State Park Regional Manager

The successful candidate will bring several years of hands-on leadership in parks, recreation, or a closely related natural resources field, including direct responsibility for budgets, personnel, and multi-program oversight. 

The North Region Manager provides high-level leadership to a region that includes the following Idaho State Parks and Trailways: Hells Gate, Winchester, Dworshak, Heyburn (including McCroskey & Mowry), Farragut (including Coeur d’Alene Parkway), Old Mission (including Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes), Round Lake, and Priest Lake. Each park and trail offers unique natural, historical, and recreational experiences, and this role ensures consistent, high-quality operations across them. This position directly supervises Park Managers 2 and 3, and oversees a Recreation Site Maintenance Foreman, who leads the regional crew supporting heavy equipment, construction, and maintenance projects. The North Region Manager also provides management and oversight of the North Region Office and its staff, and supports Park Managers in working closely with the agency’s Development Bureau on construction and project management within the region, ensuring that capital and maintenance projects are delivered efficiently and to high standards.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate a strong background in managing all three core program areas of natural resources, visitor facilities, and outdoor recreation programs. This experience must include at least two years in a leadership role with direct responsibility for program planning, resource allocation, budget management, and operational problem-solving. Success in this role requires experience managing multiple layers of supervisory and line staff, a proven ability to resolve conflicts, build teams, and make sound hiring decisions, and skill in interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and agency policies. The North Region Manager also works closely with federal agencies, and with public officials at the city, county, and state levels, as well as community partners and the public, requiring excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. 

The position is based at North Region Office in Coeur d’Alene and requires frequent travel to visit parks, meet with staff, assess operations, and represent the agency in local and regional discussions.

If you meet these qualifications and are ready to help shape the future of outdoor recreation, resource stewardship, and public service in Idaho’s state parks, we encourage you to apply!

Learn more about the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation:  www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov

For questions about this position, please contact Operations Division Administrator, Troy Elmore:

• Phone: (208) 514-2450
• Email: Troy.Elmore@idpr.idaho.gov