STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PARK SUPERINTENDENT
Class Code: 6808-26
Date Established: 08-01-80
Occupational Code: 5-3-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan and supervise the operational
and maintenance activities in a year-round state park complex with extensive
recreational facilities and activities, including fish piers and emphasis on
promotional activities and development.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises and
administers planning, maintenance, staffing and related activities of a
year-round state park complex.
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Delegates the
operation and maintenance of the picnic, beach areas, historic sites, campsites
and ocean beaches to other park personnel.
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Plans and promotes
national ocean water activities and coordinates the activities of promotional
events and special projects.
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Reviews data and
reports and makes decisions regarding expansion plans, personnel, park facility
utilization, equipment distribution, budget proposals, park rules and
regulations.
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Explains long range
goals and policies of agency at meetings and conferences with regard to
recreational operations and park promotion.
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Explains and enforces
park policies, program rules and regulations to public and resolves operational
problems in state park operations.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in forestry, parks and recreation,
outdoor recreation or a related natural science field. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Six years' experience in a high level
administrative capacity concerned with park or recreation program management,
three years of which must include the supervision of a large number of
employees engaged in outdoor recreational work or in a similar field requiring
coordination of a variety of activities with at least three years of the
aforementioned experience in large scale ski area operations. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Qualifications: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license.
RECOMMENDED WORKING TRAITS: Thorough
knowledge of the policies, programs and procedures of park operation and
maintenance. Thorough knowledge of
general construction and repair methods and the proper utilization of the
tools, materials and equipment used in structure and grounds maintenance. Considerable knowledge of the
principles and practices of administration and specific knowledge of budgeting
and procurement procedures as they relate to park operations. Considerable knowledge of public
relations programs as they concern recreation areas as well as the methods of
surveying and mechanical drawing.
Ability to read and interpret plans and engineering drawings. Ability to appear before the public and
deal courteously with the public in explaining and enforcing park policies,
programs, rules and regulations.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely orally and in
writing. Ability to plan and
supervise the work of others. Must
be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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