Maintenance Technician II or Senior - Briargate Special Improvement Maintenance Districts (SIMD)
City of Colorado SpringsAbout the role
Posting number: 18252
Department: Parks, Rec & Cultural Svc
Division: Briargate
Job classification: Maintenance Technician, Senior
Posting type: Open
Categories: Parks and Recreation, Parks, Maintenance
Summary
In these roles, you will perform a variety of landscape duties in landscaped/irrigated right of ways and medians in the Briargate General Improvement District. Key responsibilities will include a variety of semi-skilled maintenance tasks encompassing the repair and management of commercial irrigation systems, turf/grass management, tree work, shrub bed maintenance, and snow removal.
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The hiring range for the Maintenance Technician II position is $21.78 - $26.14 Hourly.
The hiring range for the Maintenance Technician Senior is $25.87 - $31.06 Hourly.
As a Maintenance Technician, you will:
- Interpret irrigation system data to determine adjustments to watering schedules; manage annual water allotments.
- Maintain the irrigation system controller, valves, lines, heads, and other system infrastructure, including performing system winterization and spring startup.
- Diagnose and respond to turf and landscape plant problems.
- Seed, top dress, and aerate; maintain landscape beds and plant material, including properly applying appropriate herbicides.
- Pick up trash.
- Remove snow from sidewalks using an ATV and/or other snow removal equipment.
- Inspect, maintain, and perform minor repairs on small to medium-size landscape equipment such as various walk-behind equipment, edgers, and snowplows.
- Regularly inspect grounds, facilities, and playgrounds to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements, and report issues to supervisor.
- Review the work of contractors; direct the work of hourly/seasonal employees.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Commercial irrigation repair/management of systems
- Park Elements
- Woody, perennial, and annual plant material
- Turf maintenance
- Safely operate a variety of tools, equipment, machinery, and assigned vehicles and trailers
- Recognize and respond appropriately to issues
- Develop and maintain positive, effective working relationships
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