Natural Resources Superintendent

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a Natural Resources Superintendent to join its Natural Resources Division. The Natural Resources Division manages over 18,000 acres of natural habitat across 382 parks in Houston. The potential candidate will play a key role in the following duties:

• Conducts project management of habitat restoration projects, including identifying project sites, creating project goals and timelines, and overseeing budgets.
• Administers grants in cooperation with funding entities and manages implementation in natural areas.
• Writes applications for and administers conservation-related grants. 
• Maintains inventory and catalog with GIS features of all natural features under HPARD’s jurisdiction (lakes, ponds, undeveloped park land, wildlife species, etc.). 
• Oversees implementation of the City of Houston’s Natural Areas Ordinance.
• Creates management plans and habitat assessments for the implementation of the Nature Preserve Ordinance.
• Manages Natural Resources and native horticulture staff, ensuring coordination between habitat restoration projects and plant propagation operations.
• Manages, hires, trains, and evaluates performance of personnel.
• Oversees environmental research projects and data collection.
• Will be required to be on-call on a rotational basis throughout the calendar year, and report to work as required during all significant weather events or random incidents. 
• Prepares periodic employee performance evaluations, reviews contents with the employee.
• Administers departmental policy and procedures relative to operational and personnel activities. 
• May perform other duties as assigned.