Parks Maintenance Manager

Brunswick County Parks & Recreation strives to promote quality of life for all by offering safe parks and facilities, creative recreational programs, quality community relations, while fostering a keen stewardship towards the natural environment. The Parks Maintenance division manages and maintains parks, athletic facilities, school athletic facilities, County-owned non-park facilities such as libraries, EMS bases, radio towers, Animal Protective Services, Brunswick Transit as well as various other properties that host County departments as their base or sub-stations.

The Parks Maintenance Manager performs highly responsible administrative and supervisory work by assisting in the preparation of the Parks Maintenance division budget; resolving complaints from the public; overseeing the maintenance and oversight of parks along with associated facilities. The Parks Maintenance Manager shall exhibit knowledge of modern grounds keeping, horticulture, landscaping maintenance, development and repair of County parks including transplantation, soil chemistry, drainage, and fertilization. Coordinating maintenance activities interdepartmentally, and with other governmental and public/private agencies. Supervising the planning, direction, and management of the service operations, and personnel of the Parks Maintenance division. Reviewing timesheets, evaluating maintenance staff for job performance, developing improvements for training and for future goals, providing monthly maintenance reports that contains work performance and possible upgrades. Shall obtain bids and quotes for equipment, materials, new projects, and upgrades to parks. Assist staff as needed per workload demand. Contacts outside repair personnel. Coordinate staff for additional activities such as tournaments. Supervises department employees, which involves such duties as instructing, assigning, and reviewing work, maintaining standards, acting on employee issues, selecting new employees, appraising employee performance, recommending promotions, discipline, termination, and salary increases. Responsible for the supervision of professional staff, technical staff, and volunteers. Work is performed with considerable independence and latitude to allow professional judgment to be exercised in providing leadership and making decisions.

Bachelor's degree in Recreation and Parks Administration, Turfgrass Management, Horticulture, or related field plus 5-7 years of progressively responsible management level experience in public parks, professional/university sports turf and facilities setting ; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Advanced knowledge of agronomy and environmental turfgrass management practices including pest/disease/weed management; an understanding of soil chemistry; a working knowledge of sports field construction principles, practices, and methods; and a thorough understanding of the sports governing bodies requirements for field layout and marking.

Special Requirements

• Must obtain Public Operator Pesticide Applicators License within six (6) months of employment.
• Must obtain Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) within one (1) year of employment.
• Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) preferred.

Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate, though not constant, physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (up to 20 pounds), and occasionally heavier objects and materials (up to 50 pounds).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.