Maintenance Technician I - Horticulturalist – Special Improvement Maintenance District

Maintenance Technician I - Horticulturalist In this position, you will perform a variety of landscape duties in landscaped/irrigated right of ways and medians in the Briargate, Norwood, and Stetson Hills Special Improvement Maintenance Districts (SIMD). In this position, you will also perform a variety of semi-skilled maintenance tasks encompassing the repair and management of commercial irrigation systems, turf/grass management, tree work, shrub bed maintenance, and snow removal. You will also assist/lead the work of seasonal staff and contractors responsible for providing maintenance/repair services. This position will be responsible for maintaining all the enhanced planting areas within the districts. Specialized duties include planting, weeding, mulching, watering, fertilizing, pruning, deadheading, clean-ups, greenhouse propagation, landscape design, plant identification, mapping. As a Maintenance Technician I, you will: Adjust irrigation schedules based on system data and manage annual water allotments Coordinate with maintenance technicians to service irrigation components and perform winterization/startup Diagnose and address turf and landscape plant health issues Perform seeding, topdressing, aeration, and maintain landscape beds with proper herbicide use Pick up trash across assigned areas Remove snow from sidewalks using ATVs and other equipment Inspect, maintain, and complete minor repairs on landscape equipment Conduct regular grounds, facility, and playground inspections to ensure safety compliance Review contractor work and direct hourly or seasonal staff Propagate, grow, maintain, and protect plant material from seed to installation, including fertilizing, pesticide application, bed planting, designing xeric beds, and operating mid-sized machinery and seasonal cleaning of plastics Other Duties as assigned We are looking for candidates who demonstrate: Knowledge of basic irrigation repair/management of systems. Basic greenhouse experience Plant Identification Turf and bed maintenance Ability to: Safely operate a variety of tools, equipment, machinery, and assigned vehicles and trailers Recognize and respond appropriately to issues Develop and maintain positive, effective working relationships