Job Application for Parks, Open Space & Trails Manager at Town of Snowmass Village, Colorado

The Town of Snowmass Village is looking to hire a Parks, Open Space & Trails Manager to join our Parks, Recreation and Trails team!

This is an in-person, full-time position offering full-time benefits

We are looking for a professional Parks, Open Space & Trails (POST) Manager to lead the Parks & Trails Division of the Snowmass Village Parks, Recreation & Trails Department. This role is responsible for proactively developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive parks, trails, and open space program that meets the recreational and environmental needs of the community. This position is expected to start during the peak summer season and may be asked to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and special events as needed.

Some of the day-to-day duties are listed below:

The POST Manager is a supervisory position reporting to the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Director.
Oversee staff selection, development and evaluation; and may delegate responsibilities in alignment with established job descriptions.
This is a working management position that includes office administration in partnership with performing hands-on labor related to trails maintenance and parks landscaping.
The POST Manager also maintains accurate records and provides regular reports to the Director.
Provide general maintenance of park, gardens, open spaces and parking lots by picking up trash and debris, trimming trees, mowing grass, changing trash bags in trash cans, landscaping grounds, repairing playground equipment, picnic tables, cleaning restrooms, removing snow, and operating heavy equipment, as needed
Maintain all paved and natural surface trails, drainage, washouts, vandalism, bridge repair, sign and fence repair, renovation, preventive maintenance, application of pesticides, sweeping, asphalt repair, snow removal equipment operation, and assisting with new trail construction. This also includes inspections and documentation involving decisions on the renovation, repair or design of Town trails, gardens and parks, parking lots drainage ways and bridges.
Operate, maintain and cares for assigned tools, radios, tractors, trucks, motorized equipment, and other materials as needed.
Works weekends, evenings, holidays, special events, as needed.

For the complete job description and requirements click here.

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

The position requires a minimum of three years’ experience in athletic field and parks maintenance, trails maintenance, or a related field.
Minimum of three years’ experience in parks & recreation facility operations park & trails maintenance or any equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to fulfill the essential job functions.
Minimum of three years’ supervisory experience in supervising personnel who primarily operate outdoors throughout varying seasons.
Working knowledge, or ability to learn, trail maintenance and construction, turf and ornamental garden care, landscaping, and irrigation specific equipment such as: mowers, tractors, aerators, chainsaws, edger’s, trimmers, blowers, hand and power tools, irrigation pumps, compressors, trenchers, multi-meters, wire locators, etc.
One year of skilled labor experience or any combination equivalent that is inherent to parks, trails, turf, and/ or open space maintenance.
General knowledge of parks and trails maintenance practices and techniques and ability to learn landscape maintenance methods regarding planting and caring for plants, trees, shrubs and lawns.
Valid driver’s license.

Our amazing perks and benefits:

Medical, dental and vision insurance 100% premium coverage for the employee, 83% premium coverage for dependents. Employee can choose from two plans options; a PPO and a HDHP with HSA where the Town contributes an amount that equals to the deductible
Generous leave plans, on the first year of employment up to 200 hours of leave in addition to 10 paid holidays
Recreation benefit for eligible employees on the amount of $1600 – you can use this benefit to purchase your ski pass!
401a contributions, where the Town contributes 12% and the employee 5%
6 weeks of paid parental leave for bonding with a child upon birth or adoption
Employee Assistance Program: 5 sessions per topic with a therapist or coach, for you or a family member
Life, disability and accident insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and childcare expenses
Membership discount at the Snowmass Recreation Center
Free RFTA Bus passes to commute to and from work and free employee commuter shuttle
Professional development opportunities

About us

The Town of Snowmass Village has grown over 50 years into a year-round family resort and vibrant community, with a mountain whose possibilities continue to be explored. With construction continuing the final phases of the Snowmass Base Village – the largest ski resort development underway in North America – we look forward to what the next 50 years will bring.

We are proud of our life x work balance culture, and we see our Town and workplace as fun, community focused, family-friendly, thriving, charming, resilient, safe, emotionally connected, nimble, adaptable, balanced, and unique.

Watch these videos to learn more about us and why we want you to come work where you play:

Position Range

$36.54 - $51.15 USD

Hiring Range

$36.54 - $43.85 USD

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