Park Manager 2

About the role

The Department of Environment and Conservation manages regulatory programs to maintain standards for air, water and soil quality, assists businesses and communities, and oversees the state park system. T.O. Fuller State Park is one of the most historically significant parks in the Tennessee State Park system, serving as a valued public space for the surrounding community and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and support park staff.
• Prepare work schedules and assignments.
• Administer performance management; foster a culture of safety, accountability, service, and continuous improvement.
• Manage daily park operations, including visitor services, facilities, maintenance, budgeting, purchasing, revenue accountability, planning, reporting, and emergency response.
• Protect, preserve, and share the park's historic, cultural, archaeological, and natural resources, including the park's CCC legacy, African American history, and community significance.
• Develop community outreach, volunteer engagement, interpretive programming, and partnership strategies that strengthen the park's connection with visitors and stakeholders.
• Develop and implement natural and cultural resource management priorities for the park while balancing stewardship, recreation, access, and the visitor experience.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, with preference given to those with degrees in natural or historic resource-based management or Park and Recreation Management, and three years of full-time professional park and conservation experience, of which one year must be supervisory.
• Additional education or experience may be substituted for the required experience or education, respectively, on a year-for-year basis.
• Candidates must possess or be willing to possess a state law enforcement commission recognized by the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy.