Director of Parks, Recreation, and Public Property

Director of Parks, Recreation, and Public Property

City of Omaha, NE

The City of Omaha seeks a visionary, experienced Director of Parks, Recreation and Public Property to transform Omaha parks into a Top 10 Parks City through innovation, partnership, and dedicated leadership.

POSITION OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The City of Omaha seeks an innovative, strategic, community-focused leader to serve as its next Director of Parks, Recreation and Public Property. This executive-level position reports directly to the Mayor and plays a central role in managing and shaping the city's extensive parks, recreation, and public property systems.

The Director must be a seasoned park and recreation professional committed to excellence in public service, park management and operational leadership, inclusive programming, and long-term urban livability. The Director's mandate is to bridge the gap between ambitious planning and operational excellence to enhance Omaha's impressive park system. This position requires a visionary, positive, problem-solving leadership style, strong personnel and systems management skill, and an open, innovative approach to public/private partnerships and collaboration.

The Director will oversee the planning, development, and maintenance of public parks, facilities, recreational programs, natural areas, public properties, and capital projects throughout Omaha. In collaboration with city leadership and the philanthropic community, this person will play a critical role in implementing the city's park vision and key strategies.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

The City of Omaha seeks an experienced parks and recreation executive with a proven track record of leading large-scale systems and capital projects, building and maintaining partnerships, and leading staff in a complex urban environment. The ideal candidate is a strategic builder who can translate bold vision into operational reality, bringing big-picture thinking and hands-on execution skills to move Omaha toward its parks vision.