PARK MANAGER 1 - 75721

Executive Service

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/preferred-service/00011023_tsp_park_mgr_1_dcsp_tdec-job-opp_ps_ua.pdf

Who we are and what we do:

The Department of Environment and Conservation exists to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment. Our Department is committed to providing a cleaner, safer environmental that goes hand-in -hand with economic prosperity and increased quality of life in Tennessee. We deliver on our mission through managing regulatory programs that maintain standards for air, water and soil quality while providing assistance to businesses and communities in areas ranging from recreation to waste management. We manage the state park system and programs to inventory, interpret and protect Tennessees rich natural, historical and archaeological heritage.

How you make a difference in this role:

As Park Manager 1, you will steward a site containing nationally recognized Mississippian-era cave art and critical archaeological resources. This role is suited for a leader who values preservation and can guide a team in protecting a place that reflects Tennessee's story across centuries.

Job Overview:

The Park Manager 1 is responsible for operations, resource protection, visitor experience, staff supervision, and law enforcement oversight. This position supervises commissioned park rangers and must be commissioned or willing to complete training at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy. The manager ensures safe operations while safeguarding sensitive cultural and natural resources.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and operational oversight, ensuring protection of nationally significant archaeological and cultural resources. Supervise commissioned park rangers and staff, maintaining responsibility for law enforcement, visitor safety, and regulatory compliance. Manage sensitive cave resources and archaeological sites while overseeing guided tours and interpretive programming. Lead budgeting, staffing, maintenance planning, and daily operations to maintain a safe and welcoming environment. Engage with local communities, partners, and researchers to support preservation and promote understanding of the parks historical significance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree. Three years' full-time professional park & conservation experience. Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional qualifying graduate coursework may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year. Substitution Experience for Education: Professional Park law enforcement, park management, or park interpretive work may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year-basis to a maximum of four years. Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.