Principal Parks​/Facilities Maintenance Worker - CDL Grade HL

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• Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors to keep our Parks appealing and combat climate change?
• Are you a team player who enjoys a varied workload?
• Are you looking to work with an organization that promotes your growth and development?

If this sounds like you, The Montgomery County Department of Parks, Northern Parks Division, is the place you want to be! We are currently seeking experienced, dynamic, highly motivated team players to join us as a Principal Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker - CDL at Storm Water Management in Boyds, MD.

Storm Water Management contains over 75 Bioretention Areas, seven (7) Dams, over 67 Dry Ponds, 79 Trenches, and 41 wet ponds. The department works diligently to facilitate the reduction in volume and intensity of water that rushes into streams during a storm event by providing an area of short‑term storage of stormwater.

Under general supervision of a Park/Facilities Maintenance Leader the successful candidate will perform a variety of general park maintenance tasks such as playground repairs, grass mowing, trash removal, athletic field renovation and maintenance, trail maintenance, tree planting, pruning, and aftercare cleaning, repairing park buildings and structures while working with and occasionally leading teams of career and/or seasonal employees. The ideal candidate should possess skills to operate trucks, tractors with attachments, large riding mowers, loaders, and forklifts.

Trade skills in carpentry and painting is a plus.

The Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M‑NCPPC) is a six‑time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner, has a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, and we serve a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington, DC area. We manage 415 parks on over 37,100 acres of parkland. Visit our website to learn more: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Please Note:

The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Very flexible benefits package!

All applicants to this job posting will be considered for this and future Principal Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker‑CDL job openings for 6 months or until all qualified candidates have been exhausted from this job posting. At that time, a new job posting may be available for application to future openings.

• Operation of mid‑sized to large equipment to include large mowers, tractors with attachments, backhoe, loader etc.
• Operation of trucks, truck and trailer combinations, snowplows, dump trucks, trash trucks, etc.
• Hauling heavy‑duty tractors, skid steer or other large equipment using a trailer and CDL vehicles.
• Occasional supervision of park maintenance employees performing general park maintenance tasks.
• Responds to emergencies and inclement weather conditions such as hurricanes, blizzards, and earthquakes.
• Operate riding mowers and tractors with attachments to mow brush, embankments, and swales to maintain stormwater assets
• Plant native plants in bioretention areas and weed, prune, and mulch areas to ensure assets are clean and functioning properly
• Work with a team in the field to restore bioretention and park services.
• Cleans sand filters and infiltration trenches of debris, vegetation, and/or sediment.
• Maintain inventories of supplies and materials.
• Performs stormwater facilities preventive maintenance according to the Department of Environment Protection standards.
• Maintain bio‑retention and rain garden facilities with balanced vegetation and free of weeds.

• Considerable knowledge of work procedures, steps, tasks and techniques for standard (1) groundskeeping including turf and trail maintenance; (2) landscaping; (3) building maintenance; (4) safety techniques, procedures and requirements; (5) cleaning agents, procedures and equipment; (6) pesticide and fertilizer applications; (7) automobile and equipment maintenance; (8) basic methods and procedures for skilled trades support work (i.e., HVACR, electrical, plumbing,…