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Parks Supervisor

Snowmass Village, Colorado

 

 

 

The Town of Snowmass Village is looking to hire a Parks Supervisor to join our Parks, Recreation and Trails team! 

 

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

 

$1,000 sign-on bonus available! 

 

 

We are looking for a professional Parks Supervisor who under the general supervision of the Parks and Trails Manager, will perform as a supervisor, crew lead and project coordinator to assist the Parks and Trails Manager in overseeing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Town’s parks.

 

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

 

  • Assesses Park conditions; prioritizes, plans, and performs maintenance and repairs of all town-managed areas.
  • Oversees and responds to irrigation issues and provides improved efficiency and cost savings recommendations.
  • Supervises the maintenance and repairs of parks, including an annual cycle of turf and horticulture management, signage maintenance, and facility repairs.
  • Supervises and coordinates the activities of all assigned park staff. Coordinates with the POST Manager to lead volunteer park maintenance efforts.
  • Assists in the organization and inventory of TOSV managed parks.
  • Operates and maintains tools and equipment, including hand tools, small power tools, mowers, trimmers and chainsaws, tractors, implements, and any other equipment and materials associated with park maintenance.
  • Confirms all seasonal recreation facilities are properly maintained, cleaned, shut down, and changed over for seasonal closures.
  • Coordinates with independent contractors and vendors, establishing, maintaining, and enforcing contracts as necessary.
  • Works closely with Recreation staff and other Town departments to schedule maintenance and coordinate successful activities and Town events.
  • Troubleshoots and maintains irrigation, adjusts heads, conducts system startups, weekly reports, winterizations, monitors and tests new installations, and plans/executes upgrades.
  • Oversees and inspects the maintenance of irrigation points of connection, flow meters, and flow reading devices.
  • Independently schedules, organizes, and performs the full range of turf, shrub, irrigation and plant maintenance: completing turf/irrigation repairs, planting, water, aerate, fertilize application, and oversee turf grass area weed control contractors.
  • Supervises, orders, and maintains all turf and ornamental garden needs. Maintains detailed inventory of equipment and supplies for all turf, gardens, irrigation, and ice rink needs. Purchases materials, supplies and services, including working with vendors to ensure proper delivery and quality.
  • Incumbent will supervise parks & trails staff on day-to-day projects. This will include prioritizing projects and defining expectations with input from the POST Manager.
  • Supervises parks and trails staff on daily operations and projects.
  • Prioritizes tasks, assigns responsibilities, and sets expectations with input from the POST Manager.
  • Conducts staff performance reviews with assistance from the POST Manager.

 

 

For the complete job description and requirements click here.

 

This position requires the ability to perform the essential functions listed in the job description, with or without reasonable accommodation

 

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:  

  • A high school diploma or equivalent with a combination of at least three years’ experience working in parks, landscape architecture, recreation, natural resources, environmental science or similar field.

  • Experience in horticulture turf management, athletic field management and noxious weed identification/mitigation is preferred.

  •  Possess advanced knowledge of turf and ornamental garden care, landscaping, irrigation systems, proper use of chemicals and their applications, ice maintenance and the proven ability to analyze and recommend improvements for maintenance to increase efficiencies.

  • A combination of three to five years of supervisory experience and safe and skillful operating practices and mechanical characteristics of a full range of grounds maintenance equipment to skillfully operate and perform routine turf, landscape, irrigation maintenance, and seasonal winter park and trail maintenance.

  • State of Colorado certification for restricted use of pesticides is preferred.

  • Possession of a valid driver’s license.

  • A combination of three to five years of large-scale irrigation experience, including system start-ups and blow outs, problem identification and repairs, and monitoring existing irrigation.

 

 

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 $1700 – you can use this benefit to purchase your ski pass!  
  • 401a contributions, where the Town contributes 13% and the employee 5%  
  • 6 weeks of paid parental leave for bonding with a child upon birth or adoption 
  • Employee Assistance Program: 8 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

$32.54 - $42.31 USD

Hiring Range

$32.54 - $37.42 USD

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