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Deputy Superintendent of Parks

Job Summary
The Deputy Superintendent of Parks reports to the Superintendent of Parks and plays a key leadership role within the Providence Parks Department. This position is responsible for managing the operations divisions, ensuring the effective maintenance and stewardship of all park facilities citywide. Additionally, the Deputy Superintendent provides technical oversight for all park improvement projects, ensuring that design, project management and construction efforts align with department goals and standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

Assists the Superintendent by providing leadership for department personnel responsible for park design, project management, maintenance, and programming across all park spaces and facilities in the City of Providence.
Manages the operations division, overseeing the maintenance and daily management of neighborhood parks, Roger Williams Park, North Burial Ground, the Museum of Natural History, the City Center Rink, and the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.
Provides technical oversight for all park improvement projects, ensuring compliance with design standards, construction best practices, and operational feasibility.
Develops partnerships with other City departments, elected officials, and non-governmental organizations to support park initiatives.
Assists in monitoring and managing personnel and fiscal matters, ensuring operational efficiency and budgetary compliance.
Participates in strategic and long-range planning for the department.
Represents the department in meetings with other agencies, community groups, and stakeholders.
Manages operations division directors and assists in the development and implementation of department policies and procedures.
Manages the procurement process through the Board of Contract and Supply, including financial records and payments, awards and contracts.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or a combination of education and experience sufficient to qualify for this position.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in parks administration, construction management, landscape design, or public planning fields.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience managing large-scale construction projects.
Demonstrated community engagement and public speaking skills.
Strong management and leadership skills, with experience overseeing operations and project implementation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certification preferred but not required.
Must be able to perform all essential job functions.

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Posted 3/28/2025

National Park Service: Landscape Architect

This position is located at the Boston African American National Historic Site in Boston, MA. in the Resource Preservation and Planning Directorate Division.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Provides technical expertise to internal and external stakeholders (e.g. state or municipal governments, non-profit organizations) to accomplish strategic objectives for complex landscape planning initiatives.
Analyzes land use, cultural resource characteristics, site conditions and visitor experience goals to prepare and oversee contracting packages for landscape design and planning services.
Creates and manages project proposals, timelines, and budgets.
Coordinates planning, design, fabrication and installation of environmental graphics and interpretive media that enable visitors to locate, navigate and receive options to further their heritage trail experience.
Prepares well-written and graphically compelling briefings and funding requests to advance landscape treatment and activation plans.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
You will be required to complete a one-year trial period.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To qualify, you must possess the following Basic Requirement below of the Landscape Architect 0807 Series by close of this announcement:

1) Degree: Bachelors or higher degree in landscape architecture or landscape design.
-OR-
2) Combination of education and experience -- for each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. Experience Equivalent to a Degree in Landscape Architecture: A degree in landscape architecture indicates that an applicant has the basic background to perform professional landscape architectural work at the beginning levels and has the potential to develop the skills and abilities required at the higher levels. Experience may be substituted for education to the extent that it provided the equivalent background. However, because an education provides some knowledge that cannot be measured in terms of course content, but rather is part of general knowledge and cultural background gained as a result of interrelationships among courses, careful judgment must be used in evaluation experience substituted for education as provided for in the basic requirements.

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Posted 12/12/2024