Parks Field Operations Supervisor

Overview

The City is seeking a dynamic and experienced Parks Field Operations Supervisor to lead day-to-day parks maintenance and operations. This is a key leadership role responsible for supervising field crews ensuring high-quality service delivery and supporting the long-term stewardship of parks natural areas and recreational assets.

Greshams parks system includes more than 300 acres of park land 840 acres of natural areas and several miles of trails. Learn more about Gresham Parks at . The Parks Field Operations Supervisor reports to the Parks Superintendent and oversees a team consisting of 2 Senior Public Utility Workers 9 Public Utility Worker 2s and 6 seasonal Parks Workers.

Why Join Our Team

This position offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on the community by leading essential parks services. The City offers a competitive salary excellent benefits professional development opportunities and a collaborative work environment.

As Oregons fourth-largest city Gresham is a welcoming community of hard-working people where tradition and heritage meet innovation and opportunity. Gresham is a dynamic and rapidly growing city where families and businesses have a mutual desire and drive to thrive. City of Gresham employees care deeply about the community they serve and go one step beyond to deliver services in collaborative inventive practical and nimble ways. Our work is challenging fast-paced and rewarding.

We believe that to deliver the highest level of service to all Gresham community members it is crucial we employ a diverse workforce foster an inclusive working environment and ensure our policies and systems result in equitable outcomes. The City seeks candidates who will support these values by continuously incorporating equity in their daily work and actively contributing to a workplace culture that respects unique viewpoints life experiences and cultural perspectives. Come build the future with us.

Position Description

The Parks Field Operations Supervisor plans coordinates and supervises a wide range of parks operations and maintenance activities. This position plays a critical role in workforce leadership training development operational planning and emergency response. The successful candidate will foster a culture of safety respect inclusion and continuous improvement while balancing operational priorities and community needs.

What you will get to do :

• Plan prioritize assign and supervise daily parks operations field work including staffing equipment and materials.
• Provide leadership coaching performance management and discipline for Public Utility Workers and seasonal staff.
• Respond to and resolve public inquiries service requests and complaints related to parks operations.
• Develop implement and maintain standard operating procedures for maintenance activities and safe equipment operation.
• Identify training needs and develop team-wide training programs; ensure completion of all City-mandated training.
• Inspect and review field work for quality safety and compliance with applicable standards.
• Participate in emergency response and rotating on-call leadership duties; act on behalf of the Parks Superintendent when needed.
• Lead special projects and support operational budget planning monitoring and resource management.

Qualities we are looking for :

Work environment : Employees work on-site / in the office / out in the field 40 hours per week in varying weather conditions. This position may assist in staffing 24 / 7 dispatch operations as needed.

Qualifications

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Any qualifying education training and / or experience equivalent to 5-8 years will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications :

Driving Matrix :

You will be disqualified from this process if you possess any of the following driving infractions :

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check driving record review FMCSA Clearinghouse Full query (for current CDL holders) job-related physical and drug screen.

Selection Process

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Required application materials :

The City of Gresham offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience skills and education verified in your application. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials. Learn more about Oregon Equal Pay.

If you desire a modification of this process to accommodate a disability please provide your request in writing to or by phone to upon submitting the required application documents.

A review of application materials including your response to supplemental questions submitted will determine which candidates will be invited to an interview.

Communication with candidates will be done primarily through e-mail. Sometimes these messages may land in a spam or junk mail folder. We encourage you to monitor your inbox as well as the inbox within the portal for important updates related to this process.

Veterans Preference

The City of Gresham provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with state law. Any candidate wishing to have their qualifying veterans preference applied to the process must submit a qualifying document (DD Form 214 or 215) at the time of application providing proof of eligibility that includes discharge status. Disabled veterans must also submit a copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the US Department of Veteran Affairs at the time of application unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

Our Commitment

The City of Gresham is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without unlawful regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity national origin age mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status marital status familial status or any other status protected by applicable federal Oregon or local direct questions about this position to or

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Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check driving record review FMCSA Clearinghouse Full query (for current CDL holders) job-related physical and drug screen.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Vendor Management,Employee Evaluation,Construction Experience,Ecological Restoration,Industrial Cleaning,Military Experience,Security,Telecommunication,Financial Report Interpretation,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Cabinet Installation

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 81621 - 117533