Make your mark where history meets horizon. In Drumheller—home to the world-famous Dinosaur Valley—our breathtaking Badlands backdrop, vibrant recreation culture, and tight-knit community create a place where your leadership truly matters. As the Parks Maintenance Lead, you’ll be a champion for keeping our community growing in the right direction. If you’re ready to lead with passion, innovation, and leave a visible legacy across our valley, we’d love to meet you.
POSITION SUMMARY
Leads and coordinates parks maintenance teams to ensure the effective upkeep of all Town-managed green spaces, including parks, sports fields and facilities, cemetery grounds, boulevards, highway rights-of-way, and trail systems. Provides leadership in the operation and maintenance of the Town's irrigation systems to ensure consistent service delivery.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Provides recommendations to the Manager of Parks and Facilities on operating and capital budgets related to Town‑managed green spaces.
- Offers technical guidance on landscape elements for Town projects, standards, and design considerations.
- Leads, directs, and supports Equipment Operators and Labourers in accordance with the CUPE Local 135 collective agreement.
- Coordinates day‑to‑day work activities, sets priorities, and ensures crews have the resources, information, and direction required to meet service standards.
- Oversees the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Town’s irrigation systems and ensures appropriate crew training and documentation.
- Maintains accurate operational, maintenance, and inspection records in compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Ensures parks, sports fields and facilities, open spaces, cemetery grounds, boulevards, highway rights‑of‑way, and trail systems meet established maintenance and presentation standards.
- Monitors and manages safety equipment, inventory, and supply needs, ensuring purchases follow Town policies and budget controls.
- Conducts regular inspections of outdoor spaces to identify hazards, maintenance requirements, and opportunities for improvement, and assigns follow‑up work accordingly.
- Collaborates daily with the Surface Works Lead to coordinate exterior maintenance activities and ensure cohesive service delivery.
- Participates in the on‑call schedule on a rotational basis as required by operational needs.
- Ensures that all staff practices comply with Occupational Health and Safety legislation, Town safety policies.
- Maintains equipment records and ensures licensing, insurance, repairs, and safety requirements are timely and compliant.
- Leads daily safety meetings and supports a proactive, collaborative safety culture within the unionized workforce.
- Responds to departmental incidents and ensures all required reporting and documentation are completed accurately and promptly.
- Assists with safety audits, inspections, and compliance activities.
- Communicates professionally with the public and provides coaching, guidance, and conflict‑resolution support to staff while maintaining respect for union roles and processes.
- Familiar with and adherence to the Town of Drumheller's safety policy and relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
- Performs other related duties consistent with the classification
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Completion of a related post-secondary education program is an asset.
- Three to Five (3-5) years related supervisory experience in park management, preferably in a municipal setting.
- Completion of supervisory courses from the Canadian Public Works Association or Alberta Recreation Facility Personnel Association or equivalent is an asset.
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Highly skilled in account analysis and reconciliation.
- Advanced proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office and Software Accounting programs.
- An aptitude for detail and data integrity.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to clearly convey information and explain detailed processes and create reports or documents.
- Effective problem solver with the ability to recommend solutions and to convey those solutions in confidence.
- Strict sense of integrity and willingness to adhere to the Town of Drumheller’s confidentiality policy and all applicable privacy laws.
- Ability to work within a dynamic team as well as delegate work and supervise and support staff.
- Holds a valid Class 5 driver’s license and can obtain a satisfactory criminal record check.
Employment Category: Permanent Full-Time
Hours per Week: 40 hours FTE
Compensation: $43.92 / Hour (CUPE 135 Parks Lead)
BENEFITS: The Town of Drumheller offers a competitive compensation package that includes salary, vacation, personal leave, extended health and wellness benefits, LAPP pension (effective date of hire), professional development support, and an excellent team environment.
HOW TO APPLY: Please submit your cover letter and resume through the CAREERS section on our website before end of day March 23, 2026.
The Town of Drumheller is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. All qualified candidates who are authorized to work in Canada are encouraged to apply.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted
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