Title: Chief Ranger Maintenance & Operations - Holliday Lake State Park

State Role Title: Natural Resource Spec II

Hiring Range: $44,000 - $60,564

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Holliday Lake State Park

Agency Website: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth.

Virginia’s award-winning state park system, a division of DCR, boasts an incredible and diverse array of natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources including parks in the mountains, on the ocean, on the Chesapeake Bay, on 8 major rivers, on 4 major lakes, 4 rail trails, 3 battlefield sites, and 32 sites listed on the National Historic Registry. Our parks encompass over 75,000 acres, offering campsites, cabins, trails, shorelines, lakes and ponds, international dark sky sites, and over 20,000 educational programs and workshops each year.

DCR is hiring! Join us in preserving what people care about most – access to the outdoors, natural habitats, open spaces, clean water, and safe infrastructure. Holliday Lake State Park is accepting applications for a Chief Ranger Maintenance & Operations.

Nestled deep in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, Holliday Lake State Park is a paradise for the outdoor enthusiast. The park features fishing, swimming at the park's beach, and several hiking trails. Visitors enjoy its campgrounds, picnic shelters, playgrounds, snack bar, gift shop and boat ramp.

As the Chief Ranger Maintenance & Operations, you will join a winning team and assist the park manager, Park Ranger Law Enforcement, and other staff with the overall management of the park.

Primary job duties include:

• Assist with the overall management and operation of the park.
• Perform preventive maintenance of park buildings and ground.
• Supervise staff who perform buildings and grounds maintenance activities.
• Review and complete various tasks using maintenance management software such as timekeeping, creating schedules, assigning work, procurement, and accident reports.
• Assist with the development of the park budget and annual operating plan.

DCR offers paid leave; 13 paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; as well as retirement plans including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. DCR is also a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer and a certified Virginia Values Veteran (V3) employer.

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience supervising and providing training staff and/or volunteers.
• Experience providing customer service in a public setting.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform preventive maintenance on buildings and grounds using a variety of
  tools, vehicles, and equipment.
• Familiarity with using computers, electronic devices, and software to create schedules, develop and track work
  assignments, asset management, timekeeping, and other technological tasks.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Additional Considerations

• Demonstrated work history or volunteer experience in a parks and recreation or similar environment.
• Experience with administrative functions such as project planning, budget and cash management, and procurement.
• Knowledge of OSHA and Bloodborne Pathogens policies and procedures.
• Experience in public education programming.
• Experience in resource management.
• Relevant certifications or licenses such as CPR/First Aid/AED, Pesticide Applicator’s License, or a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. DCR does not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. for this vacancy in any other format. When applying for jobs, please ensure your online application or resume is complete with duties and skills associated with your work experience. Applications must include all work history and references. To be considered for an interview, the candidate must demonstrate the minimal qualifications within their application or resume.

A valid driver's license is required. Candidates will work in diverse conditions including exposure to the outdoors, weather in all seasons, dust, animals and insects. Candidates must be able to perform manual labor including standing, bending, pulling, climbing, and lifting up to 50 lbs. If not already certified, will be required to obtain First Aid and CPR.

Current sworn conservation officers will have to relinquish their certification. Law enforcement is NOT a requirement for this position. This position requires shift work, which includes weekends and holidays. In addition, this position will serve in an on-call capacity, as needed, to provide security and operational efficiencies. Responding to calls outside normally scheduled business hours requires a response within a prescribed time frame. Because park-owned housing is not currently available, a supplement will be provided to compensate for these additional duties and responsibilities. However, it should be noted that, as a condition of employment, the incumbent's primary residence must be close enough to the park to be able to respond within a reasonable time when in on-call status. Once park owned housing is available, this position will be required to live in park owned housing.

This position requires shift work, which includes weekends and holidays.

Selected candidate(s) for positions within Virginia State Parks will be required to satisfactorily complete a criminal history background check.

DCR employees are encouraged to visit Virginia State Parks! Check out our employee discounts.

• Free parking or admission to all Virginia State Parks.
• DCR classified, retired, and wage staff (after six months of service) are entitled to overnight facility discounts such as:
  • Free camping outside of the Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day period in sites designed for up to six people
  • Free camping Sunday night through Thursday night (excluding the night prior to a holiday) from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
  • Fifty percent discount on cabins (up to 3 bedrooms) outside of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, for a maximum of 14 nights. All reservations require a two-night minimum. Bunkhouses, camping cabins, and yurts are included; one night yurt stays only receive a 25% discount.

Minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people with National/Federal Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TT

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: N/A

Email: hr@dcr.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.