Lead Park Ranger

About the Position: The position is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tioga/Hammond Cowanesque Lakes Project. Our mission is to deliver public and military engineering services to strengthen our Nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.

Provides advice, counseling, mentoring, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.

Communicates duties and expectations to employees to include, monitoring progress, providing training and guidance, ensuring that reports and deadlines are completed in established time frames.

Develops new operations and techniques to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness of recreation, environmental stewardship and project operations missions.

Develops and implement cooperative Law enforcement contracts and agreements.

Plans, develops, and coordinates the administrative of Interpretive Services and Outreach Programs to customers to include school districts, private interest groups, business, state park partners, and lessees.

Meets with the public on a regular basis to interpret the rules and regulations of the park project.

Ensures the organizations strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to team members.

Resolves simple and informal complaints of employees recommending a solution to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.

Coordinates the Visitor Assistance Program such as ensuring proper ranger training and scheduling as well as patrolling by foot, motorboat, and motor vehicle to ensure ranger and visitor safety.

Recommends policy for user fee collection and security such as directing patrol of designated fee areas, staffing park attendant stations, and violation notices.

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of policy and guidelines relating to the responsibilities of recreation such as fee collection, special events, campground management, and environmental stewardship.

Maintains contact with other districts, divisions, and partners in order to assure the implementation of all resource management program.

Distributes and balances workload among employees making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely completion of tasks.

Ensures staff are maintaining annual training requirement and schedule appropriate training courses to achieve the managerial goals of the organization.

Participates in meetings with staff, management, contractors, the general public, and other agencies.

Enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations, accident, investigations while maintaining a professional relationship with other Federal, state and local agencies.