Date Posted:

February 26, 2025

Salary:

$148,532.80-$199,056 annually

ABOUT US:
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a full-service governmental agency stewarding a metropolitan system of public open space parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of the San Francisco Bay. EBRPD spans across 126,000 acres in 73 regional parks, including over 1,330 miles of trails that are enjoyed by over 25 million visitors and the community per year. The Park District acquires, manages, and preserves natural and cultural resources for everyone to enjoy now and forever to experience nature nearby.

OUR MISSION:
EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education.  An environmental ethic guides the District in all of its activities.

OUR VALUES:

•  Respect – We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.
•  Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
•  Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
•  Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
•  Transparency – We hold the public’s trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

THE OPPORTUNITY: 

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) seeks a strategic and visionary project manager to serve as the Special Projects Officer in the General Managers Office. Reporting to the General Manager, the Special Projects Officer will be responsible for supervising large-scale projects that have Districtwide impact. Incumbents are responsible for the development, successful implementation, and quality control of all aspects of the project which may include supervision over professional, technical, and clerical support staff in a unit or division or an interdivisional team across divisions. The Special Projects Officer is a management level classification with responsibility for the overall administration of large, complex, interdivisional projects including advice, analysis, consultation, and recommendations related to the preparation and administration of the Park District’s key initiatives.  This position is not eligible for remote work and will be expected to work out of the Park District headquarters office.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
This is an exciting role and position at the Park District as we engage in district-wide work to assess, implement, and review organizational change. Under general direction, assists the General Manager in administering project management of Park District priority projects and initiatives that have Districtwide impact. The Special Projects Officer organizes, manages, and directs the review and implementation of the Park District’s major projects and programs across divisions, departments, with external and internal stakeholders, and other public agencies and assists the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures; manages subordinate staff; and performs related duties as assigned.

This position reports to the Park District Headquarters building in Oakland and is not eligible for remote work.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:  A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration or other relevant degree for project management. A Master’s degree is desirable; 

AND

Experience:  Six (6) years of professional level project management experience supporting large project and program management, preferably in a governmental agency. Three (3) years of which must have been as a high-level manager with supervisory responsibility. 

How To Apply:

Apply by: 3/14/25 at: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ebparks