Senior Parks​/Facilities Maintenance Worker Grade HL

Overview

The Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission is an award-winning organization with over 5,000 employees that administers over 52,000 acres of stream valley parks, large regional parks, neighborhood parks and park-school recreation areas throughout Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. In Prince George’s County, we are also responsible for developing the County’s public recreation programs.

Within the Department of Parks & Recreation, the Facility Services Division (FSD) provides planning, supervision and coordination of park and recreation facilities and services. FSD is the largest division and includes Fleet Management, Buildings & Structures, Horticulture & Forestry, Major Maintenance & Inspection, Critical Projects, and Administration. The division’s mission is to provide professional, high-quality maintenance and maintenance support services for all parks and recreation facilities and to support the diverse work programs of the Parks & Recreation Department in Prince George’s County and its customers.

This position is located in the Northern Area Landscape section of the Horticulture & Forestry group within the Facility Services Division. The successful candidate will work under general supervision performing basic gardening and landscaping work in the care and maintenance of Commission parks, public gardens and/or landscape areas of Commission buildings and facilities. The candidate will assist the landscaping crews with a full range of gardening and ground maintenance duties and should have a general knowledge of horticultural materials used in this region, including the ability to identify plants (common names), shrubs and trees commonly used in landscape beds, as well as some experience with turf maintenance.

• Operates various pieces of equipment to perform routine park/general maintenance tasks.
• Perform landscape bed maintenance, including weeding, fertilizing, watering, raking and mulching; operate a variety of hand and power tools used in landscaping.
• Prune, plant and transplant trees, as directed.
• Mow fine turf and, from time to time, remove and relay sod.
• Under supervision, apply pesticides and fertilizers; calculate appropriate rates and maintain records of application.
• Operate mowers and tractors with attachments to rough or fine cut fields, trails or roadsides; use commonly used hand tools.
• Assist with the installation of hardscape structures (walls, steps, paths, fountains, etc.).
• Operate snow throwers and shovels to remove snow from sidewalks and driveways.

Work Hours: 6:30 am – 3:15 pm

Salary: $38,083-$52,764-$67,448

Classification: Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker

May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.

Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications (Maryland Relay 7-1-1). M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.