Gardener

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a Gardener to help maintain the landscapes that keep Seattle vibrant, healthy, and welcoming. In this journey-level role, you’ll perform skilled gardening and landscaping, working either independently at remote sites or as part of the Grounds Maintenance Team within the Drainage and Wastewater Line of Business. Your care for Seattle’s green spaces will support a cleaner, safer, and more resilient city for everyone who calls it home.

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost. SPU also provides drinking water for 1.5 million customers in the region. SPU’s work includes system maintenance and improvements and keeping Seattle clean. Over 1,500 SPU employees work with our community to provide affordable and equitable stewardship of our water and waste resources for future generations.

For more information about Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), check out the:

• SPU Website
• SPU Workplace Expectations
• Strategic Business Plan

SPU commits to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity. We value diverse life experiences and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming to all. We take steps to be inclusive and equitable in our recruiting, hiring and promotional opportunities.

We know work isn't only about what you do it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate)
• Family-friendly and multicultural work environment
• Generous benefits package
• Free Orca Pass
• City pension plan with employer/employee contributions
• Growth potential and advancement opportunities

• Transplant and prune trees and shrubs; prepare, plant, and maintain planting beds
• Seed and maintain lawn areas, including mowing, aerating, fertilizing, and sod installation
• Perform tree and shrub planting, including balling and burlapping; rototill topsoil; grade and prepare new lawn areas; plant ground cover; design and install flower beds with annuals, biennials, and perennials
• Apply pesticides in accordance with safety regulations; operate spraying equipment and maintain detailed records of applications
• Maintain and repair irrigation systems
• Provide training and guidance to temporary gardeners
• Operate motor vehicles to, from, and between job sites, including towing small equipment trailers
• Use landscape power equipment such as weed trimmers, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, chain saws, walk-behind edgers/mowers, zero-turn mowers, and slope mowers
• Maintain a variety of operational records and prepare reports as needed
• Work as part of landscape construction, landscape maintenance, or street tree planting and maintenance crews

* Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Minimum of two years' work experience in landscape construction or maintenance, or in the propagation and maintenance of flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees at a conservatory, greenhouse, or nursery (Combinations of education, training and experience will be evaluated on an individual basis for comparability).

• Washington Public Pesticide operator's license is required within 1 (one) year of hire
• At the time of appointment must hold a valid Washington State Driver License
• A…