Parks & Recreation Director

2 days ago

Tualatin, United States City of Tualatin Full time
SUMMARY

The City of Tualatin is seeking an experienced, dynamic and passionate individual to join our leadership team as the Parks & Recreation Director. This position offers the opportunity to manage and expand an exceptional network of public parks, recreational programs, and community services that enhance the quality of life for our residents.

Please see the brochure for a description of this exciting opportunity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Directs development and implementation of Department goals and objectives;

Provides leadership, supervises and develops capabilities of employees; Directs, oversees and participates in the preparation of the Department's work plan; assigns work activities, projects and programs; monitors work flow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods and procedures.

Directs preparation and management of capital and operating budgets, including grant writing and administration, monitoring and approving revenues and expenditures;

Manages the implementation of the Parks Bond passed in 2023 to include funding measures, utility fees and SDC modeling.

Directs preparation of long and short-range planning and feasibility studies, funding methods, land acquisition, and development of facilities and areas to support current and future department services through staff, consultants, contractors, and extensive public outreach activities;

Advises City Manager and Council and directs other staff or provides leadership and technical assistance to various citizen advisory committees and other public outreach initiatives;

Coordinates with other departments and facilitates collaboration with public agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, community and stakeholder groups;

Oversees, monitors, and participates in comprehensive evaluation and continuous improvement of service delivery. Develops or directs preparation of policies and procedures for use of facilities and services managed by department;

Manages the Parks and Recreation Department's Public Engagement including the direction of marketing and public relations approaches and interventions; responds and resolves difficult citizen inquiries and complaints;

Prepares complex public and administrative reports and written correspondence to City Manger, City Council and others. Makes public presentations before commissions, boards, and civic and professional groups and organizations regarding parks and recreation services;

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical Knowledge & Ability: Knowledge of: organization and management practices as applied to the development, implementation and evaluation of programs, policies and operational needs; modern and complex principals and practices of community services and administration; Oregon land use laws and procedures, Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations; principals and practices of organization, administration and human resources management; principals and practices of budgeting, grant preparation and fiscal administration; principals of supervision, training and performance evaluation; planning and development of public facilities, youth development, recreation, aging, public arts and urban forestry.

Ability to analyze problems, identify alternate solutions and consequences of proposed actions. Implement recommendations in support of goals. Effectively administer a variety of Parks & Recreation activities. Prepare and administer grants and budgets. Apply Federal, State and local policies, procedures, laws and regulations. Ability to ably represent the City at a regional and statewide level. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with private, non-profit, and public stakeholders.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations, and the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or City Council.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with quantitative analysis and mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Conceptual understanding of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret the concepts of an extensive variety of technical issues and/or instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to operate a personal computer and have knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Possession of, or the ability to secure possession of a valid Oregon driver's license

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Public Administration or closely related field, and five years of progressively responsible administration and management experience in the field of parks, recreation, or community services. Five years of supervisory experience is preferred.

Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may substitute for the above.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Administrative duties of this position normally take place in an office setting with a moderate noise level. While performing incident command staff and safety coordinator duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

The City of Tualatin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HOW TO APPLY;

Apply through the City's website at prior to the posted closing date and time.

Interviews for selected finalists are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

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