City Parks Landscape & Irrigation Specialist

City of Savannah; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pension Plan

Deferred Compensation

Job summary

City of Savannah seeks a Landscape and Irrigation Specialist to maintain city parks and facilities, including athletic fields, playgrounds, and cemetery landscaping. You will install and repair irrigation systems, apply pesticides, prune, mulch, and design bed layouts.

Requires a high school diploma or GED, two years of landscape maintenance experience, and a Georgia Pesticide Applicator License or ability to obtain within 12 months. Work hours are Mon-Fri 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM at 16 Interchange Dr.

Qualifications

• Requires High school diploma or GED plus additional vocational training in turf maintenance or landscape maintenance; with two (2) years of experience in landscape maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Requires a Georgia Pesticide Applicator License with Ornamental and Turf endorsements or obtain certifications within (12) months of employment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Responsibilities

• Maintains city facilities, including athletic fields, sand boxes, playgrounds, parks, lakes and cemetery landscaping.
• Fertilizes shrubs, trees, flowers, plants, bulbs, and turf.
• Applies pesticides as necessary.
• Plants and maintains flower beds; designs the layout of beds.
• Installs and repairs irrigation systems.
• Prunes shrubs, edges beds, eliminates wild growth and weeds and adds mulch as needed.
• Proposes and carries out corrective landscape work.
• Works with crew to perform landscape renovations and install new landscaping.
• Cleans cemetery facilities as needed.
• Trains personnel in the care of cemetery landscaping.

Skills

Horticulture knowledge

Tool operation

Oral and written communication

Landscape design

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

City of Savannah seeks a Landscape and Irrigation Specialist to maintain city parks and facilities, including athletic fields, playgrounds, and cemetery landscaping. You will install and repair irrigation systems, apply pesticides, prune, mulch, and design bed layouts.

Requires a high school diploma or GED, two years of landscape maintenance experience, and a Georgia Pesticide Applicator License or ability to obtain within 12 months. Work hours are Mon-Fri 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM at 16 Interchange Dr.