Title: Chief Ranger - Maintenance and Operations - Belle Isle State Park

State Role Title: Natural Resource Spec II

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

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Belle Isle State Park

Agency Website: dcr.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

If you have always wanted to work in a beautiful and serene environment, then we have the perfect position for you at Belle Isle State Park! Join us in preserving what people care about most – access to the outdoors, natural habitats, open spaces, clean water, and safe infrastructure. Belle Isle State Park is accepting applications for a Chief Ranger - Maintenance and Operations. In this position, you will join a winning team and assist Park Leadership with the overall management and operation of Belle Isle State Park.

In this position, you will:

• Perform preventive and custodial maintenance of park buildings and grounds.
• Supervise staff who perform building 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.
• Provide 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.
• Assist with managing and maintaining cultural and natural resources of the park and provide supervision and oversight for volunteer programs.

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.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers paid leave; a minimum of 13 paid state 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 with supervising staff or volunteers including training, scheduling work, assigning tasks, and ensuring satisfactory performance and results.
• Experience with retail cash management, including opening locations for the start of business and accurately settling and securing all assets at the close of business.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform preventive maintenance on buildings and grounds using a variety of tools, vehicles, and equipment.
• Experience with project planning and budget management on a practical, operational level.
• Experience with the use of digital software to keep training, regulatory, or other pertinent records up to date and accessible.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with parks and recreation or similar environment.
• Advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair facility or vehicular equipment in multiple technical areas such as community water systems, HVAC, access control, landscaping machinery, etc.
• Millwright or cabinetry-level skills and abilities in carpentry.
• Knowledge of OSHA and other regulatory policies and procedures.
• Experience using diagnostic equipment to maintain and repair electrical or electronic equipment or devices.
• Experience with resource management.
• Experience with routinely performing custodial work at a public facility.

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 is complete with duties and skills associated with your work experience.

A valid Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.

Selected candidate(s) will need to complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. DCR participates in E-Verify.

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

Employment in all positions within the Virginia State Parks is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check including a criminal history record check.

A valid Driver’s License is required.

Current sworn conservation officers will have to relinquish their certification. Law enforcement is NOT a requirement for this position.

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.

Contact Information

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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.