Landscape Maintenance Inspector

Landscape Maintenance Inspector

The landscape inspector plays a vital role in ensuring the beauty and functionality of our parks and facilities and is responsible for inspecting park landscapes, overseeing contracted maintenance work, and guaranteeing adherence to safety and quality standards. This includes monitoring irrigation systems, supervising tree care, and addressing maintenance concerns. The role also provides crucial support to the parks Maintenance Manager by supervising, helping to guide, mentoring, and providing clear direction to the District's maintenance team, along with handling urgent park and facilities development issues when the manager is unavailable, including answering inquiries, resolving problems, and following up to ensure timely completions.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Inspecting park landscapes and facilities, including evaluating their condition, quality, and adherence to district standards.
• Monitoring irrigation systems, turf care, trimming and detail work, debris removal, and pest, disease, and weed control.
• Overseeing contracted landscape maintenance, meeting with contractors, issuing instructions, reviewing completed work, and processing invoices.
• Performing routine maintenance on park facilities, buildings, and structures, including basic welding, painting, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs.
• Repairing and maintaining playground equipment, sports equipment, benches, picnic tables, and other park amenities.
• Addressing minor plumbing issues and electrical problems.
• Conducting safety inspections of park facilities and identifying potential hazards.
• Maintaining comprehensive records, including documenting landscape projects, tracking complaints, and managing inventory.
• Operating vehicles for transporting materials and equipment.
• Assisting with setting up or taking down irrigation systems for District special events.

Pre-employment qualifications include:

• Live Scan fingerprint background check for criminal history verification.
• Pre-employment functional capacity test.
• Pre-employment drug screen.
• High school diploma/GED and two years of experience using and operating tools and equipment used in grounds and building maintenance.
• At least one year of experience in a supervisory/lead role in a commercial/institutional landscape management or design management environment.
• Strong communication skills, basic math skills, and reasoning ability.
• Valid California Driver's License or Identification Card.
• First Aid/CPR certification for infants, children, and adults.
• Fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides certification (if applicable).

Physical demands include:

• Handling, feeling, and manipulating objects.
• Maintaining various positions such as sitting, standing, walking, grabbing, pulling, pushing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Lifting and carrying objects up to 100 lbs. occasionally and up to 50 lbs. regularly.
• Close-up, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Maintaining balance, climbing, or balancing for some tasks.

Work environment includes:

• Regular outdoor work in various weather conditions.
• Frequent exposure to wet or humid environments.
• Occasional work in high places, around fumes or airborne particles, in extreme heat, or with vibration.
• Loud noise level in the workplace.
• Risk of moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, toxic or caustic chemicals, and precarious places.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) provided includes gloves, face mask, safety goggles, noise reducing ear protectors, welder gear (if applicable), and a first-aid kit.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premium paid by the district for the employee.
• Life insurance for $25,000 with 100% premium paid by the district for the employee.
• California Public Retirement System (CalPERS) membership.
• Sick and vacation leave accruals based on years of service.
• Optional 9/80 work schedule after completion of probationary period.
• Telephone stipend of $40 per month.