FIELD SUPERVISOR

City-of-Houston,-T; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a Field Supervisor to join the Greenspace Management team. The role involves coordinating 3-5 permanent staff, overseeing contractors, and managing temporary personnel to maintain parks and medians across multiple locations.

Responsibilities include inspections, records management, safety compliance, and performance evaluations, with a focus on efficiency and resource balance.

Qualifications

• Requires four years of progressively responsible work experience in the maintenance field.
• A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and monitors teams of 3-5 permanent employees.
• Monitors landscape contractor to ensure compliance and communicates with contractor staff.
• Manages temporary staff including probationers, seasonal, part-time, or volunteers to maintain parks and medians.
• Analyzes and resolves staff equipment operating problems; recommends changes to increase efficiency.
• Delegates tasks to balance workload and resources; conducts inspections of parks and documents work orders.
• Maintains records on labor, materials and equipment; tracks performance and training needs.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Landscaping

Leadership

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

DIVISION

GREENSPACE

LOCATION

VARIOUS*

WORKDAYS & HOURS

MON-FRI: 6:30 AM TO 3:30 PM

*Subject to change

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTION

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department is dedicated to building a sustainable community and enhancing the quality of urban life by providing safe well-maintained parks and offering affordable programming for our community. To achieve this mission, HPARD seeks a Field Supervisor to join its Greenspace Management team.

• Coordinates and monitors teams of 3-5 permanent employees.
• Monitors landscape contractor to ensure compliance and communicate with contractor’s staff.
• Manages additional temporary assistance in the form of probationers, seasonal employees, part-time employees, or volunteers to maintain a group of parks and street medians.
• Analyzes and resolves staff equipment operating problems.
• Recommends changes to increase efficiency.
• Efficiently delegate tasks to balance workload and resources.
• Conducts inspections of parks and document work orders needed to repair/improve facilities.
• Maintains various records including statistics of labor, material and equipment resources on work executed.
• Sets goals, train, motivate and periodically evaluate crewmember performance to improve performance.
• Maintains accurate records to support decisions.
• Ensures that employees have adequate work supplies and proper functioning equipment to perform assigned tasks.
• Oversees preventative maintenance of assigned vehicles, equipment and tools and is held accountable for equipment.
• Observes safety regulations and ensure that crews do the same.
• Requires driving to various locations to perform duties of the position.
• Performs other duties and activities that may be required during operation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

There are routine exposures to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture and air pollution. The position may involve periodic exposure to chemical substances and physical trauma of a minor nature such as cuts, bruises and minor burns.

PHYSICAL SKILL

Requires the ability to make coordinated gross motor movements in response to changing external stimuli within moderately demanding tolerances; or the ability to make coordinated eye/hand movements on a patterned response space within low tolerance demands with no real speed requirements.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires a high school diploma or a GED.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Four years of progressively responsible work experience in the maintenance field are required.

A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for the experience requirement.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

May require a valid Texas Class "C" driver's license and compliance with the City of Houston's policy on driving.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

**Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.**

Applicants with experience in Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping experience are highly preferred.

SELECTION/SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED

The selection process will involve application review and/or interview.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION

YES If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SALARY INFORMATION

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification. The salary range is:

Pay Grade 17

EOE Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

EOE Equal Opportunity Employer