STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


 

CLASSIFICATION:  REGIONAL PARK SUPERVISOR

 

Class Code:  7591-24                                        Date Established:  09-28-92           

 

Occupational Code:  5-3-3                                Date of Last Revision:  03-17-06

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To coordinate and supervise operations and maintenance activities at a group of year-round and seasonal parks and historic sites located within a geographic region of the state. 

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Coordinates and supervises operations of parks, historic sites and wayside areas in geographic regions of the state and delegates the operation and maintenance to park staff.

 

·        Compiles and submits personnel and equipment budget for a geographic region.

 

·        Reviews data and reports in order to make recommendations relative to expansion plans, equipment distribution, park facility utilization, budget request, and staffing.

 

·        Coordinates contract work with agency engineers, private contractors and government organizations.

 

·        Coordinates the hiring and training of employees who operate and maintain various park facilities in the region, and delegates supervisory and program responsibilities to park managers in an assigned geographic region, including training personnel and overseeing daily operations.

 

·        Explains long range goals and policies of agency and explains and enforces park policies, program rules and regulations to public and resolves operational problems in state park operations in the region.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized function.

 

Knowledge:  Requires logical or scientific understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular field.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for achieving direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies or procedures.  Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.

 

Supervision:  Requires delegating supervisory or program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for hiring employees or approving program policies.  The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing staffing requirements, and formulating system-wide policies and procedures.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires light work, including continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.

 

 

 

Communication:  Requires reviewing summaries and reports and making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and goals.  This level also requires formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client system.

 

 

Complexity:  Requires coordinating a combination of diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency goals.  This level also requires considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.

 

Independent Action:  Requires independent judgment in planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction and according to broad departmental guidelines.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in forestry, park management, recreation or a related natural science field.  Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

 

Experience:  Five years' experience in work relating to park or recreation program management, two years of which must include the supervision of employees or programs in outdoor or recreational work.  Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

 

License/Certification:  Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's license.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Thorough knowledge of the policies, programs and procedures of park operation and maintenance.  Thorough knowledge of general construction and repair methods and the proper utilization of the tools, materials and equipment used in structure and grounds maintenance.  Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of administration and specific knowledge of budgeting and procurement procedures as they relate to park operations.  Considerable knowledge of public relations programs as they concern recreation areas.  Ability to read and interpret plans and engineering drawings and to supervise contract work within parks.  Ability to appear before the public and deal courteously with the public in explaining and enforcing park policies, programs, rules and regulations.  Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.  Ability to establish good working relationships with other state agencies.    Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 


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