MN Department of Natural Resources - Division of Parks and Trails
Application
Details
Posted: 20-Nov-24
Location: Preston, Minnesota
Type: Full-time
Salary: $70,178 - $101,602 / annually
Categories:
Operations
Sector:
Parks
Salary Details:
Your benefits may include:
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Diabetes care
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
• Resources that provide support and promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 81518
Job Summary
The division of Parks and Trails is currently seeking to fill one (1) Natural Resources Supervisor 3 (Assistant Unit Supervisor) at Forestville / Mystery Cave State Park near Preston, MN. This is an unlimited (year-round) full-time (100%) position. Days and hours of work will vary, and include weekends, and holidays. For FLSA purposes, this position is anticipated to be exempt for a portion of the year.
This position exists to supervise, direct, and administer complex operation and programs of state parks, trails, recreation areas, and outdoor recreation and natural resources management programs. Compared to PAT Supervisor 1 and 2 positions, the incumbent supervises a greater number and diversity of staff and directs and manages programs and operations of more complexity, including diverse funding sources and external relationships.
Responsibilities include:
• Exercise authority in supervising staff and equitably administering labor plans and agreements. • Administer fiscal management, planning, policy development, and grant administration activities, in collaboration with others as needed. • Collaborate with others to direct administration of resource management programs. • Direct the design and implementation of development, maintenance, operational, real estate, and rehabilitation activities and programs. • Administer and direct enforcement, emergency, visitor, and public relations services and activities. • Conduct other duties as assigned. • Perform all job responsibilities in a manner that supports a healthy, safe, and productive and inclusive work environment for all employees.
Minimum Qualifications
• Current (ONE YEAR) experience as a Natural Resources Supervisor 3 – Parks, or NR Area Supervisor T&W.
OR
Bachelor's or advanced degree in Natural Resources Management, Parks and Recreation, Natural Science, Communications, public relations, business management, political science, public administration, social science, education, interpretation, or closely related field and TWO YEARS professional level experience in a natural resource setting, agency or organization; including budget development and fiscal management, work planning and partnership and visitor management experience and TWO YEARS of supervisory or professional lead work experience in a governmental agency; or in a natural resource setting, organization or agency.
AND
• Conflict resolution skills/experience • Writing skills sufficient to communicate work plans, proposals, and reports. • Oral communication skills sufficient to communicate work requirements to individuals and groups. • Organizational and administrative skills sufficient to organize diverse elements or work and perform tasks within administrative requirements. • Project management skills sufficient to ensure projects are organized, tracked and completed on a timely basis. • Ability to work collaboratively and uphold the culture of respect. • Fiscal skills sufficient to administer budgets and track expenditures and/or income. • Ability to comprehend laws, rules, policies and procedures. • Knowledge of natural and cultural resource requirements, including interpretive programs. • Understanding of safety requirements as they relate to working with a variety of equipment and machinery. • Word processing skills sufficient to draft memos, letters, etc. • Spreadsheet skills sufficient to create, modify and manipulate spreadsheet data. • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and operate in adverse and extreme environments. • Ability to operate and maintain a variety of vehicles, shop, and office equipment. • Ability to treat employees inclusively in the areas of accommodation, accessibility, scheduling, expectations, individualized resource needs, training, and development.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with sustainable trail design, construction, and maintenance. • Two or more years managing complex budgets. • Two or more years in facilities management, including complex water and sewer systems. • Two or more years of direct supervisory experience. (To include lead worker, and work out of class experience) training coordinating, managing the performance, and directing other staff, volunteers, or others on resource or recreation projects. • Experience with managing and responding to emergency situations. • Experience developing professional relationships within and across multiple governmental and resource management agencies.
