Description Join Metroparks Toledo as a Field Superintendent and help create and maintain the places that connect people with nature. You’ll coordinate construction and major maintenance projects across the park district, keeping field work organized, safe, and moving forward. Bring your construction expertise to a team committed to keeping our parks “Clean, Safe, and Natural.”
Day in the life No two days are the same. You might start by reviewing project schedules and coordinating contractors, then head into the field to check progress, address site hazards, and confirm work meets plans and specifications. Back in the office, you’ll review submittals, document field changes for project manager approval, and keep daily logs and closeout records on track. Along the way, you’ll work with colleagues, consultants, inspectors, and community partners on projects ranging from facility improvements to environmental restoration.
Why you’ll love working at Metroparks
- Make a visible impact on parks, trails, and facilities serving Toledo and Lucas County.
- Work with a small, close-knit team of professionals committed to creating an exceptional park district.
- Expand your professional network and expertise while working locally.
- Competitive pay, health care, retirement, and time off. Explore our benefits here.
- Student loan forgiveness opportunities through Public Student Loan Forgiveness program.
You’ll love this job if
- You enjoy being where the work happens - coordinating contractors, solving field challenges, and seeing projects through to completion.
- You want to put your construction experience to work for your community while protecting sensitive natural spaces.
- You’re organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable balancing multiple job sites, clear guidelines, and rigorous documentation.
- You communicate clearly, build strong working relationships, and take pride in safe job sites and quality workmanship.
Job Summary Advance Metroparks Toledo’s core conservation mission by assisting with oversight of major maintenance and capital improvement projects, general coordination of scheduled maintenance and projects in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness so that we create world-class facilities and maintain existing Metroparks’ infrastructure to the highest professional standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
Field Supervision and Project Oversight
- Directs all field contractors to achieve completion of the project on schedule, within budget, with quality workmanship that conforms to plans and specifications.
- Orders materials and schedules inspections as necessary throughout the project.
- Coordinate scheduling of subcontractors, inspectors, and clients to complete each project on time
- Encourages safe work practices and resolves any site hazards that may occur.
- Maintains an organized job site to include the office and field work.
- Manage multiple, complex capital and maintenance projects from planning through closeout, ensuring high professional standards.
- Review and understand project designs, construction documents, specifications, and cost estimates.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants to develop, review, and execute project designs.
- Ensure design and technical decisions meet organizational standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain a written daily log of visitors, job actions performed, materials expended, and problems resolved on the job site.
- Travel between multiple job sites and simultaneously manage workloads of individual projects
Construction Administration
- Oversee all construction administration activities, including site inspections, project documentation, contractor performance, and adherence to project specifications.
- Review and coordinate project schedules, submittals, shop drawings, scope adjustments to be sent for approval to the project manager.
- Oversee field changes and project closeout documentation.
- Ensure successful project closeout, including documentation, compliance, and final approvals.
- Ensure projects are constructed per design and coordinate discrepancies with project manager, administrator and contractor.
Stakeholder Coordination & Communication
- Coordinate and communicate with staff, departments, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Provide regular project status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
Grants, Regulatory & Special Projects
- Manage grant-funded projects, ensuring compliance with deadlines, reporting requirements, and funding regulations.
- Onsight coordination for DOT-funded projects, including final approvals and documentation. Maintain and oversee internal processes to stay current and compliant with ODOT requirements of an LPA and ensure documentation to pass potential audits.
- Support asset management efforts, including facility condition assessments and coordination with insurance providers.
- Assist Natural Resources department with construction oversite of environmental and restoration projects.
Leadership & Organizational Support
- Direct and oversee the work of field staff, contractors, and consultants.
- Foster a safe work environment for employees and contractors.
- Maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support cross-departmental initiatives including project development, cost estimating, and grant assistance.
Other duties, as assigned. Equipment Used
- General office equipment and field equipment
- Software & Apps: Microsoft365, Microsoft Project, Unity, Bluebeam Revu, PlanetBids
- Park vehicles, including utility vehicles and trucks
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Schedule: 40-hour workweek that may require work in the evenings, weekends, and/or holidays
- Home Work Location: Fallen Timbers Field Office with regular visitation of active construction sites throughout the district in all weather conditions
- May require business use of personal vehicle for frequent travel between Metroparks locations
- Limited (<10%) travel outside Lucas County
- Requires occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds; ability to walk and work outdoors over uneven terrain in all types of weather including extreme heat and cold to inspect construction sites.
Requirements
Job Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil or construction engineering, construction management or a related field.
- Experience: 5-10 years of progressive experience in civil engineering or construction management. Experience managing projects within sensitive natural areas, preferred. Commercial experience mandatory; Commercial Government preferred.
- Certifications: Must obtain the following certifications and fulfill re-qualification and recertification requirements:
- First Aid/CPR within 1 year
- OSHA 30-hour within 1 year
- ODOT Construction Inspector Test through Ohio LTAP within 1 year
Alternates to the position requirements may be made as Metroparks finds appropriate and acceptable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrated appreciation for enhancing quality of life and conserving the region’s natural resources through clean, safe and natural parks and open spaces. Knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to land use, building codes, permitting, project development sequence and construction requirements.
- Requires a minimum of five years previous experience of construction with exposure to scheduling, ordering materials, field supervision, budget management, quality control and production of all phases of construction.
- Demonstrated proficiency of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances, costs, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques.
- Demonstrated knowledge of coordinating field documents associated with the design and construction process.
- Demonstrated understanding of the due diligence process including geotechnical studies, land title reviews, and environmental inquiries.
- Knowledge of ODOT requirements to maintain LPA status including process for procurement of professional services, NEPA compliance, right of way clearance, construction administration and complete project delivery.
- Understanding of the principles and practices of parks, trails, open space and recreation planning and design, and the management and protection of sensitive natural and cultural resources.
- General understanding of park maintenance for buildings and grounds; HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.
- Understanding of PERRP and OSHA compliance requirements.
Skills
- Strong technical skills; ability to read technical specs, submittals, architecture and engineering drawings, surveys and navigate the due diligence process.
- In depth computer skills to use software noted above.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to speak and write clearly, graphically, concisely and persuasively with ability to communicate one-on-one or in group settings in a way that inspires confidence and motivates engagement with the Metroparks.
- Problem Solving skills; ability to conduct fact-based root cause analysis and apply continuous improvement methodologies. Ability to gather, organize and evaluate data; formulate recommendations and develop successful strategies.
Abilities
- Ability to be a trusted advisor, build consensus, make informed decisions, and manage change.
- Ability to research, plan, implement, problem-solve and evaluate construction techniques, activities and operations. Ability to discern relevant issues and effectively address them, trouble-shoot and adopt creative solutions.
- Ability to think creatively and develop unique, park-like, and whimsical solutions.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with all stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, elected officials, employees, volunteers and the general public.
Metroparks Toledo is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
