- Are you a strategic leader interested in managing a nature facility?
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Do you enjoy collaborating with multiple units on programs and projects?
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Are you passionate about connecting people from diverse backgrounds to nature, growing partnerships, and building community?
If this sounds like you, The Montgomery County Department of Parks is the place you want to be! We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly professional Nature Facility and Program Manager for Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton, MD.
Reporting to the Assistant Division Chief of nature centers, this position will manage and supervise all aspects of Brookside Nature Center operations including programs, services, visitor experience, personnel, volunteer program, budgets, facilities, indoor and outdoor exhibits, native gardens, adjacent grounds, natural areas, and trails.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. Behind the vast and diverse Montgomery County Department of Parks system is a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, 424 parks and almost 37,000 acres of park land that serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington, DC area. Go to our website to learn more: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/
DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Montgomery County Department of Parks believes that diversity in all dimensions of the organization supports and bolsters the innovative thinking essential to its success. Montgomery County Parks does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, political affiliation, ideology or status as a Veteran.
Please Note: The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Classification Specification Nature Facility Program Manager
May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
Working Conditions:
Works primarily in an office. Works occasional weekends, evenings, and holidays. Exposed occasionally to inclement weather and outdoor hazards. Incumbents in this class must frequently: remain in a stationary position, move about inside and outside the office, communicate and exchange information with internal staff and the public.
Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!
Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available:https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/