Water Conservation Program Manager - Denver Parks and Recreation

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The City and County of Denver is seeking a Water Conservation Program Manager to join the Denver Parks Water Conservation team. This role involves performing professional-level work in water management, focusing on organizing, planning, administering, and monitoring the centralized irrigation system and related components. The position will manage and plan the work of district irrigation staff, provide program leadership and training, and oversee program design, policy development, and performance criteria. The Program Manager will also make budgetary and resource allocation decisions. The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay, generous benefits including a pension, 457B plan, PTO, paid holidays, and competitive health, dental, and vision plans. This is a hybrid position, requiring employees to work on-site at Rosedale Park Headquarters several days a week and off-site within Colorado as needed. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 6am – 2:30pm, with potential weekend work during irrigation season.

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.
• Experience using computerized central control irrigation systems and related components, including Davis Vantage weather stations
• 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
• Current/valid Driver's License and regular and reliable access to personal transportation preferred
• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post‐ high school education for all classifications.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

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.
• 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
• 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: Manager