GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER 4 - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WAIVED

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER 4 - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WAIVED

Salary

$43,117.20 - $62,180.64 Annually

Location

Carson City

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2026-04465

Department

DTCA - MUSEUMS AND HISTORY DIVISION

Opening Date

10/26/2026

Closing Date

11/2/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

A

Max Number of Applicants

50

Salary Grade

24

Full Physical Address of Position (City, State, Zip)

Carson City, 89701

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• THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*

Job Summary

This full-time, permanent position is located within the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Division of Museums & History, at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. The Grounds Maintenance Worker plays a key role in creating a welcoming and well-maintained environment, ensuring an exceptional visitor experience through attentive landscaping, cleanliness, and facility upkeep. Working under general supervision, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining the museum's 13-acre property, including two historic structures. As a first point of contact during emergencies, the Grounds Maintenance Worker must be prepared to respond safely and appropriately to urgent situations. Duties include performing routine maintenance and minor repairs such as fixing leaking faucets, clearing drains, addressing faulty toilets, and patching or painting walls. The role requires operation of various equipment and supports the museum's broader mission by assisting with event setup and teardown, moving artifacts, and helping with exhibit construction, equipment repair, and general maintenance tasks. The regular work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Grounds Maintenance Workers perform a wide variety of landscape, garden, and greenhouse duties such as planting, pruning, mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, and weeding; operate hand and power tools, and light mechanized equipment such as power mowers, tractor mowers, trenching devices, forklifts, and hoists.

Essential Qualifications

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2026-002, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026. Please refer to the link for more information: https://gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/ExecOrders/Executive-Orders/

Two years of experience performing grounds maintenance work using a variety of tools and techniques; OR one year of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Duties

Maintain grounds areas clean and free of trash, fallen leaves, and snow and ice by sweeping, raking, shoveling, picking up debris, and operating light, medium and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks, trash compactors, and loaders.

Prepare new landscape sites by reviewing plans with supervisor, purchasing necessary supplies, and installing sprinklers, topsoil, decorative material, and appropriate plantings according to instructions and/or landscape design plans.

Perform periodic maintenance and make minor repairs on tools, equipment, and vehicles to maximize efficiency and life span.

Operate, repair, and install sprinkler systems and drip systems including pipes, valves, sprinklers, and timing devices to provide effective and economic watering cycles. Identify plant diseases, undesirable pests and noxious weeds associated with landscaping and apply corrective measures to eradicate them using hand and power tools and application of appropriate chemicals.

Perform specialized horticulture tasks such as plant propagation, transplanting, climate control, and irrigation in a greenhouse on a university campus.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents assist in a specialized phase of grounds service to a Grounds Supervisor at a large facility such as a main college campus. They plan and schedule some routine activities and oversee a small permanent subordinate staff including work assignment, work review, and training, or under general supervision of a Grounds Supervisor, perform technical work on facility irrigation systems on a full-time basis including assisting higher level Grounds Maintenance Workers in laying out new construction or modifications to existing systems; inspect system for proper function and diagnose malfunctions; and schedule irrigation according to campus events, seasonal demands and adverse weather conditions. In addition, incumbents may perform preventive maintenance and make repairs by maintaining and cleaning wells and storage tanks and repairing controllers, valves lines, sprinklers, and backflow preventors.

Positions in this class are distinguished from those at the lower level by responsibility for other permanent staff to include the timely and accurate completion of tasks assigned to the work unit; or by the technical knowledge required to construct, maintain, and repair a complex network of irrigation systems that have a greater impact on the grounds service budget and the overall landscape program. Some positions may be required to have specialized training and experience in horticulture, tree care, or greenhouse gardening.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This class specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: efficient irrigation methods; landscape methods, materials, equipment, and techniques; automatic irrigation systems and related equipment; sprinkler systems and related equipment.

General knowledge of: the principles and practices of supervision.

Ability to: supervise and direct the work of subordinate staff

Recruiter Contact Information: Sonja Grass - SonjaGrass@admin.nv.gov

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees' Benefits Program (PEBP).

• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.

• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.

• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.

• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.

• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.

• No Nevada state income tax.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.

• Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of "standard" or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).

For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF).

• State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.

The following are legal holidays:

January 1.............................................. New Years Day

Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday

Third Monday in February................ Washington's Birthday

Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day

June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day

July 4.................................................... Independence Day

First Monday in September.............. Labor Day

Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day

November 11........................................ Veterans Day

Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day

Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day

December 25........................................ Christmas Day

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255

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A valid drivers license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. Can you meet this requirement?

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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. Can you meet this requirement?

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See Above for Posting Location, Nevada, 89701

Website https://nvjobs.nv.gov