Grounds Maintenance Worker 5 Irrigation

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services in Sparks NV is recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Worker 5 Irrigation position. The Grounds Maintenance Worker 5 performs a wide variety of landscape garden and greenhouse duties such as planting pruning mowing tree trimming watering fertilizing pre- and post-emergent utilization and sage brush removal. This position maintains campus ground areas turf irrigation systems and ensures all areas are clean and free of trash leaves brush snow and ice through sweeping raking shoveling plowing deicing and disposing of debris utilizing a variety of power equipment and hand tools. Work hours are Monday through Friday 8 hours per day.

Maintain grounds areas clean and free of trash fallen leaves and snow and ice by sweeping raking shoveling picking up debris and operating light medium and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks dump trucks trash compactors and loaders.

Prepare new landscape sites by reviewing plans with supervisor purchasing necessary supplies and installing sprinklers topsoil decorative material and appropriate plantings according to instructions and/or landscape design plans.

Perform periodic maintenance and make minor repairs on tools equipment and vehicles to maximize efficiency and life span.

Operate repair and install sprinkler systems and drip systems including pipes valves sprinklers and timing devices to provide effective and economic watering cycles. Identify plant diseases undesirable pests and noxious weeds associated with landscaping and apply corrective measures to eradicate them using hand and power tools and application of appropriate chemicals.

Perform specialized horticulture tasks such as plant propagation transplanting climate control and irrigation in a greenhouse on a university campus.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision incumbents prepare designs for new irrigation systems or modifications to existing irrigation systems and serve as lead workers in the construction maintenance and repair of irrigation systems; draw irrigation system plans to scale calculate flow rates determine components needed for optimum coverage prepare estimates for amount and cost of material needed and oversee and participate in project implementation; research product publications and attend seminars to keep current on irrigation system design and maintenance. Perform or oversee the more technical repairs to irrigation systems including repairs to controllers remote valves pumps and vacuum breakers; determine when irrigation system components should be repaired or replaced what types of components and materials are best suited for the job and when a project requires the services of an outside contractor. Positions in this class are distinguished from those at the lower level by the knowledge skills and abilities required to design construct and repair irrigation systems and determine appropriate system components.

Three years of grounds maintenance experience one year of which was installing maintaining and repairing irrigation systems and related equipment; OR one year of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker IV in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

This class specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: principles methods and materials used in irrigation system installation maintenance and repair.

Ability to: prepare sprinkler system drawings to scale calculate flow rates and determine compatible components; perform technical repairs on irrigation system controllers valves and vacuum breakers; prepare written estimates of materials and costs; read technical publications related to irrigation system installation maintenance and repair.

Recruiter Contact: Jennifer Kauble

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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