Grounds Maintenance Worker - Qualifications Waived

Position Overview

This position is with the Department of Administration, State Public Works Division, Buildings and Grounds Section. This position is responsible for grounds maintenance at B&G properties in Carson City and Reno. Duties include grounds maintenance, this includes mowing, trimming, edging, weeding, pest control and sprinkler repair and maintenance, snow removal, 24-hour on call duty for snow and ice removal from parking lots and walkways during the winter months in order to keep state employees and the public safe from snow and ice hazards.

This position also provides extra services for office moves and special events for State agencies. This essential position is part of the Emergency Response Team and must respond to all emergency situations, such as snow fall, flooding and after hours call out situations.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER , ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL JUNE 30, 2026. Please refer to the link for more information: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Orders/Executive-Orders/.

• Perform a wide variety of landscape, garden, and greenhouse duties such as planting, pruning, mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, and weeding.
• Operate hand and power tools and light mechanized equipment such as power mowers, tractor mowers, trenching devices, forklifts, and hoists.
• Use a variety of tools, equipment and techniques to 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.
• Operate light, medium, and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks, trash compactors, and loaders under general supervision.

One year of experience performing grounds maintenance work using a variety of tools, equipment and techniques; OR six months of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker II 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.

• Gardening and landscape methods, techniques, material, and equipment.
• Irrigation methods and practices.
• Methods, materials and tools used in grounds service work.
• Identification and eradication of common weeds, pests and plant diseases associated with gardening.
• Health and safety practices applicable to grounds maintenance work.

Plan and schedule routine grounds service activities safely and properly operate a wide variety of grounds maintenance tools and equipment.

Recruiter Contact Information:
Jennifer Kauble - jenniferkauble.gov