Summary Minimum starting salary $23.86 per hour depending on qualifications Why Work For Waco: - Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
Chance to do work you are passionate aboutJob SecurityDesire to give back
The City of Waco Seeks:
A field supervisor to lead a team at the forefront of maintaining exceptional outdoor spaces that our community can safely enjoy. This role oversees and coordinates daily maintenance operations in our parks and City of Waco grounds, specializing in Arboriculture. Our ideal candidate will have the highest standards of safety and will take pride in keeping our City clean and beautiful. Apply now and grow with us as we cultivate a community where nature and recreation come together.
Job Summary: Under basic supervision, supervises work crews and special events crews cleaning and maintaining City parks, grounds, and equipment; prioritizes and assigns work and verifies the quality of work completed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate's degree in Landscape Management, Earth Sciences, or related
- Five (5) years of experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, or construction, including supervisory experience
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Texas Class B CDL within 90 days of hire
- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist within 1 year of hire
Essential Functions: - Supervises and leads staff, including special events crews, in maintaining and cleaning City parks and facilities; works independently and makes appropriate decisions based on work experience; duties may vary according to job assignment.
- Assigns work, assures appropriate tools, equipment and materials are at the job site; monitors work site to assure that safety rules and regulations are followed and that the work zone and all equipment are in safe operating condition; reviews the work of assigned staff to assure the work quality and timely accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities; supervises setup for special events.
- Supervises a variety of administrative activities including records management, employee scheduling, payroll reporting and work activity reports; purchases supplies, maintains inventories and assures those adequate materials, supplies, and tools are available.
- Oversees City-wide program of care and maintenance of trees on public properties, parks, and forested areas of the City.
- Coordinates activities in the planning, implementing and monitoring of landscape maintenance and forestry projects.
- Schedules, oversees, and assists with the inspection, planting, removal, pruning, trimming and maintenance of trees on City property.
- Instructs personnel in good forestry practices; inspects trees for pests and disease and schedules appropriate treatments.
- Prepares budget requests for forestry programs; supervises maintenance of tree and plant nursery stock; creates requisitions and purchasing of materials. Drafts reports and prepares contract specifications, solicits bids, monitors contract work in the field.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our
Benefits page.
