Title: Assistant Park Manager

State Role Title: Natural Resource Spec III

Hiring Range: $55,000 - $72,100

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Hungry Mother 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, as well as international dark sky sites. Each year, we host over 20,000 educational programs and workshops.

If you have always wanted to work in a beautiful and serene environment, then we have perfect positions for you at Hungry Mother State Park! Join us in preserving what people care about most – access to the outdoors, natural habitats, open spaces, clean water, and safe infrastructure. Hungry Mother State Park is accepting applications for two Assistant Park Managers.

In these positions, you will join a winning team and assist the Park Manager in the direction of personnel, expenditures, special events, and operations for the general management of a major state park.

In these positions, you will:

• Provide daily operations management for the park, including maintenance, natural resource management, camping and cabin facilities, day use areas, water systems, special events, trails, visitor experience, and community relations.
• Will be responsible for coordinating human resources functions such as recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and managing employee performance.
• Provides supervision and inspection of cyclical facilities/grounds/equipment maintenance tasks to ensure tasks are completed in compliance with OSHA, VDH, agency standards, or in compliance with other pertinent regulations.
• Assists with managing and maintaining cultural and natural resources of the park and provides supervision and oversight of volunteer programs.
• Lead business and marketing initiatives.
• Assist with procurement of goods and services, management and tracking of expenses, and budget development to include prioritizing projects and equipment needs. Will also oversee fixed assets accounting, inventory management, and revenue collection monitoring.
• Responsible for ensuring and maintaining continuity of operations and adherence to the goals and objectives of the park and division in the absence of the Park Manager.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers paid leave; 13 paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions); and is a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) 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 and knowledge in personnel management, including staff supervision, training, and performance management.
• Experience in recognizing and addressing impacts on natural, cultural, historical, or recreational resources.
• Experience leading projects relating to conservation, preservation, and restoration of natural, cultural, historical, or recreational resources.
• Experience performing duties related to revenue collection/reporting, or financial/budget tracking.
• Experience or knowledge of custodial, building, facility, grounds, and systems that may impact public safety and/or customer service.
• Experience coordinating seasonal work programs and schedules with minimal impact on the public use of those facilities.
• Experience with special events such as planning, scheduling, working with partners, or marketing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to provide customer service to external and internal stakeholders, complete business correspondence, reports, and other similar documents.  
• Skilled in using computers, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Additional Considerations

• Experience and knowledge of implementing park policies and rules that directly impact visitors.
• Considerable experience managing and maintaining cultural and natural resources of the park; performing civic/community outreach and supervising and overseeing interpretive and volunteer programs.  
• Previous work experience in parks and recreation or a similar environment.
• Working knowledge of trades or construction techniques.
• Experience with OSHA and site safety requirements.

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. Submission of an online application is required for this position. 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 and/or resume are complete with duties and skills associated with your work experience.

This position requires shift work, which includes weekends and holidays. Additionally, these positions will serve in an on-call capacity to provide security and operational efficiencies. Responding to calls outside normally scheduled business hours requires a response within a prescribed time frame.

Selected candidate(s) for positions within Virginia State Parks will be required to 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 before 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.

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.