Equipment Operator IV

Equipment Operator IV

Salary

$48,666.12 Annually

Location

2839 Dana Street, Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

14084

Department

Parks & Recreation

Division

Landscape Services

Opening Date

08/20/2026

Closing Date

8/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Description

The City of Norfolks Department of Parks and Recreation is currently seeking a Forestry Equipment Operator (Equipment Operator IV). This equipment operator position is required to maintain equipment, stockpile bulk materials, and provide training and support for assigned crews. The incumbent will operate heavy equipment, construction equipment, and trucks. The Equipment Operator IV will operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, trailers, cranes, dump trucks, backhoes, and beach sanitizing equipment. model and promote safe work practices, provide assistance to crews, perform minor repairs and maintenance, load, unload, and transport equipment and supplies to job sites. This position is a leadership role, and the selected candidate will be the lead equipment operator, responsible for training other equipment operators and maintenance workers while assisting the structure repair and ditch maintenance crews.

Norfolks department of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce it has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies. This ensures we will continue to provide quality recreational services that enrich the lives of Norfolks residents.

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Provides maintenance by removing debris from ditches, removing unauthorized waste materials, loading materials, digging ditches, repairing caves and structures, transporting materials to and from job sites and using heavy construction equipment as assigned.
• Maintains and operates heavy construction equipment such as surf rakes, beach sanitizing equipment, front end loaders, maintainers, cranes, bulldozers, lowboy trailers, dump trucks, backhoes and trailers, forklifts, and other equipment.
• Provides assistance to yard crew, performing minor maintenance and repair, checking equipment for fuel, fluids and safety, loading and unloading equipment on trailers and lowboys and transporting to job site.
• Stockpiles bulk materials by loading, unloading and separating materials as needed.
• Provides training and support by training other team members on heavy equipment operation such as front-end loaders, providing the correct quantities of materials to produce asphalt, maintenance and repair of divisions building and providing emergency response recovery including snow and storm debris removal.
• Responds to emergencies by removing storm damage debris.
• Performs safety checks and minor preventative maintenance on equipment, including but not limited to, checking fluids, changing blades and daily inspections to ensure equipment is safe to operate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency.

Required:

• Four years experience in equipment operations.
• Valid CDL

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Location: 2839 Dana Street, Norfolk, VA 23509

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM. 40 hours per week.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

01

The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employees full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

03

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College (6 months or more)
• Vocational/Technical Degree
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree

04

How many years of experience do you have in equipment operations?

• Less than 4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6 years or more

05

Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you currently have a Commercial Drivers License (CDL)?

• Yes, Class A
• Yes, Class B
• No, I do not have a Commercial Drivers License

07

Please select the equipment you have a minimum of two (2) years of experience operating.

• Bulldozer
• Trailers
• Cranes
• Dump trucks
• Backhoes
• Beach sanitizing equipment
• Forklifts
• None of the above

08

Please describe your experience using the equipment selected in the question above.

09

Do you have experience in grounds maintenance?

• Yes
• No

10

Do you possess a Virginia Commercial Applicator's Pesticide License or a Registered Technician's License?

• Yes
• No

11

Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?

• Yes
• No

12

Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. If not applicable, please indicate "N/A" as your response.

13

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran
• I am a Disabled Veteran

14

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

Required Question

Employer City of Norfolk