Service Area Manager III (Finance)

The County of Riverside's Office of Economic Development has an excellent opportunity for a Service Area Manager III to join the County Service Area (CSA) division in Riverside. The CSA division is responsible for the maintenance and operations of County-owned parks, water treatment facilities, and over 8 million square feet of landscaping.

The Service Area Manager III will oversee maintenance programs and daily operations for multiple County Service Areas. This role will involve evaluating and recommending new landscape improvements, as well as serving as a liaison to community representatives to ensure local needs are addressed. The incumbent will work closely with developers and landscape architects to ensure compliance with County of Riverside standards and will participate in the review and approval of new installations, planting plans, turf removals, and landscape enhancements.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in landscape management, municipal services, or public works. Successful candidates will demonstrate experience in coordinating maintenance operations, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders to support sustainable, well-maintained public spaces.

This class is the top level in the series. Service Area Manager III is distinguished from Service Area Manager II by the former's responsibility to provide a broader range of services, to prepare and monitor a large and complex budget, and to provide services to a larger Service Area.

Meet the Team!

The Office of Economic Development's mission is to elevate the economic position of the county and foster economic vitality, encourage business growth, build a positive business climate, preserve and enhance neighborhoods, improve the quality of life, and provide and promote cultural and learning opportunities for all.• Depending on the assigned Service Area, directs the operation and maintenance of community facilities, such as, a multipurpose community or Senior Citizen's Center, a sports complex, golf course and club house, parks.

• Provides one or more of the following services: landscape maintenance, refuse collection, sewage disposal, water supply, street lighting, drainage control, police protection.

• Assesses, recommends, and provides approved activities to meet the Service Area's landscape needs.

• Develops the Service Area's annual budget; monitors expenditure to assure compliance with budget provisions.

• Prepares background information, recommendations, and presentations for service contract negotiations; monitors compliance of contract agreements.

• Prepares and proposes ordinances, plans, and policies affecting the services and operation of the Service Area; ensures compliance with the CSA's requirements for receiving particular services.

• Meets and confers with the Service Area Advisory Committee to develop community rules, regulations, and services rates.

• Makes recommendations for purchases of equipment and supplies; prepares correspondence and reports.

• Enlists and maintains community support of and participation in the programs and activities sponsored by the CSA; may select, train, supervise, schedule, and evaluate staff.Experience: Four years of managerial, administrative, or staff experience which included responsibility for at least two of the following functions: budget preparation and control, fiscal management, general administrative systems and procedures, or personnel administration. (Education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 60 semester or 90 quarter units completed from a recognized college, preferably with major coursework in recreation, physical recreation, public administration, business administration, or a related field, being equal to one year of experience.)

Knowledge of: Principles and methods of public and business management; organization, fiscal, and personnel management; budget preparation and control; methods and practices operating recreation facilities; community resources; problems and concerns of various age groups; effective public and community relations; basic first-aid.

Ability to: Plan, develop, and organize a schedule of community activities; direct and supervise personnel; establish and maintain budgetary controls; analyze and interpret data, situations, evaluate alternatives, and make sound decisions; lead and instruct groups of people; establish and maintain good public relations with individuals and groups both within and outside the community; maintain records; prepare comprehensive reports.This recruitment is open to all candidates.

For questions regarding this recruitment contact Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org.