Onondaga County Parks seeks a full-time, professional-level Superintendent for Beaver Lake Nature Center. Established in 1970, Beaver Lake Nature Center is a 670-acre park and high-use visitor center featuring 10 miles of trails, seasonal recreational opportunities including canoeing, snowshoeing, cross-county skiing, and more than 400 programs and special events annually. The Nature Center welcomes approximately 300,000 visitors each year.

The Nature Center Superintendent is responsible for advancing the mission of Beaver Lake Nature Center: to foster local and global stewardship of nature through diverse recreational and educational opportunities that enhance visitors’ awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the natural world. Responsibilities include providing vision, leadership, and overall management of the park and its staff; administering the budget; overseeing land and facilities management; oversight of educational and recreational programs; guiding long-range planning initiatives; and collaborating closely with the Friends of Beaver Lake, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, to align priorities and support the Nature Center’s mission.

The ideal candidate will be a highly visible, energetic leader with a demonstrated passion for people, nature, education, conservation, and environmental stewardship.

Hiring Salary: $77,150 - $81,000

For the full civil service job description and qualifications, please go to: https://employment.ongov.net/default/show_jobdesc/28760

Please submit a cover letter and resume to parks@onondaga.gov.

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a baccalaureate degree in environmental science, resource management, wildlife biology or a closely related field, and two (2) years of professional level experience, or its part time equivalent, in nature center or wildlife preserve operations, maintenance or management, or in wildlife or resource management; or,

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an associate degree in environmental science, resource management, wildlife biology or a closely related field and four (4) years of professional level experience, or its part equivalent, in nature center of wildlife preserve operations, maintenance or management, or in wildlife or resource management; or,

C. Six (6) years of professional level work experience, or its part time equivalent, in nature center of wildlife preserve operations, maintenance or management, or in wildlife or resource management; or,

D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above.