Irrigation Technician

Performs assigned irrigation-support, grounds, landscape, sanitation, equipment-care, digging, trenching, and project work throughout parks and athletic facilities.

• Performs assigned irrigation inspection, operation, digging, trenching, back filling, and maintenance-support tasks within documented procedures, training, utility-location requirements, and delegated repair scope.
• Operates assigned vehicles, trailers, pumps, pressure washers, hand and power tools, and grounds or irrigation equipment only after required training, inspection, and authorization.
• Observes irrigation performance and reports leaks, breaks, pressure problems, overspray, drainage concerns, damaged components, unsafe conditions, or suspected utility conflicts to the authorized supervisor.
• Cleans, washes, greases, and performs operator-level equipment care and records or reports service needs, damage, defects, and unsafe conditions.
• Cleans restrooms, pavilions, athletic complexes, parks, landscaped areas, and other assigned public spaces and empties waste using approved sanitation and product-safety procedures.
• Pressure washes authorized buildings, sidewalks, equipment, boat ramps, and surfaces after controlling the area and following equipment and PPE procedures.
• Performs planting, gardening, grounds cleanup, erosion-control support, and related landscape work when assigned.
• Supports pest-management activities by observing and reporting conditions and performs pesticide handling or application only when authorized, trained, and within applicable credential and label requirements.
• Provides task instructions and communicates with authorized inmate details during daily work only within correctional procedures, tool controls, accountability requirements, and delegated authority.
• Records all hours worked, including required travel between sites, equipment inspection, setup, cleanup, training, special-event, weekend, call-back, or after-hours work.

• Assists other employees and departments with related irrigation, grounds, sanitation, setup, cleanup, and operational work.
• Maintains work, irrigation, equipment, supply, inspection, and incident records required by department procedures.

This position has no established supervisory responsibility over County employees. Providing task instructions to inmates does not confer County personnel authority. Direction of inmate labor must remain within correctional authorization and does not include hiring, discipline, evaluation, payroll, leave, or overtime authority.

• Knowledge of basic irrigation operation, digging and trenching safety, grounds maintenance, sanitation, equipment care, and safe manual-work practices; the required level of irrigation-system expertise is Pending Department Validation.
• Skill in operating authorized vehicles, pressure washers, hand tools, power tools, and grounds or irrigation equipment and in identifying observable leaks, defects, or hazards.
• Ability to follow work orders, utility-location requirements, schedules, equipment manuals, product labels, safety data sheets, PPE requirements, and tool-control procedures.
• Ability to distinguish operator-level irrigation support from regulated plumbing, electrical, backflow, utility, or excavation work requiring additional credential, permit, training, or authorization.
• Ability to communicate professionally with supervisors, coworkers, inmate details, event personnel, and the public and promptly report unsafe or unresolved conditions.

High school diploma or GED.

One year of grounds-maintenance experience or related training.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered when it provides the required grounds, equipment, safety, and validated irrigation capabilities. Mandatory regulated-work credentials may not be waived by equivalency.

• Experience operating, inspecting, maintaining, or repairing park, landscape, or athletic-field irrigation systems.

Credential

Required By

Maintenance Requirement

Valid driver's license and County driving eligibility

Before operating a County vehicle

Maintain the license and satisfy County driving requirements.

Assignment-specific irrigation, excavation, utility-location, equipment, and safety training

Before independent work

Maintain required training and perform regulated work only within current credential, permit, and authorization requirements.

Inmate-detail supervision and security training required by the responsible correctional authority

Maintain authorization and follow all tool-control, accountability, transport, and incident procedures.

The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Operational needs may require schedule changes, special-event or tournament coverage, and other approved after-hours work. All…