Water Conservation Program Manager - Denver Parks and Recreation

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

3d • $74,276 - $122,555 • Hybrid

About The Position

Denver Parks Water Conservation is a Citywide Park Operations Team specializing in water management, central control, resilient landscape renovations, lake management, and irrigation installation. In this position, you will perform professional level work on designated programs within Water Conservation. You will be responsible for organizing, planning, administering and monitoring the centralized irrigation system and related components. You will manage and plan the work of district irrigation staff in collaboration with district park leadership. You will also provide program leadership, training, direction, and long and short‐term planning for the program area(s), manage program design, policy development, and performance criteria for program operations, while making budgetary and resource allocation decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Three (3) years of full performance professional level experience developing, implementing, and administering programs
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills with staff at all levels of an organization
• Excellent written communication with experience in composing, reviewing and editing written materials for diverse audiences
• Knowledge of budgeting principles and practices is able to administer a budget to accomplish program objectives.
• Ability to overcome barriers and meet goals, especially in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to critically assess challenges, collaborate and identify flexible, effective solutions
• Comfort with reviewing data and using it to drive decisions and communication

Nice To Haves

• Experience using computerized central control irrigation systems and related components, including Davis Vantage weather stations
• Current/valid Driver's License and regular and reliable access to personal transportation preferred

Responsibilities

• Establish overall Water Program Manager goals to align with core City values, supervise the development of comprehensive program policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards to ensure proper application and use by planning and implementing or revising administrative processes
• Conduct scheduling audits to determine specific irrigation requirements to meet City standards and water conservation goals in parks
• Manage Parks irrigation database operations, including scheduling, programming, and implementing watering schedules
• Bi‐directionally assign work requests through computerized task tracking system
• Deliver outstanding customer service for Central Control field issues, with the goal of implementing a working solution within one business day and achieving full resolution within 2 business days
• Administer all aspects of the City weather network, including programming, maintenance, and maintaining accurate records of critical weather data.
• Design and administer a comprehensive training program on Central Control and basic irrigation troubleshooting for all City maintenance technicians
• Act as a spokesperson for the Water Conservation program, advancing the primary mission and goals, interacting with internal and external interest groups to explain program position, mediate differences, and seek modifications
• Supervise program staff or matrix manages and plan the work of staff in program area
• Review, develop, or modify work plans, methods and procedures, determine work priorities and develop work schedules to provide adequate staff coverage. Provide work instruction and assist employees with difficult and/or unusual assignments; encourage innovation. Assign and distribute work, review work for accuracy and completeness and return assignments with recommendations for proper completion
• Resolve problems and mediate conflicts encountered during daily operations and determine appropriate solutions while promoting teamwork. Encourage regular communication, inform staff of relevant business issues and their impact on the organization
• Plan, assign, and evaluate the work of staff members, provide technical expertise to staff, and establish unit and staff work goals and objectives
• Develop goals, document performance, provide performance feedback and formally evaluate the work of the employee; provide reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance. Assist staff to achieve performance standards and identify opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards
• Ensure quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of unit activities and safety measures
• Participate in planning and managing budget systems; prepare and present budget recommendations to higher management; operate within budget parameters; adjust work plans/activities because of budget changes
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level