Parks Superintendent

Salary: $92,861.00 - $132,791.00 Annually
Location : Fountain Hills, AZ
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: ParksSuperintendent-2026
Department: Community Services
Division: Parks
Opening Date: 09/22/2026


Description


The Town of Fountain Hills () is seeking an experienced, hands-on parks professional to serve as its next Parks Superintendent. This full-time leadership position plays an important role in ensuring the Town's parks, public grounds, and landscaped rights-of-way are safe, attractive, and well maintained for residents and visitors.
Reporting directly to the Community Services Director, the Parks Superintendent leads the Parks Division team, including the Parks Supervisor, Park Operations Leads, and Groundskeepers. The Superintendent plans and directs division operations, develops and monitors the budget, supervises and evaluates staff, oversees park facilities and daily maintenance activities, and administers the Town's landscaping master contract.

The successful candidate will combine strong leadership and operational knowledge with effective budget, contract, and customer-service skills. The position works closely with other Town departments, contractors, and members of the community to resolve concerns and continually improve park operations.

This position is open until filled, with applications reviewed weekly.

Examples of Duties

• Directs, supervises, and evaluates Parks Division staff. Responsible for overall operation of Parks Division facilities, amenities, vehicles, and equipment. Provides organizational leadership by developing division and individual goals and objectives, and recommending strategies for maximizing efficiency, safety, and quality of park operations. Ensures safe and efficient operation of Parks facilities and equipment and compliance with Town policies, state, and local regulations.

• Develops and monitors overall Parks Division budget. Conducts research and prepares written budgetary expenditure justification, facility usage and activity reports. Reviews and approves division purchases.

• Oversees, coordinates, and administers the Town's landscaping master contract for maintenance of parks, rights-of-way, groundskeeping, and other landscaping needs. Meets with vendors and oversees contract workers.

• Participates in the planning of new park facilities.

• Plans, develops, and evaluates annual maintenance, landscape and horticulture plans for parks. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations and customer service by streamlining work processes, reducing turnaround times, and ensuring budgetary goals are met.

• Assists staff with daily maintenance and operations as needed at each park facility.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Typical Qualifications

• Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature, which may be obtained with a two-year associate degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, or vocational school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially spreadsheets, and Word documents. Proficient in the use of electronic maintenance management systems.

• Minimum 5 years experience in supervision of municipal parks or ground maintenance.

• Possess a valid Arizona Driver's License for a minimum of two years with a good driving record; Playground Equipment and Safety certification; CPR certification; First Aid Certification; Structural Pest Control license. The Town currently designates this job as a "safety-sensitive position." Accordingly, the Town requires satisfactory completion of a drug and alcohol screening as a condition of employment.

• Equivalent combinations of experience and training that meet the minimum qualifications may be substituted.

• Ability to read and interpret reports, memos, bids, blueprints, manuals, and correspondence.

• Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, basic calibrations for chemical applications.

• Requires ability to correspond by writing reports, e-mails, memos, letters, requisitions, and employee evaluations.

• Responsibilities include personnel reviews, maintenance schedules, administering contracts, and attending meetings.

• Responsible for preparing all Town parks annual budgets, including research and recommendations for park equipment and facilities

• Work requires managing and supervising all Parks Division employees, including input on hiring, disciplinary actions, goal setting and evaluations.

• Work requires extensive knowledge of all aspects of grounds and facilities maintenance: turf, irrigation, buildings, electrical, mechanical, safety, budgets, customer service. Work is governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies. Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent analytical and evaluative judgment. Requires the ability to exercise decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable

• The incumbents in this position contact others within the organization. These contacts may involve similar work units or departments within the Town, which may be involved in decision-making or providing approval or decision-making authority for purchases or projects. In addition, these incumbents work with individuals outside the Town who may belong to professional or peer organizations. Working with various state and federal agencies may also be required of the employee. Vendors and suppliers will also be called upon for information on purchases, supplies or products. Meetings and discussions may be conducted with customers and the public.

The Town of Fountain Hills provides full-time employees with all the benefits that you would expect from a municipality, such as generous vacation, health insurance, retirement programs, and tuition assistance. Please explore the link below to learn more about employee benefits for you and your dependents.
The Town of Fountain Hills participates in the 401A defined contribution retirement plan through Mission Square (formerly International City/County Management Association Retirement Corporation, ICMA-RC). Full-time employees contribute 11% and the Town matches that amount 100%, in their 401A account. The Town of Fountain Hills does not participate in the ASRS (Arizona State Retirement System). The Town does not participate in the PSPRS (Public Safety Personnel Retirement System). For more information on Mission Square, the website is listed here:
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The anticipated starting salary for this position is between $92,861 and $112,826 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. Would you accept a starting salary within this range? If so, please provide your minimum acceptable annual salary.
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