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Park Buildings and Grounds Manager, Full Time Salary (Exempt)

Lake Metroparks

Concord Township, OHFull-time$48–83K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$48–83K/yr
Location
Concord Township, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License

Job overview

Lake Metroparks seeks a Park Buildings and Grounds Manager to lead and perform building, grounds, and facility maintenance at Painesville Township Park, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, and other assigned sites. The manager oversees staff, coordinates daily operations, and helps maintain safe, clean, accessible, functional, and welcoming parks and natural areas. The role may require occasional evening, weekend, and holiday work and responses to operational or weather-related events.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MaintenanceFacilities ManagementConstructionParks OperationsEmployee SupervisionVolunteer CoordinationWork Crew Leadership

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentTwo Years Related ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseOhio Pesticide Applicator's License or Within 12 MonthsCPR and First Aid Certification or Within Six Months

Full job description

Park Buildings and Grounds Manager, Full Time Salary (Exempt) Rate: $47,840 annually [$23.00 hourly] starting to $83,200 annually [$40.00 hourly] maximum rate Pay Grade: E | Starting salary based on prior experience and education. Location: Painesville Township Park and Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park Position Summary: Lake Metroparks is seeking a Park Buildings and Grounds Manager to lead and perform building, grounds, and facility maintenance at Painesville Township Park, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, and other assigned Park District sites. Under the direction of the Regional Park Buildings and Grounds Manager, this position oversees staff, coordinates daily operations, and helps maintain safe, clean, accessible, functional, and welcoming parks and natural areas. The position requires occasional evening, weekend, and holiday work and may require a response to operational needs or weather-related events. POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education and/or Experience: · High school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) certificate, or equivalent skills required. · At least two years of experience in maintenance, facilities, construction, parks operations, or a related field is preferred. Relevant education or training may be considered in place of experience. · Experience supervising employees, coordinating volunteers, or leading work crews is required. ** ** Certificates or Licenses: · Must possess a valid driver's license and be insurable under the Park District's liability policy. · Ohio Pesticide Applicator's License, or the ability to obtain one within 12 months of hire, is preferred. · Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid certification, or the ability to obtain certification within six months of hire, is preferred. ** ** Required Training: All Park District employees must complete and maintain required safety, ethics, workp

How this job compares

Set against the 1,325 open Facilities Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48–83K/yr
  • Ohio median$123–143K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$110–140K/yr928 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $66K, is 51% below the Ohio median midpoint ($135K) — in the lowest quarter of Facilities Manager salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Facilities Manager jobs in Ohio and 1,325 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Facilities Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 5 years (1,079 postings).
Education
174 of the 1,325 open Facilities Manager jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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