Landscape Restoration Lead Worker

Position Title:

Landscape Restoration Lead Worker

Bargaining Unit:

AFSCME

Job Description:

Reporting to the Support Services Manager, acts as a lead worker over a crew of seasonal workers. This is specialized maintenance work, requiring landscaping and supervisory skills. Restores landscape on private property after public excavations and other work.

Position Salary Range:

• $22.19 - $29.21

This position is eligible for full city benefits, including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid vacation and personal leave
• Six to Twelve weeks of paid parental leave from day 1 of employment
• Retirement contributions toward a pension plan and/or 401(k)
• A robust Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Up to $4,000 tuition reimbursement annually
• Discounted supplemental benefits like pet insurance and legal services

IMPORTANT: Early application submittal is encouraged. This position will remain open until filled and may close at any time without notice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees a crew of 3-4 seasonal workers and assigns daily workloads during warm weather months. Will work alone during winter months.
• Restores to owner's satisfaction landscape on private property where excavations and other work has been done to repair water mains, etc.
• Replaces lawn or turf, topsoil, shrubs, flower beds, retaining or decorative structures and other items that may have been damaged or displaced.
• Is responsible for purchasing various landscaping tools and materials needed to complete the restoration work.
• Responsible for maintaining grounds at various water facilities. Carries out or oversees mowing, trimming, planting, sodding, clearing and irrigation.
• Installs and repairs sprinkling systems.
• Operates various equipment, including 10-wheel dump truck, front-end loader, lawn mowers and trimmers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and four years of landscaping experience, including one year handling restoration duties and one year as supervisor.
• Knowledge of landscaping tools, methods and materials, lawn and flower propagation, cultivation, planting, transplanting, trimming and irrigation, trees and root systems, sprays for disease and insect control, fertilizers, and soil analysis.
• Ability to design and reconstruct landscape configurations and supervise one or more maintenance workers or helpers.
• Possession of a Class A CDL License.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Moderately heavy physical activity. Difficult working positions. Exposure to heat, cold, dampness, fumes, noise, dust, or grease. Risk of bodily injury is moderate under normal conditions. Occupational safety and health hazards may be encountered under controlled conditions.
• Considerable exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. 

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

POSITION TYPE

Full-Time

POSITION SALARY RANGE

$22.19 - $29.21

DEPARTMENT

Public Utilities

Full Time/Part Time:

Full time

Scheduled Hours:

40