Irrigation Tech: Install, Repair & Optimize Systems

BrightView; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking an Irrigation Technician to install and maintain irrigation systems for parks, landscapes, and other green spaces. The role involves operating heavy equipment and performing trenching, backfilling, and valve work to ensure reliable water delivery.

You will conduct inspections, adjust sprinklers, install controllers and sensors, perform seasonal start ups and winterizations, and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-5 years prior landscape irrigation experience required.
• Knowledge of communication cable and radio communication/hardware experience preferred.
• Knowledge of mechanical fittings and mechanical gate valves.
• Understanding of irrigation controller hardware.
• Two wire system experiences.
• Knowledge of brass valve rebuild preferred.
• Resourceful, learns quickly and has a desire for knowledge.
• Self-starter.
• Detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed irrigation inspections documenting repairs (upgrades included later).
• Excavate and trench using shovels and other excavation hand tools.
• Program conventional controllers and install smart controllers.
• Install rain sensors, soil moisture sensors and flow meters and master valves.
• Repair PVC and ductile iron mainlines under all conditions up to 6 inches.
• Troubleshoot, identify, and repair conventional electrical irrigation problems.
• Record materials and labor used to complete each job.
• Wear proper PPE and follow all safety rules.

Skills

Irrigation experience

Communication cable knowledge

Radio hardware knowledge

Mechanical fittings knowledge

Controller hardware knowledge

Two-wire system experience

Brass valve rebuild knowledge

Self-starter

Detail oriented

Education

TCEQ Irrigator's Tech license

Tools

Valve rebuild tools

PVC fitting tools

Job description

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking an Irrigation Technician to install and maintain irrigation systems for parks, landscapes, and other green spaces. The role involves operating heavy equipment and performing trenching, backfilling, and valve work to ensure reliable water delivery.

You will conduct inspections, adjust sprinklers, install controllers and sensors, perform seasonal start ups and winterizations, and mentor junior staff.