Parks Maintenance

This position generally involves scheduling, coordinating, and managing resources to maintain and enhance City park properties and medians for the ‘Manage Growth’ initiative. Responsibilities include mowing, edging, trimming, mulching, irrigating, collecting and removing debris, planting and removing trees, flowers, and shrubs, and applying fertilizers. Work is scheduled and managed in a computer‑based work order management system and performed independently and as assigned.

The position reports to the Public Services Operations Manager.

• Operation, maintenance, repair, modification, installation, and construction of all City‑owned green spaces, including but not limited to buildings and facilities located in parks, rights‑of‑way, streets, medians, alleys, and sidewalks.
• Operates vehicles and equipment such as light and heavy‑duty trucks, front‑end loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, bucket trucks, and other maintenance equipment.
• Operates and properly maintains all hand tools, power tools, field equipment, and shop equipment.
• Installs, removes, replaces, and repairs landscaping, irrigation systems, asphalt, concrete, gravel, shell, signage, and other related park structures and systems.
• Completes work orders efficiently and effectively.
• Coordinates and works with others to complete overlapping tasks as needed and appropriate.
• May apply chemicals and natural treatments to control plant diseases.
• May be required to work outside normal hours during emergencies, such as strong storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
• May be scheduled for on‑call duty.
• Performs related tasks as required.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Extensive experience in outdoor public properties, such as parks and beaches, is required.
• Must have or be able to acquire within six (6) months an Ornamental and Turf Holder, Lawn and Ornamental Holder, and Commercial Fertilizer Applicator certifications.
• Additional preferred training in Best Management Practices, Playground Safety Inspector Certification, Maintenance of Traffic Training, and FEMA Certifications.
• Depending on operational needs, may require additional certifications and licensures, including but not limited to an appropriate commercial driver’s license valid in the State of Florida, first aid, and CPR.

• Emergency Response Status:
  As a condition of employment, City of St. Pete Beach employees may be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.
  
  This is a condition of employment.

• Some knowledge of occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions and to perform tasks requiring physical strength and endurance.
• Ability to perform essential job functions.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and some field equipment.
• Ability to operate trucks, mowers, and some heavy equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.

• This is heavy work requiring the exertion of up to 100 pounds of force occasionally (with assistance or tools).
• Up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
• Up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Work requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motions.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas verbally.
• Hearing is necessary to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception, and visual inspections involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts at or within arm’s length, operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions, noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and oils.