PROGRAM MANAGER III

JobAps; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Park Service is seeking a Program Manager III to serve as the Mid-West Regional Manager. The role requires leadership of park operations, visitor services, budgets, and personnel across Western Maryland’s state parks. Travel across the region and state is required to ensure safe, quality resources and interpretive programs.

You will collaborate with local governments, community groups, and allied agencies to safeguard visitors and park resources while driving strategic improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in forestry, forest management, natural resources management, parks and recreation, history, business administration, or related natural science.

Responsibilities

• Oversee visitor services management across multiple state parks in the Western Region and state-wide support.
• Develop strategies to address operational issues, maximize revenues and meet visitor expectations for quality recreation and interpretive services.
• Review and allocate MPS resources, supervise personnel, and coordinate with partner agencies and local governments.

Job description

Introduction

This is a position specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service. This recruitment will be used to fill current vacancies for the position and may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification/function. Future vacancies may also be filled via other recruitments. The resulting eligible list will be maintained for one year.

GRADE

STD0021

LOCATION OF POSITION

DNR Headquarters: 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 (Anne Arundel County)

Please note, there are field offices throughout the assigned region (must be willing to travel to various Maryland Park facilities throughout the State of Maryland on a regular basis)

Main Purpose of Job

This position is responsible for the overall daily operation and administration of the Mid-West Region State Parks, including Cunningham Falls State Park, Gambrill State Park, Gathland State Park, Greenbrier State Park, South Mountain Battlefield, South Mountain State Park, Washington Monument, Fort Frederick, and Sideling Hill Creek State Parks, Western Maryland Rail Trail and Woodmont NRMA. This position develops strategies to address issues and opportunities to enhance park programs and operations, maximize revenues, and meet visitor expectations for quality resource-based recreation and interpretive services. This position is responsible for ensuring proper allocation and use of Maryland Park Service resources such as personnel, equipment, and funding. The position reviews, evaluates, and assists in emergency response capabilities and planning for visitor services, resource protection, and employee safety activities within the region to safeguard visitors, personnel, and resources. This position represents the agency as a liaison with local governments, business and community groups, and enforces Department of Natural Resources regulations and policies to ensure public safety, as well as the protection of Maryland’s natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources.

POSITION DUTIES

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Maryland Park Service (MPS), is currently accepting Applications for a Program Manager III position, which serves as the Mid-West Regional Manager. The offices of this position will be in field offices throughout the assigned region. Duties require routine and consistent travel through the Western Region of Maryland and throughout the state. This position serves under the managerial supervision of the Deputy Director of the MPS and is responsible for overseeing the visitor services management, natural and historical resource management, personnel management, equipment and facility management, interpretive services management, budget management, maintenance and protection of Western Region State Parks, including: Cunningham Falls, Gamblill, Gathland, Greenbrier, South Mountain Battlefield, South Mountain, Washington Monument, Fort Frederick, and Sideling Hill Creek State Parks, Woodmont NRMA and Western Maryland Rail Trail. The selected candidate develops and implements strategies to address a wide variety of operational issues and to support and enhance park programs and operations, maximize revenues and meet visitor expectations for quality resource-based recreation and interpretive services. The incumbent represents the Maryland Park Service to park visitors, stakeholders, press, elected officials, park volunteers and ‘Friends’ groups, and reviews documents, publications and other information for the public. The selected candidate is responsible for ensuring proper allocation and use of MPS resources such as personnel, equipment and funding. Duties also include the review, evaluation and support of public safety and emergency response capabilities and plans for visitor services, resource protection and employee safety activities in the Western Region designed to safeguard visitors, critical maintenance and capital improvement projects, land management and use proposals through the internal review process, land acquisition opportunities, personnel and resources. The position represents the MPS with other DNR units, and represents DNR as a liaison with allied state agencies, local governments, businesses and community groups. Duties also include collaboration with the Natural Resources Police and allied law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of DNR regulations and policies to ensure public safety, as well as the protection of Maryland’s natural, cultural, historical and recreational resources.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of forestry, forest management, natural resources management, parks and recreational, history, business administration, or a related natural science.

Experience: Eight years of experience in forest/park administration and/or operations or a related field. Five years of experience must have been in a supervisory capacity over full-time personnel engaged in forest/park operations work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute additional experience as defined above for the required education at a rate of one year of experience to one year of education for up to four years of the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute graduate education for the required general experience at the rate of one year of education to one year of experience, for up to two years of the required general experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Three years of professional experience in managing park operations and supervising employees in a Maryland State Park is preferred.

Five years of professional field-level experience working in a park setting is preferred.

Three years of experience managing budgets and personnel, managing and maintaining park facilities/grounds, and environmental education programs is preferred.

Three years of experience working with community and government agency partners to provide public safety, resource protection and other government services is preferred.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your minimum qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates may be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

Your application is part of the examination process. The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position. The rating will be based on the information provided on your application. Therefore, it is important you provide all the experience and education related to this position completely and accurately.

BENEFITS

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

Candidates with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.