Region: Colorado

Location: Aspen

*Up to $3,000 Sign On Bonus May Be Available*

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.   The application must be filled out completely; stating "see resume" anywhere in the application, is not an acceptable substitute for a completed application.

Enjoy Industry Leading Benefits:

• Generous paid vacation and extended sick leave, holidays, and flexible work arrangements.

• Free and discounted transportation options to get around Aspen and the Valley.

• Professional development and learning opportunities, including a tuition reimbursement program.

• Health and wellbeing options that include Medical, Dental, Vision, robust and accessible employee assistance program, and nationally recognized wellbeing platform.

• Monetary bonuses for healthy lifestyle choices and to use towards other personal needs.

• Plan for your future with competitive employer contributions to a 401a retirement plans and Social Security, in addition to an individual 457b retirement plan and Roth IRA option.  Have peace of mind with life and disability insurance

Job Title: Natural Resources Manager
Department: Parks and Open Space
Classification: Exempt

Hiring Salary Range: $85,384 - $96,054/annual

Salary Range:  $85,384 - $128,086/annual

Position Summary: Responsible for the operations and management of the Natural Resources programs including the evaluation of natural resource conditions across city properties.  Develops and implements program goals, budgets and objectives for the Natural Resource programs including wildlife management, the forestry program, parks development review, wildfire mitigation and noxious vegetation management.  
Supervision Exercised and Received: Position works under the general supervision of the Open Space, and Trails Manager.  Supervises the City Forester, Parks Permit Coordinator and Wildlife Coordinator. 

Essential Job Functions:  
Natural Resource Management
Responsible for Natural Resource management within city boundaries and on City of Aspen Properties beyond the city limit.  Coordinates management of the City of Aspen’s natural resources including wildfire planning, forestry including the urban forest, parks development reviews, noxious vegetation management and wildlife management. Develops cooperative relationships with the public, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and community groups. Works cooperatively and in a leadership role with these entities to combine resources and maximize results for citizens.  Provides professional advice on natural resource issues to the Open Space and trails manager, Open Space Board, City Manager and City Council; make presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups, and the public. Communicates official plans, policies, and procedures to staff and the general public. Answers customer’s questions, addresses public and civic organizations, which inform the public of natural resource plans, policies, and procedures. Prepares and maintains an inventory of all natural resources owned by the city.  
Operations and Management
Plan, direct and coordinate the operations and work plans for natural resource program areas; assign and prioritize projects; review and evaluate work methods and procedures and meet with staff and contractors responsible for maintenance functions. Responsible for a wide variety of planning, policy development, budget development, education, interpretation, and restoration projects; attend and be responsible for various board meetings. Determines work procedures and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Acts as an advocate and liaison in regional wildfire, wildlife, and noxious weed management.    Assists in the coordination of special events related to forestry, wildfire, wildlife, and noxious weed management. 

Supervision
•    Executes leadership and supervision responsibilities through sound judgment, focusing on quality improvement, managing, and resolving conflict, fostering a culture of accountability, clearly defining responsibilities and expectations, setting goals, providing motivation and performance feedback, recognizing contributions, and encouraging training and development.
Wildfire, Wildlife, and Invasive Plant Management 
•    Work with the Open Space and Trails manager to develop comprehensive goals for the management of the city’s natural resources. Lead, guide, and direct operations related to wildfire mitigation, wildlife management and invasive plant management on City of Aspen properties. Act as the City of Aspen representative for established regional groups, and collaborate with regional partners to manage wildfire risks, wildlife, and invasive plants. 

Development Review and Forestry Management
•    Serves as the City’s parks, open space, trails, forestry advocate in all development plans or amendments to development plans presented to the City for review.  Supervises, advises, and approves staff comments on development plans addressing the impact such development will have on the open space, parks and trail system. 
Budget
•    Assures that responsibilities and tasks of the wildlife, forestry, noxious vegetation management and wildfire programs are performed within budget. Performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures to assure sound fiscal control. Prepares annual and semi-annual budget requests. Assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time. 

Core Competencies Displays the following key competencies in the overall job performance to include knowledge, skills and abilities:
•    Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques applied to natural resource management.
•    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people. 
•    Ability to communicate concisely and effectively through a variety of methods, such as email, written reports, and verbally.
•    Ability to motivate and direct people as they work, and identifying the best people for a given task, in order to make satisfactory progress towards desired objectives.
•    Implement, manage, and document natural resource management processes. 
•    Skill in managing complex and multi-faceted projects to ensure they are completed on time, on budget and meet the overall objectives.  
•    Ability to recognize problems and effectively work independently or with others to reach a viable solution.
•    Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, partners and organizations to achieve common goals. 
•    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
•    Knowledge of policies, procedures, and strategies to promote safety operations relevant to the Parks and Open Space Department.
•    Knowledge of and ability to use the materials, methods, and tools involved in the design, construction, or repair of city parks structures, trails, and other outdoor environment structures.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology, Biology, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, , Planning,  Public Administration or related field.  
Experience:  Three years of progressively responsible professional experience in natural resource management, including one year of supervisory experience.
Technical Knowledge: Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Email. 
Licenses & Certifications: Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License or be able to obtain one within 30 days of start date. 
NOTE:  This position requires a Criminal Background Check upon hire.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check. 
Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required abilities, knowledge and skills as determined by the City of Aspen may be substituted for the requirements above.
Preferred Candidate: 
Has experience working with Geographical Information Systems (GIS).  
Position Type and Work Hours: Regular full time, 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday, hours may vary with workload. Flex time considered, dependent on business needs.
Evenings/Weekends: Evening meetings will be required in addition to or instead of normal hours.  Saturday or Sunday may be required on occasion for special events or programs.
Work Environment:  
•    Indoors: Office environment.
•    Outdoors/Off-Site: Meetings, trainings, and conferences at a variety of city facilities and areas.
Essential Physical Requirements: 
•    Lifting & Carrying: Occasionally up to 50 lbs. such as open space signs, posts, interpretive displays, bags of native seed and fertilizer, plant materials, etc.
•    Physical: Reaching, standing, sitting, typing, talking, crouching, kneeling, seeing, driving, and hearing.   
Physical Demands: 
Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
Balancing: Maintaining equilibrium.
Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
Carrying: transporting or moving an object.
Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. 
Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects. 
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm. 
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means. 
Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees 
Lifting: Moving objects weighing no more than 10 pounds from one level to another. 
Pushing/Pulling: Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press, draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion. 
Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time. 
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. 
Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information. 
Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
   
This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

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