Magnuson Park Concessions Coordinator

Qualified candidates from this hiring process will be used to fill other temporary vacancies in the “Parks concession coordinator” title at any SPR location for up to six months. 

Position Description:

About Seattle Parks and Recreation Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces such as parks, community centers, specialty gardens and swimming pools. Our mission is providing welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate, and build community and promote responsible stewardship of the land. We promote healthy people, a healthy environment, and strong communities. Delivering excellent customer service to each visitor and participant is a core value.

Our commitment: SPR commits to Our City Values, Workplace Expectations, and Racial Equity and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We support and hold ourselves accountable by striving to eliminate barriers to access and provide employees with equitable opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

This position resides in the Policy, Performance and Property (P3) Division: The P3 Division provides policy leadership and planning, performance management and reporting, and strategic management of SPR’s more than 6,400 acres of property. Among our top priorities in 2025 are advancing equity through action planning to focus implementation of SPR's 2020-2032 Strategic Plan, leadership and liaison work with the Mayor’s Office and City Council.

Job Information

SPR is seeking qualified candidate to fill the Magnuson Park Contracts Coordinator position at Warren G. Magnuson Park, a 306-acre park located on the former Naval Air Station Puget Sound military base. The Contract Coordinator will join another contract coordinator to oversee the management of approximately 65 tenant agreements (whole buildings, office spaces, artist studios, and recreation organizations) operating out of the former navy-era buildings located in the park.

A hybrid working arrangement is available for this position: Working both in an office and remotely according to an agreed schedule centered around business needs.

A top-tier candidate for this position will have an interest in serving as a public servant in the parks and recreation profession and a passion for historic asset management. The candidate will also have demonstrated skills in the following areas:

• Contract Development: A working knowledge of writing, negotiating, and administering concession and tenant contracts; requests for proposals (RFPs); and/or property management. 
• Contract Coordination: Experience in coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating all aspects of property contracts. This position coordinates and monitors all aspects of Magnuson Park contracts and ensures contract compliance requirements such as insurance coverage, public benefit requirements, capital improvement tracking, and annual rent increases. Coordinating and troubleshooting long-term tenant's activities with short-term events. 
• Customer Service: A demonstrated ability to provide high-quality internal and external customer service to a variety of audiences. This position provides customer service to park business tenants, park visitors, SPR staff, Mayor's office staff, and City Council staff. This position responds to questions, coordinates work efforts, and resolves problems, related to contract negotiation and oversight.
• Teamwork: A desire to work in partnership and collaboration with another contract coordinator and other SPR team members to accomplish the work. 
• Financial Analysis: Magnuson Park Contract Coordinators provide multi-year financial analysis and projections related to tenant contracts. A working knowledge of Excel and intermediate financial analysis is desired. 

Other responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Day-to-day interaction with tenants, partners, and park visitors.
• Addressing general park operation issues and concerns. 
• Maintenance work order coordination. 
• Writing drafts of reports, contract correspondence, and other documents. 
• Co-coordinating a complex Magnuson campus key and lock system.
• Working on special assignments as they arise.

Minimum Qualifications: Requires a minimum of three years’ experience in negotiating, preparing, and monitoring contracts for a variety of concessions and a bachelor's degree in business administration, Public Administration, or a related field (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

Desired Qualifications:

• A passion for public service and the parks and recreation field
• An interest in public and historic asset management
• Three or more years of experience conducting multi-year contract financial billing and analysis.
• Three or more years of experience using Adobe Sign and Microsoft Office products in contract-related work.
• Three or more years of experience in negotiating, developing, and writing contract documents and property agreements, including legislative, financial, and legal materials.
• Three of more years of experience working with tenants or other customers as a contract coordinator or property manager.
• Background in delivering high-quality customer service.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet multiple and changing deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with staff at multiple levels within an organization to resolve operational issues.
• Ability to work independently with general supervision.
• A desire to work in a community setting with a variety of park stakeholders and visitors. 

• All applicants should be comfortable working across teams and Departments to accomplish the work. 

The full salary range for this position is $32.31 - $36.70 hourly.

SPR's Core Competencies are:
 
Accountability & Action: Holding yourself accountable for achieving goals, completing tasks, and delivering quality work. Demonstrating thoughtful initiative in actions and decision-making and promoting high quality standards. 
 
Equity and Inclusion: Supporting the goals of the Race and Social Justice Initiative and the City's commitment to workforce equity. 
 
Communication: Sharing and exchanging information and ideas with people in a variety of ways to help them understand and remember the information. 
 
Service: An ongoing commitment to base decisions and actions on the needs and priorities of the City. 
 
Teamwork: Participating as an engaged member of a team to achieve group goals. Effectively working with internal and external people to complete tasks and achieve work group goals.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
 
To align with our commitment to equity and the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative, SPR is collecting cover letters and resumes without personal identifiers to achieve a blind screening process. Although a resume or cover letter is not required for this position, if you would like to attach additional submissions, please see instructions in the supplemental questions.  Attachments to this application will not be considered by the screening panel.

Salary : $32 - $37