SITE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT I

Job Requisition ID: 47611 
Closing Date: 06/17/2025
​Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Class Title: SITE ASSISTANT SUPT I - 41071 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/25) $5,148 monthly; Full Range $5,148 - $7,227 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Grundy
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062
Merit Comp Code: 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking to hire a Site Assistant Superintendent 1 at Mazonia Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area for The Office of Land Management. This position will provide guidance and training to staff, prepare invoices and requisition vouchers for the purchase of material and supplies, perform groundskeeping and landscaping duties, maintain site vehicles and equipment, repair minor electrical issues and perform carpentry duties. Mazonia-Braidwood complex is one of northeast Illinois' most popular destinations for hunting and fishing. Braidwood Lake currently is used for fishing, waterfowl hunting, fossil hunting by permit, and as a waterfowl refuge. We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Serves as working supervisor.
• Directs and participates in site maintenance activities such as building repairs, vehicle and equipment maintenance, minor construction, minor electrical and plumbing repairs.
• Provides office support by preparing and maintaining a variety of records and reports.
• Assists with administration of outdoor recreational programs.
• Advises site visitors of site rules and regulations.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budget and annual Plan of Work and Annual Report.
• Assists in habitat improvement activities such as planting and clearing, W76C, farm lease.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with courses in parks and recreation, natural resource administration or public administration and one year’s related functional supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of working knowledge of the principles and practices of site administration, including site interpretation, natural and/or cultural resource conservation, structural and grounds maintenance, public relations, personnel administration, and fiscal management.
• Two (2) years of experience in problem solving situations encountered in the performance of the duties and responsibilities.
• One (1) year of experience assigning, supervising, and evaluating the work of subordinate employees.

Conditions of Employment

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. The State of Illinois compl