in full by the City.
• Retirement benefit depends upon membership date: employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 without pension reciprocity CalPERS 2% at 62, employee share is currently 7.75%. The City also participates in Social Security.
• Medicare: Employees contribute 1.45% with employer match.
• Vacation: 11 days per year to start; holidays: 13 days per year; personal leave: up to 10 days per year.
• Sick leave accrual at 9.38 hours per month.
• Flexible Spending Account (Section 125): set aside pre-tax funds for dependent care and out-of-pocket medical expenses.
• 457 Deferred Compensation, Roth and Commuter Benefits Program available on a voluntary basis.
• Tuition reimbursement available.
• Children of full-time City employees are eligible to attend school in the Piedmont Unified School District. Employees' children are eligible to attend the Piedmont Recreation Department (PRD) preschool program, Schoolmates programs, and PRD-run Summer Camps at no charge. Eligibility to attend these programs is based upon availability.

This position will remain open until filled.

For more information, view the full job classification at https://piedmont.casellehire.com/jobs/320170. Note that a job classification update is in process.