Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

TitlePark Manager 3 (NY HELPS) - Taconic Region

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $86773 to $108413 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Friday-Tuesday (in season)

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Putnam

Street Address Fahnestock State Park

1498 Route 301

City Carmel

StateNY

Zip Code10512

Job Specifics

Duties Description Under the direction of Taconic Regional Management, the selected candidate’s duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Direct staff and operations in four state parks consisting of over 25,000 acres, stretched out over 3 counties in multiple townships and villages, with over 150 miles of trails, two park offices, public swimming area, campgrounds, a boat launch, and a cross country ski center, with a total yearly attendance of about 800,000 patrons.
• Oversight of a permanent staff of nineteen, including: two Park Manager 1’s, an Environmental Educator 2, three Park Supervisor 1’s, two Trades Generalists, nine Park Worker 3’s, and two Environmental Education Aide’s. Responsible for a summer seasonal staff of twenty, in addition to three Park Rangers from Memorial Day to Labor Day, two Student Conservation Association members from January to November, and approximately eight year-round seasonal staff.
• Create biweekly schedules for all staff and a yearly work plan based on the financial allotment designated to the parks by regional management. Record attendance for the parks and manage the yearly non-personnel budget in conjunction with the office manager, including purchasing of supplies and equipment and control of spending. Manage activity in the park NHT and Enterprise accounts, as well as the Big Woods endowment.
• Direct general emergency response throughout the parks including accidents, storm damage and fires. Coordinate with local first responders to deal with injured hikers, which average about 15 incidents per year. Locate and direct lost hikers to safety with the assistance of park staff. Be on call 24/7, as many of these incidents occur at night, sometimes lasting all night, without overtime compensation. Participate in and direct maintenance operations of all kinds.
• Coordinate with three friends groups: Bannerman's Castle Trust, Little Stony Point Citizens Association, and Friends of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands, to coordinate their efforts to assist the park. Attend monthly or quarterly meetings of the groups to establish priorities, support their efforts to attain and implement grants, assist in their community events and friend-raising and monitor their progress toward park objectives.
• Work with the regional trails coordinator and the statewide trails planner to establish yearly priorities for trail creation and rehabilitation within the park. Coordinate with the Back Country Trail Crew on their annual trail project within the park and provide them assistance where possible. Collaborate with the New York New Jersey Trail Conference on maintenance of all the trails in the park and setting goals for repairs and rehabilitation where needed. Hike the trails on a regular basis to assess their condition and train staff in maintenance procedures.
• Partner with various non-profit organizations such as: Open Space Institute, Scenic Hudson, Clarkson University, NYSDEC, and the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, to ensure the success of their projects within the parks; participating in the planning process and helping to guide the project through construction to completion. Work with the regional director and the Albany Real Estate Bureau to establish land purchase priorities, inspect the prospective properties, assist in the appraisal process, and help to complete the sales.
• Be a member of the Fjord Trail Steering Committee. The Fjord Trail is a planned 7.5-mile linear park through Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve, position will coordinate the management of the trail with the HHFT manager and staff and establish an operational management plan going forward as the trail comes to fruition.
• Respond in writing and in person to patron inquiries and complaints. Be available for media requests for information and work with Albany and regional staff to release appropriate information to the public. Coordinate with local county, town, and village officials on matters of mutual interest. Work with location scouts to direct them to the best sites for their filming needs.

Minimum Qualifications If Civil Service Eligible list(s) exist, they will be canvassed. Candidates must be reachable on the current eligible list(s) to be considered for appointment. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment or reinstatement by one of the following qualifications:

If you have previous or current employment at a NYS agency, to be considered for this position, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information in your response, a representative from our office may contact you.

NY HELPS or 55-b/c Qualifications:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55-b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Eight years of experience working in a park, recreational facility, or campus in any two of these functional areas: administration (business, personnel, finance); capital or operational planning; recreational programming; public relations or visitor services; maintenance; or environmental education or interpretation. Three years must have been at a managerial level.

An associate degree** in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s degree** in a related field can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree** in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate** in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.

**Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home). If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

If you are a veteran or an individual with a disability and would like to apply for the Department of Civil Service’s 55-b/c Program, please visit https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/ for more information.

Subsequent 55-b/c Qualifications:

A subsequent 55-b/c appointment may be considered if you have at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service and have a current Civil Service 55-b/c letter of eligibility.

Reassignment Qualifications:

Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Park Manager 3; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Park Manager 3 eligible list for this location.

52.7 Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) Qualifications:

As required by the New York State Department of Civil Service, we are posting for this position to determine if there are any qualified OPRHP employees interested in a permanent appointment to the position. To be eligible for NCP, candidates must be in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation promotion field and have at least two years of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Park Manager 1, or one year of qualifying service as a Park Manager 2. If 3 or fewer qualified NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation eligible promotional employees respond to this posting, Civil Service may approve the permanent appointment of one of the qualified employees without further examination.

In order to be considered for appointment via non-competitive promotion, nominations for promotion by non-competitive examination will not be approved if the nominee failed the two most recent examinations for promotion to the title for which they are nominated.

Note: Non-competitive refers to not competing in an examination; the appointment will be competitive.

Provisional Qualifications:

In the absence of an eligible list(s) with three or more candidates willing to accept a position, a temporary provisional appointment may be considered. For provisional appointment, candidates must be meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either 1.
One year of service as a Park Manager 2, Historic Site Manager B, Recreation Complex Manager 2, Golf Course Superintendent 2, or Maintenance Supervisor 4.

Or 2.
Two years of service as a Park Manager 1, Historic Site Manager C, Recreation Complex Manager 1, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent, Golf Course Superintendent 1, Golf Course Manager2, Maintenance Supervisor 3, Building Restoration Specialist, or Regional Park Maintenance Supervisor.

The appointed candidate would have to take, pass and be reachable on the next holding of the examination to be appointed permanently.

52.6 Transfer Qualifications:

At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Grade 21 or higher. The service must be in a title that Civil Service has deemed transfer eligible to the position.

Note: The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

For all transfers noted, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.

70.1 Transfer Qualifications:

At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Historic Site Manager A, SG 23 or Historic Site Manager B, SG 21. Only the titles listed are eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Note: The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

For all transfers noted, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.

Additional Comments NOTE: As a condition of employment, the individual selected for this position will be required to reside in state housing.

Operational Needs:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Be able to represent Parks well within the community and with elected officials as well as partnering organizations.
• Be able to hike a minimum of 10 miles in rugged terrain, carrying a backpack with rescue supplies and water.
• Have, or be willing to gain, an intimate knowledge of the park geography and trail system, to be able to direct emergency operations.
• Chainsaw experience and training (Game of Logging 3 or equivalent)
• Ability to plow snow, or be willing and able to learn
• Reside in state housing within the park and be on call for emergencies

If you have previous or current employment at a NYS agency, to be considered for this position, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information in your response, a representative from our office may contact you.

Benefits:

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation offers a generous benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

Paid Time Off:

• M/C: 39 days - 13 Vacation days, 8 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
• M/C: Eligible for unlimited days of professional leave to participate in professional development, but at the supervisor’s discretion.

Health Care Benefits:

• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs.
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.

Additional Benefits:

• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Paid Parental / Family Leave

To learn more about our benefits, visit: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx.

*NY HELPS PROGRAM:

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a permanent non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 26, 2024 and June 11, 2025. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective June 12, 2025 or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in.

Additional location pay is available for the following counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, NYC-Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, and Putnam.

This position may require a background check and/or medical exam prior to appointment.

Note: For all transfers noted, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Personnel Bureau

Telephone

Fax

Email Address employment@parks.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

625 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12238

 

Notes on ApplyingAll candidates must submit a written resume and cover letter which clearly demonstrates how they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Please submit your resume and cover letter as a Word or PDF attachment. We are unable to open documents from Google Docs, Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Pages, and/or “the cloud."

Your application must be received by February 6, 2026 and submitted via email to employment@parks.ny.gov. You must include “Vacancy ID 207990 – Park Manager 3 – Taconic Region” in the subject line of your email. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for the position.

It is the responsibility of each applicant to accurately describe their experience and demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualifications. Failure to demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications, and operating needs may result in your resume not being considered for this position.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities and workplace diversity.

New York State (NYS) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NYS Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, carrier status, gender identity or prior conviction records, or prior arrests, youthful offender adjudications or sealed records unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

Executive Order 31 commits New York State government to becoming a model employer for people with disabilities, increasing the participation of people with disabilities in state service and ensuring equal access to opportunities. OPRHP encourages people with disabilities to apply. If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Equal Opportunity Unit at ReasonableAccommodation@parks.ny.gov or (518) 486-7754.