Landscape Maintenance Supervisor

City of Elk Grove; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Elk Grove is seeking a Landscape Maintenance Supervisor to manage landscape operations, staff, and budget for a vibrant community. The ideal candidate will ensure the care of outdoor spaces and maintain high standards in landscape practices while leading a dedicated team. This supervisory role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, making it a rewarding opportunity in a thriving city.

Benefits

CalPERS retirement benefits

Deferred compensation match

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in maintenance of landscapes and open spaces.
• Experience in leading teams and managing operations in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Plans and supervises staff performing landscape maintenance.
• Oversees irrigation systems and ensures compliance with guidelines.
• Participates in budget preparation and monitors expenditures.

Skills

Employee supervision

Team management

Landscape maintenance

Budget management

Irrigation systems knowledge

Pest control

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Specialized training in landscape architecture or horticulture

Job description

The City of Elk Grove is now accepting applications for the position of

LANDSDCAPE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience creating and maintaining beautiful and functional outdoor spaces within the Elk Grove region; excels at managing teams, coordinating daily operations, and ensuring the highest standards of landscape care. They will be adept at overseeing irrigation systems, plant health, pest control, and seasonal maintenance; possess excellent communication skills, allowing them to interact effectively with stakeholders, contractors, and team members; and will be able to prioritize tasks, manage budgets, and implement sustainable landscape practices.

Tentative Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)
Filing Deadline: 11:59 PM on July 9, 2025
Oral Board Interviews: July 23, 2025 (virtual)
Final Selection Interviews: July 28, 2025 (in person)

The City offers a competitive salary and generous benefit package including CalPERS retirement benefits, a deferred compensation match and more.

Why work for the City of Elk Grove?Proud Heritage. Bright Future.

Community Profile
Elk Grove is a vibrant, family-friendly community of approximately 178,124 people in the Sacramento, California region, located 14 miles south of the State Capital and 60 miles east of the Bay Area. Elk Grove is a young, ethnically diverse, modern city that was incorporated in 2000. Elk Grove has low crime, excellent schools, over 100 community parks and 28 miles of trails, plentiful dining and shopping options, numerous annual events and festivals, and over 270 sunny days per year.

DEFINITION
Under general direction, plans, schedules, assigns, reviews, and supervises the work of staff and contractors performing maintenance operations within the Public Works Department; plans and coordinates comprehensive landscape maintenance services including the maintenance, repair, inspection and construction of City streetscapes, event facilities, interchanges and open spaces; oversees and inspects work in progress and completed work of assigned employees and contractors for accuracy, proper work methods and compliance with applicable standards and specifications; oversees the maintenance and operation of the City’s centralized irrigation system; plans, manages and oversees the daily functions,; provides complex staff assistance to management staff in areas of expertise; and performs related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from assigned management personnel. Exercises direct supervision over technical and maintenance staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This classification is the supervisory level within the Maintenance Technician series that exercises independent judgment on diverse and specialized landscape maintenance activities with significant accountability and ongoing decision-making responsibilities associated with the work. Incumbents are responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the work of assigned staff and providing support to assigned management staff in a variety of areas. This class is distinguished from the Operations Manager in that the latter has full management authority in planning, organizing, and directing the full scope of maintenance operations within the department.

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of staff providing support to maintenance operations in the Public Works Department; trains staff in work procedures; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action; assists in selection and promotion.
• Participates in the development of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for assigned services and programs; recommends and implements policies and procedures including standard operating procedures for assigned operations.
• Monitors activities of the work unit; identifies opportunities for improving service delivery and procedures; provides recommendations concerning process changes; reviews with appropriate management staff; implements improvements.
• Coordinates assigned services and operations with those of other divisions and outside agencies.
• Participates in annual budget preparation; identifies resource needs; prepares detailed cost estimates with appropriate justifications; monitors expenditures.
• Provides staff assistance to management; prepares and presents staff reports and other written materials; supervises the establishment and maintenance of reports, records, databases, and files; ensures the proper documentation of operations and activities.
• Answers questions and provides information to the public; investigates and responds to complaints and inquiries from the community, other departments, and agencies; recommends corrective actions to resolve issues.
• Participates in developing and overseeing requests for proposals for contracted services; gathers information to prepare scope of work and any technical specifications; assists with evaluating proposals and award recommendations.
• Supervises and coordinates landscape maintenance activities provided by the Community Services District; oversees the planting and care of shrubs, flowers, trees and lawns, mowing, seeding, and fertilizing; monitors and inspects work in progress and completed work of assigned employees and contractors for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications.
• Participates in planning, prioritizing, scheduling, and constructing capital improvement, development and maintenance projects; reviews plans and specifications for conformance to construction standards and recommends changes as appropriate to meet operational needs; estimates materials, equipment, and personnel necessary for both scheduled and emergency repairs, maintenance, and construction.
• Oversees the programming and operation of the City’s centralized irrigation system; provides input on watering schedules and ensures compliance with City and state water usage and conservation guidelines; assists with implementing system improvements, upgrades, and inspections.
• Inspects assigned areas for safety violations; ensures that safety procedures are followed, and that safety equipment is worn; works with staff and/or contractors to remedy violations.
• Represents the City in meetings with members of other public and private organizations, community groups, contractors, developers, and the public.
• Ensures staff observe and comply with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation, discipline, and the training of staff in work procedures.
• Principles and practices of leadership.
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
• Basic principles and practices of budget administration and monitoring.
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques for the maintenance, repair, and construction of landscaped areas and irrigation systems.
• Pests, weeds, and diseases affecting trees and landscape areas.
• Chemicals used to control and/or eradicate pests, weeds and diseases and safe and proper application of chemicals.
• Operational characteristics and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, and light to heavy power equipment used in landscape maintenance operations.
• Occupational hazards and safety standards related to conducting maintenance and repair work, including driving rules and practices.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and proceduresrelevant to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging concepts and principles, including their significance in organizational dynamics and the functioning of the City and their impact on fostering innovation and collaboration.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Current equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

Ability to:

• Assist in developing and implementing goals, objectives, practices, policies, procedures, and work standards.
• Select and supervise staff, provide training and development opportunities, ensure work is performed effectively, and evaluate performance in an objective and positive manner.
• Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Identify problems, research, and analyze relevant information, and develop and present recommendations and justification for solutions.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of assigned project and/or program budgets and provide input to the overall capital improvement plan.
• Organize, implement, and direct landscape maintenance operations/activities; provide technical expertise, information and assistance regarding operations and activities.
• Read and interpret manuals, specifications, schematics, blueprints, and drawings.
• Safely and properly apply chemicals and fertilizers used in landscape maintenance.
• Respond to complaints or inquiries from the community, staff, and outside organizations.
• Prepare clear, effective, and accurate reports, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Maintain accurate logs, records, and written records of work performed.
• Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
• Engage with a diverse public and workforce, facilitating inclusive service delivery, and implementing equitable city policies.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience:
Completion of twelfth (12^th) grade supplemented by specialized training or coursework in landscape architecture, horticulture, or a related field and three (3) years increasingly responsible experience in the maintenance and construction of landscapes and open spacesincluding experience with leading the work of others.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain by the time of appointment, an appropriate, valid California driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

When assigned to an office environment:
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer, and to operate a motor vehicle to visit various City and meeting sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Standing in and walking between work areas is frequently required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification frequently bend, stoop, kneel, and reach to perform assigned duties, as well as push and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities who are qualified to perform essential functions of a position or positions within this classification.

When assigned to a field environment:
Must possess mobility to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; to reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, and grasp; to operate varied hand and power tools; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform light to medium physical work, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone or radio. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate above-mentioned tools. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment and assistance from other staff. The work requires wear and use of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities who are qualified to perform essential functions of a position or positions within this classification.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees also work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous chemical substances and fumes. Employees may interact with members of the public or with staff under emotionally stressful conditions while interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The information listed above is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The City of Elk Grove is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, should special accommodations be necessary at any stage of the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [phone].