PARKS MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR

Parks And Recreation Maintenance Manager

Under general supervision, leads, oversees, coordinates, and evaluates staff performing a variety of semi-skilled and skilled duties in the maintenance, repair, and renovation of parks, fields, trails, landscaped areas, and street medians; provides administrative and technical support to the Parks and Recreation Director in the delivery of parks maintenance programs and projects; inspects work in progress to ensure proper work methods, techniques, and materials are being used; develops work plans, schedules, and cost estimates for assigned projects; performs related duties as assigned.

Receives general supervision from the Parks and Recreation Director. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower-level staff.

This classification is responsible for program and service coordination in the Parks Division. Incumbents have responsibility for independently coordinating and implementing the parks maintenance program and projects and for providing direction to a work unit of lower-level staff. Positions in this classification rely on experience and use considerable discretion and independent judgment to ensure the program's efficient and effective service delivery. Assignments are given with general guidelines and incumbents are responsible for establishing objectives, timelines, and methods to deliver program services. Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.

Plans, organizes, coordinates, and participates in the work of staff responsible for parks maintenance in the Parks and Recreation Department; identifies opportunities for improving service delivery and procedures; provides recommendations concerning process changes; reviews with appropriate management staff; implements improvements.

In conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Director, monitors program budgets and participates in annual budget preparation; identifies resource needs; prepares detailed cost estimates with appropriate justifications; monitors and approves expenditures.

Plans, organizes, coordinates, implements, and evaluates the work of crews responsible for the construction, maintenance, inspection, repair, and replacement of City parks, play structures, landscapes, trails, medians, and facilities as assigned; ensures work is compliant with City and department standards.

Participates in the development and implementation of policies and procedures providing park maintenance activities and services.

Estimates labor, materials, and equipment needed for assigned projects; monitors inventory levels of materials and equipment; orders, receives, and maintains inventory of materials and equipment as needed.

Serves as liaison for assigned functions with other City departments, divisions, and outside agencies; coordinates assigned services and operations with other divisions and outside agencies.

Performs inspection of work areas for compliance with accepted standards, required maintenance, and needed corrective work.

Performs the duties of a Parks Maintenance Worker, as needed.

Provides courteous customer service; responds to questions and inquiries from City staff and the general public regarding various maintenance projects; resolves customer problems or complaints.

Coordinates special event park maintenance duties; transports, sets up, and takes down equipment; cleans up after events; installs, repairs, and maintains decorations, banners, and flags.

Prepares and maintains a variety of written records and reports; reads and interprets plans, specifications, blueprints, and schematics.

Observes and complies with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of :

• Principles of providing functional direction and training to assigned staff.
• Techniques of planning, organizing, implementing, and directing assigned park maintenance programs, services, and activities.
• Operations, services, and activities of a park maintenance program.
• Occupational hazards and safety standards related to conducting maintenance and repair work, including driving rules and practices.
• Landscape maintenance principles, practices, tools, and materials.
• Methods and techniques related to the proper handling of toxic chemicals and pesticides.
• Operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and light to heavy power equipment.
• Operational characteristics of specialized parks maintenance and repair equipment.
• Irrigation system installation, maintenance, and repair.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as well as industry standards and best practices pertinent to the assigned area of responsibility.
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language at a level necessary to successfully perform the duties assigned.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

Ability to :

Education and Experience :

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be :

Education :

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) grade, supplemented by specialized training in parks and landscape maintenance.

Experience :

Licenses and Certifications :

Physical Demands :

When assigned to an office environment, must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone; ability to stand and walk between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information.

When assigned to fieldwork, must possess mobility to work in changing site conditions; possess the strength, stamina, and mobility to perform light to medium physical work; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; to reach, twist, turn, kneel, and bend, to climb and descend ladders; and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites; vision to inspect site conditions and work in progress. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards, with exposure to hazardous materials in some site locations. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects averaging a weight of 40 pounds, or heavier weights, in all cases with the use of proper equipment and / or assistance from other staff.