GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER 4 - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WAIVED

State of Nevada; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, operated by the State of Nevada, seeks a Grounds Maintenance Worker to care for a 13‑acre property and two historic structures. You will handle landscaping, irrigation, and routine repairs while supporting exhibit setup and maintenance tasks.

Work is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with responsibilities including routine yard work, tool upkeep, and safety-focused responses to emergencies. Previous grounds experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Two years of grounds maintenance experience or one year as Grounds Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service.
• Ability to operate light, medium and heavy equipment and perform basic repairs.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems and landscape practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the museum grounds, clean up debris, and operate landscape equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance on tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Install sprinklers and manage irrigation according to plans.
• Assist with event setup, exhibit work, and general maintenance tasks.
• Respond to emergencies as a first contact and ensure safety.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Irrigation systems

Equipment operation

Horticulture

Tools

Lawn equipment

Power tools

Job description

This full-time, permanent position is located within the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Division of Museums & History, at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. The Grounds Maintenance Worker plays a key role in creating a welcoming and well-maintained environment, ensuring an exceptional visitor experience through attentive landscaping, cleanliness, and facility upkeep. Working under general supervision, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining the museum’s 13‑acre property, including two historic structures. As a first point of contact during emergencies, the Grounds Maintenance Worker must be prepared to respond safely and appropriately to urgent situations. Duties include performing routine maintenance and minor repairs such as fixing leaking faucets, clearing drains, addressing faulty toilets, and patching or painting walls. The role requires operation of various equipment and supports the museum’s broader mission by assisting with event setup and teardown, moving artifacts, and helping with exhibit construction, equipment repair, and general maintenance tasks. The regular work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Grounds Maintenance Workers perform a wide variety of landscape, garden, and greenhouse duties such as planting, pruning, mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, and weeding; operate hand and power tools, and light mechanized equipment such as power mowers, tractor mowers, trenching devices, forklifts, and hoists.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2026-002, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026. Please refer to the link for more information: https://gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/ExecOrders/Executive-Orders/

Two years of experience performing grounds maintenance work using a variety of tools and techniques; OR one year of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Maintain grounds areas clean and free of trash, fallen leaves, and snow and ice by sweeping, raking, shoveling, picking up debris, and operating light, medium and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks, trash compactors, and loaders.

Prepare new landscape sites by reviewing plans with supervisor, purchasing necessary supplies, and installing sprinklers, topsoil, decorative material, and appropriate plantings according to instructions and/or landscape design plans.

Perform periodic maintenance and make minor repairs on tools, equipment, and vehicles to maximize efficiency and life span.

Operate, repair, and install sprinkler systems and drip systems including pipes, valves, sprinklers, and timing devices to provide effective and economic watering cycles. Identify plant diseases, undesirable pests and noxious weeds associated with landscaping and apply corrective measures to eradicate them using hand and power tools and application of appropriate chemicals.

Perform specialized horticulture tasks such as plant propagation, transplanting, climate control, and irrigation in a greenhouse on a university campus.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents assist in a specialized phase of grounds service to a Grounds Supervisor at a large facility such as a main college campus. They plan and schedule some routine activities and oversee a small permanent subordinate staff including work assignment, work review, and training, or under general supervision of a Grounds Supervisor, perform technical work on facility irrigation systems on a full-time basis including assisting higher level Grounds Maintenance Workers in laying out new construction or modifications to existing systems; inspect system for proper function and diagnose malfunctions; and schedule irrigation according to campus events, seasonal demands and adverse weather conditions. In addition, incumbents may perform preventive maintenance and make repairs by maintaining and cleaning wells and storage tanks and repairing controllers, valves lines, sprinklers, and backflow preventors.

Positions in this class are distinguished from those at the lower level by responsibility for other permanent staff to include the timely and accurate completion of tasks assigned to the work unit; or by the technical knowledge required to construct, maintain, and repair a complex network of irrigation systems that have a greater impact on the grounds service budget and the overall landscape program. Some positions may be required to have specialized training and experience in horticulture, tree care, or greenhouse gardening.

This class specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: efficient irrigation methods; landscape methods, materials, equipment, and techniques; automatic irrigation systems and related equipment; sprinkler systems and related equipment.

General knowledge of: the principles and practices of supervision.

Ability to: supervise and direct the work of subordinate staff