Parks Senior Technician

City of Hampton; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the City of Hampton as a Senior Parks Technician, where you'll care for community parks and grounds in a dynamic outdoor environment. This position requires a strong background in landscaping, along with effective communication skills and the ability to adapt to varying schedules including shift work. You'll enjoy excellent benefits and the chance to be part of a team committed to community service.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Career and professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Outdoor work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in parks landscaping and grounds maintenance.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability to work shift hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality services and maintenance for city parks and grounds.
• Communicate effectively with customers.
• May be required to work long hours during emergencies.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Hampton is a vibrant waterfront community celebrating and embracing 400 years of history and innovation. We are located in the center of the Hampton Roads region and offer lots of waterfront fun, rich and diverse history, and a vibrant restaurant scene. The City of Hampton offers excellent benefits, career and professional development, tuition reimbursement, and many other perks for City employees. Be a part of something great!

If you enjoy working outdoors in a collaborative work environment and would like the opportunity to care for your community by providing quality services and maintenance for the city's parks, grounds, and related areas come join our Parks Grounds and Maintenance team as the new Senior Parks Technician!

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or successful completion of the GED.
• A minimum of (3) three years of experience in one of the functional areas of parks landscaping and grounds maintenance or apprentice level experience in one or more of the skilled crafts as carpentry, plumbing, mechanical or electrical work.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and must have and maintain a satisfactory driver’s record based on the City of Hampton’s criteria.
• This position is safety sensitive and is subject to testing for alcohol and controlled substances in accordance with the City’s current substance abuse policy.
• Must successfully pass a background check related to this position prior to any offer of employment or promotion.

Additional Requirements

• Requires effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Requires shift work to include evenings, weekends, and holidays and on-call emergency standby on a rotating basis.
• The incumbent may be considered “essential personnel” during City emergency situations or at the direction of the City Manager which may include long hours and unusual schedules.

Click herefor a complete job description for this position.