Senior Parks & Capital Projects Manager

City of Piedmont; Piedmont (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Sick leave

Flexible Spending Account

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

City of Piedmont is seeking a Parks and Projects Manager to lead planning, development, and maintenance of parks, open spaces, and urban forest. The role oversees capital improvement projects, contract administration, and coordination with City divisions and external partners.

The position requires five years of professional experience in parks management or related contracts and a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, engineering, business, public administration, or a related field.

Qualifications

• Five 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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 Beaut

Education

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, engineering, business or public administration, or a related field

Job description

City of Piedmont is seeking a Parks and Projects Manager to lead planning, development, and maintenance of parks, open spaces, and urban forest. The role oversees capital improvement projects, contract administration, and coordination with City divisions and external partners.

The position requires five years of professional experience in parks management or related contracts and a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, engineering, business, public administration, or a related field.