Market-Competitive Salary
Work/life balance including the ability to earn exempt comp time (additional paid leave of one hour earned for each hour worked over 40 per week)
•$0 premium coverage for employees and affordable premiums for family coverage
$10,000 Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Life Insurance Policy
Constitutionally guaranteed retirement plan with the City contributing 8.77% of salary on your behalf and the ability to contribute to a supplemental deferred compensation program
Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
•Pre-tax flexible spending accounts
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The City of Missoula, and Parks and Recreation has an exciting opportunity for an Open Space Program Manager. This position will perform projects and assignments requiring a high degree of knowledge and interaction with the stakeholders related to Missoula’s land use. We are looking for an outgoing professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
Coordinate and negotiate all phases of open space, park and trail acquisitions for the greater Missoula area as guided by adopted land use plans and specifically the Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails (PROST) Missoula Urban Area Open Space Plan, the Master Parks and Recreation Plan, and the Missoula Active Transportation Plan
Develop working relationships and negotiate details and terms of real estate transactions with landowners, attorneys, and other stakeholders
Coordinate and review work of consultants on surveys, title insurance commitments, Phase I Environmental Assessments, Mineral Remoteness Reports, water rights, appraisals, property management plans, as well as other necessary due diligence tasks
Draft and review legal documents, such as deeds, conservation easements, trail easements, encroachment easements, leases and land use agreements in partnership with the City Attorney’s Office
Act as staff liaison to the City’s Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC)
Work with the volunteer City Council and Mayor appointed committee to assist in the vetting of open space projects and associated expenditures from the Open Space Bond and other City open space funding sources
Develop, implement, and update long range plans for parks, trails and open space
Provide support to Parks and Recreation staff and local agencies in review of subdivision, annexation, rezoning requests, growth policy and other active transportation and land use plan revisions and updates as they pertain to the mission and goals of the Parks and Recreation Department. Takes a lead role on parkland dedications and cash in lieu processes.
Participate in strategic planning, capital and operating budgeting processes for land acquisition and development
Work with Parks Department staff to create, maintain and obtain essential maps and records
Works as a member of the Parks and Recreation Department Planning and Projects Team and Development Review Team and Department Senior Leadership Team
Represent the organization at meetings, participate in community task forces and collaborative working groups and make oral and/or written presentations
Any combination of education and experience equivalent to seven (7) years of landscape architecture, community and/or open space planning experience or another relevant field
Experience in environment resources, real estate/land acquisition, or land use law, preferred.
Applicants must submit a City of Missoula Application, Resume, and Cover Letter to be considered. Any unrequested document uploads will be removed before applicant screening. Only the most competitive candidates will be invited to interview.
Priority screening will begin June 13, 2022. Applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
The City of Missoula is in the heart of the northern Rockies. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, blue ribbon trout streams, and is surrounded by National Forest lands, including the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness. The population is approximately 70,000. Missoula residents rank high in their per capita participation in outdoor and organized sports, art, culture, and music. While budgets are challenging, citizens demonstrate exceptional support of their parks and recreation services. In addition to City provided public lands and programs, residents of Missoula are within minutes of Snowbowl Ski Area, and less than half a day from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. Missoula is a mecca for hiking, cycling, mountain biking, climbing, fishing, hunting, kayaking, art, music and more. Missoula also offers wide varieties of education for all ages through public, parochial, experiential, and alternative learning opportunities. Missoula is the shopping and service center of western Montana. Additionally, Missoula attracts some of the greatest research and medical/health professionals in the nation due to the many recreation opportunities offered.... Missoula has been designated among the Top 100 Communities for Kids. Missoula Parks and Recreation is a dynamic department charged with maintaining most of Missoula's public spaces, which include the Urban Forest, 3600 acres of conservation lands, 400 acres of parkland with the development of a new 156 acre Fort Missoula Regional Park, and miles of commuter and recreation trails. The Department operates state of the art aquatic facilities including Currents, an indoor water park and fitness pool as well as Splash MT, a full service outdoor water park. The Department prides itself on successful public process and empowerment. It demonstrates that success through continued implementation of adopted plans such as; the Urban Area Comprehensive Master Parks and Recreation Plan, Open Space Plan, Conservation Lands Management Plan, Transportation Plan (including non-motorized). Friends of the Urban Forest, Missoula's newest advocacy group, is just now forming.
The City of Missoula is committed to building and sustaining a culture of diversity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage diversity in age, color, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political ideas, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make individuals unique. Reasonable accommodations in the selection process are provided, upon request, for individuals with disabilities. Qualified candidates may request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law.
