Park Specialist 4

General Statement of Duties

Are you passionate about advancing clean water initiatives and reducing environmental impacts on Eugene’s urban landscapes? Parks and Open Space Division is seeking a dynamic leader to lead the Stormwater and Median Maintenance team. This is a great career opportunity to be a crew lead keeping Eugene’s open spaces safe, clean and green.

The primary duties of this position are to plan, direct, and participate in the maintenance and operation of the public vegetated stormwater facilities and median maintenance programs;
They will direct and plan the work of two smaller teams performing routine professional landscape maintenance tasks.

The successful candidate in this position must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills such as having a positive attitude, being highly collaborative, experience in coaching and mentoring team members as well as a willingness to continue to learn and grow. Must have advanced skilled experience in park, landscape, vegetated stormwater facility, natural area maintenance, right-of-way maintenance, and/or a combination of transferable skills in all applicable skill areas.

Must have the ability to perform strenuous manual work under varying outdoor weather conditions and feel comfortable working along and within the public transportation corridors.

Friday, August 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. P.T.

Accepting Online Applications only through the City of Eugene Website

Park Specialist 4

$32.69 - $40.78 hourly / $67,995.20 - $84,822.40 Annually

The City of Eugene determines starting pay within the range based on relevant education and experience as provided by the applicant in their application materials. This process is consistent with the Oregon Equal Pay Act (OEPA).

Public Works, Parks and Open Space Division

1820 Roosevelt Blvd., Eugene

Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m.

-3:30 p.m. There is additional flexibility to shift work schedule seasonally. This position may also require occasional weekend shift work and the ability to respond to emergency callouts.

The City of Eugene offers robust and competitive benefits. For more information, select the Benefits Tab, or view benefits summaries as well as see information about all employee benefits.

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Cristine Inglis,

• Develops and writes work orders; assigns priorities, plans, schedules and coordinates a variety of work projects; makes field crew assignments, delegates responsibilities; develops timelines and plans and coordinates resources, equipment, and materials.
• Coordinates work with other divisions and crews.
• Provides coaching, training, and instruction in landscape, horticulture, and construction techniques, use and care of equipment and tools, and safety procedures; operates and trains others in the use of specialized equipment and tools; reviews the work of crew members to standards and assesses skill development of crew members; provides input to performance reviews and participates in the selection process.
• May develop training exercises for tasks and equipment operations.
• Performs the full range of construction, maintenance, and repair work related to functional area of assignment as necessary and operates a variety of complex equipment and tools, including heavy and specialized equipment as required.
• Operates all equipment assigned to lower-level classifications.
• Works with internal Maintenance Management System, GIS and other web-based technology tools to prepare and complete work tasks.
• Evaluates and prepares work plans while promoting maintenance standard guidelines.
• Inspects work in progress and upon completion to assure compliance with applicable safety standards and procedures, including, but not limited to the proper use of personal protective equipment, safe operations and best practices.
• Ensures and demonstrates that proper traffic control devices and procedures are used for…