Landscape and Irrigation Specialist - Historic Squares & Parks Division

City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance

Dependent life insurance

Short-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

457(b) deferred compensation

Pension plan

Flexible spending account

Home purchase assistance

12 paid holidays

Job summary

City of Savannah, Georgia is seeking a Landscape and Irrigation Specialist to maintain city parks and cemetery landscapes, and to install/repair irrigation systems. The role requires a HS diploma or GED with turf/landscape training and two years of experience, plus a pesticide license or the ability to obtain it within 12 months.

The position includes benefits such as health plans, life insurance, retirement options, and paid holidays; work hours are 7:00 to 15:30, Monday through Friday, at 16

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.
• Conducts in-house training of crew members
• Ensures that grass is cut and maintained.
• Assists other crews as needed.
• Clears organic debris and weeds from cemetery architecture.
• Trains personnel in the care of cemetery landscaping.
• Measures and diagrams lots.
• Opens and closes graves.
• Cleans cemetery facilities as needed.
• Assists customers by providing information and directions.
• Responds to emergency situations as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Prioritization and scheduling

Tool operation

Cemetery landscape design

Irrigation system installation/repair

Education

High school diploma or GED + vocational turf/landscape training

Georgia Pesticide Applicator License (Ornamental and Turf endorsements)

Tools

Hand and power tools

Job description

Landscape and Irrigation Specialist is responsible for performing landscape maintenance for assigned city parks and facilities.

We offer great pay, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, deferred compensation plan (457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, home purchase assistance and 12 paid holidays.

• 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.
• Conducts in-house training of crew members
• Ensures that grass is cut and maintained.
• Assists other crews as needed.
• Clears organic debris and weeds from cemetery architecture.
• Trains personnel in the care of cemetery landscaping.
• Measures and diagrams lots.
• Opens and closes graves.
• Cleans cemetery facilities as needed.
• Assists customers by providing information and directions.
• Responds to emergency situations as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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.

work location: 16 Interchange Dr

work hours: Mon - Fri 0700 -1530

Additional Requirements

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

• Knowledge of city, bureau, and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of horticulture principles, practices, tools, and materials.
• Knowledge of landscape design and maintenance principles.
• Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.
• Skill in the operation of hand and power tools.
• Skill in the design and maintenance of cemetery landscapes.
• Skill in oral and written communication.