Irrigation Specialist​/Right of Ways

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

The purpose of this position is to design, install and maintain irrigation/drainage systems in highway medians, parks and all City landscaped areas; to maintain controllers, backflows, pumps, valves, sprinklers, and piping systems; to operate related vehicles and equipment; and to assist with general tree and landscape installations and maintenance.

• Installs and repairs controllers, heads, piping, valves and valve boxes, backflow prevention devices, wiring, and irrigation pumps for turf, landscaped areas, and trees.
• Repairs sprinklers, irrigation pipes, irrigation wires, and irrigation pumps.
• Installs and maintains drainage systems, measures and cuts pipe. Installs and maintains drip irrigation systems. Repairs landscapes and turf after irrigation work is finished.
• Reads and analyzes blueprints to locate pipes and wires; install and maintain irrigation systems.
• Specifies materials, prepares orders, picks up supplies and materials.
• Repairs and maintains equipment. Uses specialized equipment to locate and trouble shoot field problems.
• Renovates landscapes after repairs are made. Works, to update as built plans and maintains record keeping for existing and new systems.
• Operates a backhoe, trencher, dump truck, sod cutter, riding mower, utility vehicle, or other related equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.
• Supervises and inspects work of assigned personnel. Trains fellow team members in proper techniques.
• Assists with efforts to develop a comprehensive plan to automate and coordinate City wide irrigation operations.

• Assists in landscape maintenance.
• Assists with special events.
• Works weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required, requested, and assigned.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent supplemented by vocational or technical training in electrical and plumbing trade areas; three (3) years of experience in irrigation systems, plumbing, and landscape maintenance.

Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

• Knowledge of irrigation and drainage systems.
• Knowledge of customer service principle.
• Knowledge of related electrical and plumbing areas.
• Skill in gathering information before taking action.
• Skill in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Skill in breaking down work into process steps.
• Ability to anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks.
• Ability to listen.
• Ability to establish rapport.
• Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan.
• Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and…