Job Characteristics
***OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY*** Senior Maintenance Team Leader The City of Concord's Public Works Department is recruiting for one Senior Maintenance Team Leader in the Parks Division.
What you will be doing: Lead, direct and/or delegate and perform inspections to ensure the following annual programs are accomplished:
- Project Services: Including providing input on concept designs of park, median, landscape, and hardscape construction and renovation projects; assisting in project planning, implementation, and delivery; overseeing internal and external field staff to ensure delivery of field and operational objectives;
- Contract services: Including assisting in and writing the Scope Of Work (SOW) for services, overseeing field and operations of contracted services to ensure contractual obligations are met, quality control, reviewing invoices to ensure that the City is receiving the services it is paying for, budgeting, and various other contractual oversight;
- Staff Development: Including assisting Supervisory and Management Staff with the Professional Development and strict adherence to the Division’s Annual Safety and Training Plan for field and operations staff;
- Administrative Support: Including providing administrative, budgetary, and other administrative support to Supervisory and Management staff;
- Hardscape Management: Including renovating landscaped areas to hybrid and hardscaped areas based on a transition to a Water-wise and drought tolerant design specification;
- Turf Maintenance: Including overseeing programs dealing with mowing, edging, fertilizing, aerating, overseeding, renovating, weeding, and irrigating;
- Plant Material: Including the selection of appropriate tree and plant material for the planting locations, Annual Planting Program, shrub infill and replacement, pruning (including the specialized care of roses);
- Irrigation: Primary responsibility for programming computerized base station system; assists in upgrade/enlargement of system as the 10-year CIP Landscape Median Program is realized;
- Classify and prioritize service requests;
- Communicate orally and in writing; to maintain neat and accurate records.
The Public Works Department:The Public Works Department strives to develop and provide a variety of customer driven maintenance services and programs to protect the City’s investment of infrastructure, public facilities, and equipment; and ensure the health and safety of Concord’s community in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The Department is comprised of 89 full time staff across multiple divisions: Administration, Facilities Maintenance, Infrastructure Maintenance, and Parks Services, and Transportation.
The Parks Division provides safe, aesthetically pleasing parks designed and maintained to meet the diverse needs for active and passive recreation and leisure activities.
We are looking for someone who: - Is a proven Project Manager with a background in construction, various trades, and other project based activities;
- With transferable skills that can apply their experience across a broad scope of responsibility;
- Is able to effectively lead, train, and evaluate assigned personnel; to remain calm in situations of stress; to assess events quickly and accurately;
- Has exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills and understands putting the public first;
- Is a motivated self-starter and is able to search and find information from available resource systems, identify and solve practical work problems without technical supervision;
- Has great communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Is able to operate a PC to send emails, adjust and program irrigation controllers, and complete work orders utilizing various software and web-based systems.
What we offer:The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees’ professional and personal development, values work-life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:
- Participation in CalPERS pension, tiered based on date of hire
- A variety of health care plans or a cash-in-lieu benefit of $200 if waiving coverage
- City-paid dental insurance; employee-paid vision insurance
- Vacation accruals starting at 10 days per year, 12 days sick leave per year, and 11 paid holidays per year
- Generous tuition reimbursement program
- 457 deferred compensation plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare, dependent care and commuting costs
- Life and disability insurance
- A wellness program that offers yoga and fitness classes, annual health expos, health and nutrition education, as well as a variety of mental health resources
Salary is negotiable within the advertised range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can be found at www.cityofconcord.org.
SELECTION PROCESS 1. Submit a completed City of Concord application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.cityofconcord.org by
11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024 to be included in the first review of applicants
. Only application materials submitted online will be accepted.
2. All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview. If you are selected to participate in the panel interview and are unavailable, we regret that we will not be able to reschedule you.
3. Candidates that pass the panel interview will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancy, as well as others occurring over the next 12 months.
Conviction History:If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.
Helpful tips when applying: - It is important to carefully read the complete job bulletin before submitting your application so you are aware of all requirements of both the position and the process.
- When preparing your application, consider reviewing the job announcement and classification specification so that you may emphasize work experience relevant to the position for which you are applying.
- Job duties should be an accurate reflection of the work you completed. Copying and pasting from your job description is not recommended as there may be duties listed that you did not perform.
- Answer all required supplemental questions completely and honestly. The information you put in the supplemental questionnaire must also be verified in your work history so if you say you have certain experience in the questionnaire, make sure we can see it listed in your job history as well so we know where you performed those functions and for how long.
- Carefully review your application prior to submittal to ensure its content is accurate and all required documents are attached, and submit it before the closing date.
Examples of duties include, but are not limited to
Provides lead direction to no fewer than two subordinate personnel. Plans, assigns, and schedules work of subordinate staff. Monitors status of events; performs necessary coordination, adjustments to schedules, intervention, and assignments. Performs in-service and basic training and evaluates training provided. As assigned, provides input and recommendations regarding training design, content, and scheduling. Provides input and recommendations regarding performance. As assigned, participates in performance evaluation interviews. As assigned, provides input regarding performance evaluation criteria and methods. Assists in developing and monitoring the annual performance based budget for the assigned section. In the budget preparation, provides detail for statistical historical data and recommends labor and materials requirements. May be assigned to track and report monthly the actual units of work expended and performance indicators. Orders or delegates ordering, materials, supplies, and equipment for the assigned maintenance section, including vendor review, selection, and price negotiation. Uses experience and knowledge of available products and sources to assure cost effective purchases. Maintains and completes required records and forms, such as maintenance logs, material requests, and work orders. Promotes the City's Mission to make Concord a city of the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribes to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the City. Performs other duties as required.
PARKS EXAMPLES OF DUTIES, INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Assists in the development of annual programs and adjusts monthly schedules to accomplish those programs. Assists in the development of operational manuals containing policy and procedures, maintenance standards, organizational initiatives, and safety standards for assigned sections; and performance evaluations. Reviews and provides input to landscape design projects, including CIP projects and confer with the Engineering and Transportation Department to inspect landscaping improvements. Resolves customer service issues pertaining to division programs and services. Oversees the Landscape District Maintenance contractual work. Provides technical expertise to resolve landscape design problems to conform to existing field conditions. Coordinates park maintenance programs and activities to ensure the success of all special events and the overall enjoyment of all park facilities. Assists in the development of a comprehensive landscape median program to ensure the landscape designs are maintained to the highest standard of care. Leads, directs, and/or delegates and inspects to ensure the following annual programs are accomplished:
a) Turf Maintenance: Including mowing, edging, fertilizing, aerating,
overseeding, renovating, weeding, and irrigating.
b) Plant Material: Annual Bedding Plant Program, shrub infill and replacement, pruning (including the specialized care of roses).
c) Irrigation: Primary responsibility for programming computerized base station system; assists in annual upgrade/enlargement of system as the 10-year CIP Landscape Median Program is realized. To view the full class specification for the position of Senior Maintenance Team Leader, please visit www.governmentjobs.com/careers/concord/classspecs.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of the methods, tools, equipment and materials associated with assigned maintenance division; potential hazards and the necessary safety precautions associated with one of these kinds of maintenance operations; training and evaluation techniques associated with the work.
Ability to effectively lead, train, and evaluate assigned personnel; to remain calm in situations of stress; to assess events quickly and accurately; to effectively classify and prioritize service requests; to search and find information from available resource systems; to identify and solve practical work problems without technical supervision; to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; to maintain neat and accurate records; to work safely and efficiently under stressful or physically harsh conditions; to establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work and to provide maintenance services to meet the diverse needs of the broad customer service base unique to the assigned area of responsibility.
Education/Experience Education: Satisfactory completion of high school, or the equivalent.
Experience: Dependent upon the specific assignment, three to five years of related progressively responsible service, including responsibility for lead direction of subordinate staff.
A Class C California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment. Dependent upon specific assignment, selected positions may require a Class A or B California Driver's License with Air Brakes endorsement.
Other
EEO/ADA: The City of Concord is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, please contact Human Resources at 925-671-3308 or hrdept@cityofconcord.org prior to the final filing date.
The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees.
For a complete overview, click here .
Below is a brief listing of what the City offers:
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Insurance
- Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Pre-tax Savings Benefits
- Retiree Medical (3 levels based on date of hire)
- Retirement Program
- Short-term Disability*and Long-term Disability
- Social Security/Medicare
- Vacation & Sick Leave
*Not available for sworn personnel.
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
