Park Maintenance Worker Sr

Overview

Provides general day-to-day custodial, park maintenance and groundskeeping functions to assigned parks or parks projects, ensuring a safe, smooth, clean, hospitable, secure and efficient operation. Duties include maintaining sports fields, applying herbicides, repairing sprinkler systems, mowing, landscaping and minor carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical repairs. Oversees and leads the work of subordinate parks staff. Performs custodial and litter maintenance duties, as required.

Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks.

This is the second in a series of two park maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished from the Park Maintenance Worker by performing minor carpentry, masonry, and parks building repair, maintaining sports fields and landscaping, and leading the work of subordinate parks staff. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

• Functions as a lead worker in the performance of maintenance and groundskeeping duties. Provides technical advice and assistance for assigned staff.
• Maintains and repairs park facilities, including basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical and welding. Repairs sprinklers. Inspects areas and equipment to ensure operational and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Maintains and repairs sports fields and facilities, including mowing, striping/painting, field lighting, herbicide applications, goal placement, dragging of ball fields, placement of bases, watering and net replacement.
• Maintains and cleans lights, water/sewer systems, signs, restrooms, shelters, maintenance buildings, common areas, trails, recycling, dumpster areas, offices and concession stands.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment and vehicles. Inspects equipment, including hand tools, chainsaws, personnel carriers, heavy and light equipment and trucks to ensure operational and clean and rectifies or refers problems to supervisor.
• Landscapes, plants trees, trims, mows, weeds all park areas.
• Provides visitors and other customers with accurate information regarding parks and park rules.
• Detects, reports and corrects safety hazards in the parks.
• Assists in cleaning and maintaining trails, restrooms and other facilities, as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

High School diploma or G.E.D. AND two (2) years of building and grounds maintenance or related experience; OR, Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Valid Texas Driver's License.

Water Operator's License.
System Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS).
Texas Pesticide and Herbicide Applicator's License.
Lead or supervisory experience.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of leading subordinate staff.
• Equipment and tools used in building and grounds maintenance, and landscaping functions.
• Cleaning equipment, products, techniques and standards.
• Policies, practices, procedures and methods of assigned function.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.
• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

Skill in:

• Coordinating the work activities of assigned staff.
• Basic carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical and welding.
• Operating grounds maintenance and landscaping equipment.
• Using fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides to properly maintain and enhance grounds.
• Operating equipment used in sports field maintenance.
• Both verbal and written communication, including conveying and following instructions and providing information to the public.

Ability to:

• Train and advise others.
• Safely and correctly apply building and equipment maintenance and repair techniques, and operate tools and equipment.
• Safely and correctly apply grounds maintenance and landscaping techniques, and operate tools and equipment.
• Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively, as required.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well and meet timelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, driving, client/customer contact, and squatting to perform the…