County of San Diego - Department of Parks and Recreation

PARK PROJECT MANAGER

This is a series recruitment that may suspend on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at 11:59 p.m.

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) maintains and enhances the quality of life in San Diego County by providing parks and recreational opportunities forresidents and visitors. This department is nationally accredited and has an award-winning system that includes local and regional parks, campgrounds, 350 miles of trails, fishing lakes, state-of-the-art recreation centers and sports complexes, ecological preserves, and open space preserves. This department offers hundreds of programs, ranging from an award-winning Outdoor Adventure Program to cutting edge activities that contribute to healthy communities and lifestyles. Departmental facilities cover more than 50,000 acres, are open year-round, and are operated and maintained by County staff, volunteers, and service contracts. For additional information about the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, please click here.

The County of San Diego is currently accepting job applications for Park Project Manager. The Park Project Manager class is a professional, specialized project management class. Incumbents are responsible for all aspects of park planning, private development park conditioning, coordination, public outreach, design, development, modification, construction and contract management. Under general supervision, incumbents independently plan, design, coordinate, evaluate, and manage planning, design, construction and maintenance projects of county parks and recreational facilities or work as a team member on large projects. For additional information on this job classification, click here.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Manages scope, schedule and budget of projects from planning and design, through environmental analysis and construction
• Coordinates, plans, directs and reviews the work of project personnel and contractors in all phases of work.
• Successfully manage multiple projects and work tasks simultaneously
• Seeks opportunities for continuous learning
• Demonstrates initiative to take on new assignments
• Demonstrates goal orientation and takes pride in accomplishments
• Holds others accountable and sets high standards
• Deals effectively under pressure
• Builds trusting relationships
• Considers impact of actions on other people and treats others with dignity and respect
• Organizes work effectively and plans and prepares in a thorough fashion
• Thinks globally in problem solving and plan development
• Turns conflicts into opportunities
• Demonstrates a collaborative spirit
• Networks with relevant parties inside and outside organization, and builds relationships
• Communicates pro-actively across the organization
• Demonstrates organizational and political acumen
• Serves as a knowledge worker by staying current on industry trends
• Demonstrates excellence and ability in best management practices; effectuating sustained change in the organization for continuous improvement; multi-tasking, prioritizing, and organizing assignments and projects; and responding to shifting priorities in order to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.