Terrain Parks & Grooming Manager
Truckee, CA - USA
Job Summary
Woodward Tahoe (Boreal and Soda Springs) located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain range is a year-round world-class action sports facility with a culture that comes straight from our main product: Fun. If this sounds like the kind of place youd like to work progress and play wed love to hear from you!
Were seeking an experienced mountain operations leader to oversee the planning development and execution of our terrain parks grooming operations and summer sport venues.
As a member of the Resort Leadership Team the Terrain Parks & Grooming Manager is responsible for the short medium and long-term planning and execution of our snow-based products including terrain parks grooming operations and summer recreation venues. This role balances operational excellence guest experience safety employee development event support and financial performance to deliver industry-leading mountain experiences.
This is a full-time year-round leadership position with responsibility for strategic planning team leadership operational execution and continuous innovation across multiple resort venues.
Starting Salary: $72000 - $76000 annually depending upon experience.
Benefits Include:
- Health Dental and Vision plans.
- Flexible Paid Time Off.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Annual Bonus Incentive Program.
- Free season pass to Boreal Soda Springs and all POWDR resorts.
- Year-round leadership opportunity in a dynamic mountain resort environment.
- Lead the daily operations and long-term vision for terrain parks grooming and summer sport venues.
- Develop seasonal operating plans staffing strategies budgets and capital improvement recommendations.
- Operate snowcats and train coach and certify operators on safe and effective grooming terrain park construction equipment operation and company operating standards.
- Partner with Marketing and Brand teams to support events venue development and partner activations.
- Recruit develop and lead assistant managers supervisors operators and seasonal staff.
- Manage departmental administration including workforce planning scheduling payroll review and approval labor budget tracking purchasing reporting and compliance with company policies and operational standards.
- Foster a culture focused on safety accountability innovation and exceptional guest experiences.
- Manage departmental budgets forecasting purchasing and resource allocation.
- Monitor operational performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure all facilities venues and programs meet established safety and risk management standards.
- Collaborate with resort leadership to advance organizational goals and enhance the overall mountain experience.
- Experience leading terrain park grooming mountain operations or resort operations teams.
- Demonstrated experience operating snowcats and training operators in grooming techniques terrain park feature construction equipment maintenance awareness and safe operating practices.
- Strong understanding of terrain park design snow surface management and operational safety practices.
- Experience with budgeting forecasting purchasing staffing and workforce planning.
- Proven success developing and leading high-performing teams.
- Strong communication relationship-building and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform effectively in a dynamic outdoor environment and changing mountain conditions.
- Passion for mountain culture guest experience and innovation.
You make us Woodward. We are a welcoming community that celebrates individual stories backgrounds experiences and identities where we all have different in common. We believe in the strength of representing all voices and having space for everyone. We believe in pushing boundaries and bringing our authentic selves to work while embracing uniqueness creativity and different points of view. Even if you dont think you meet all the qualifications listed for a job wed love to hear from you.
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Required Experience:
Manager