Maintenance Technician III - Green Infrastructure Operator

City of Roanoke, Virginia•City of Roanoke Public Works - 1802 Courtland Road NE Roanoke, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Roanoke is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to join our Stormwater team. As the ideal candidate, you'll operate all aspects of the City's Stormwater Green Infrastructure equipment, crew, and functions. In the absence of the Green Infrastructure Crew Lead, you'll provide on-site supervision of crew members and technicians, overseeing safety, task execution, task completion, and citizen interaction. You'll also perform or assist with the planning, preparation, estimation, and implementation of various internal division projects, along with routine mowing and landscape maintenance operations as needed. You'll bring strong knowledge and skills in landscape installation, maintenance horticulture, and soil health, with particular focus on green infrastructure practices. You should be comfortable reading and understanding construction drawings, sketches, and GIS mapping, and you'll need experience identifying and managing invasive species, native plants, and other common plants in the landscaping trade. A solid understanding of riparian buffer structure and function, along with other green infrastructure practices, will also serve you well in this role. You'll coordinate with other department operational and technical personnel depending on project location, and you'll need the ability to operate a range of heavy and light construction equipment, including tractors, mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, plate compactors, and tillers. Day to day, you'll coordinate and maintain work schedules, track job progress, inspect work sites, and enforce safety standards across the team. Strong problem-solving, verbal and written communication, and leadership skills will help you drive projects to successful completion. You'll also use computer software including Microsoft Office Suite and various Stormwater-related programs, such as QAlert, ArcGIS, and VueWorks. During winter months, you'll operate heavy and light equipment for snow removal, and you'll assist with special events and emergency tasks as needed, which may include some nights and weekends.

Requirements

Strong knowledge and skills in landscape installation, maintenance horticulture, and soil health, with particular focus on green infrastructure practices.
Experience identifying and managing invasive species, native plants, and other common plants in the landscaping trade.
Solid understanding of riparian buffer structure and function, along with other green infrastructure practices.
Ability to operate a range of heavy and light construction equipment, including tractors, mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, plate compactors, and tillers.
Strong problem-solving, verbal and written communication, and leadership skills.
Experience using computer software including Microsoft Office Suite and various Stormwater-related programs, such as QAlert, ArcGIS, and VueWorks.
Ability to obtain a valid Class B CDL within 6 months of employment.
Ability to obtain a Certified Registered Technician credential for pesticide applications within 12 months of employment.
Ability to obtain a Certified Fertilizer Applicator certificate within 12 months of employment.
Ability to obtain an NGCIP certification within 12 months of employment.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years experience and/or training in the trades area assigned; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

In the absence of the Green Infrastructure Crew Lead, you'll provide on-site supervision of crew members and technicians, overseeing safety, task execution, task completion, and citizen interaction.
Knowledge of pertinent rules and regulations, guidelines, safety orders, departmental operating procedures and safety regulations sufficient to insure that work is performed in compliance with applicable law.
May be required to wear some type of respiratory protection in the performance of their duties.
May be responsible for fabrication, maintenance, and installation of traffic control, pavement markings and barricade signage according to City guidelines and uniformity.

Responsibilities

Operate all aspects of the City's Stormwater Green Infrastructure equipment, crew, and functions.
Provide on-site supervision of crew members and technicians in the absence of the Green Infrastructure Crew Lead, overseeing safety, task execution, task completion, and citizen interaction.
Perform or assist with the planning, preparation, estimation, and implementation of various internal division projects.
Perform routine mowing and landscape maintenance operations as needed.
Read and understand construction drawings, sketches, and GIS mapping.
Identify and manage invasive species, native plants, and other common plants in the landscaping trade.
Coordinate with other department operational and technical personnel depending on project location.
Operate a range of heavy and light construction equipment, including tractors, mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, plate compactors, and tillers.
Coordinate and maintain work schedules, track job progress, inspect work sites, and enforce safety standards across the team.
Use computer software including Microsoft Office Suite and various Stormwater-related programs, such as QAlert, ArcGIS, and VueWorks.
Operate heavy and light equipment for snow removal during winter months.
Assist with special events and emergency tasks as needed, which may include some nights and weekends.
Supervise and participate in the work of a crew engaged in a variety of maintenance, construction, and utilities activities.
Perform skilled work in the operation or repair of several types of motorized equipment or maintenance of facilities and/or equipment.
Perform skilled work in the maintenance of facilities and/or equipment and in the operation of motorized equipment.
Discuss job requirements and receives detailed instructions from supervisor.
Inspects work in progress to ensure conformance with instructions.
Makes and adjusts work assignments.
Requisitions necessary equipment and materials.
Maintains accurate log sheets and checklists.
Operates tractor trailer, street sweeper, bulldozer, heavy front-end loader, crane and chipper, excavator, large motor grader in leveling ground surfaces, street and construction repair.
Operates heavy and light equipment in snow removal.
Inspect new and existing stormwater infrastructure using an onboard computer system to remotely operate a camera and tractor system and overlay information on screen, to be recorded on a laptop for later printing and importing into an asset management database.
Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs and services a wide variety of medium and heavy automotive and specialized equipment including diesel or gasoline engine equipment, air compressors, pump apparatus and aerial truck hydraulic systems.
Makes repairs and renovations to fields and grounds including mowing, mulching, aeration, grading, seeding, and sodding.
Requisitions parts and materials used in the repair of motor equipment.
Inspects equipment for proper safety and ensures that truck is equipped with all necessary equipment for the day's assignment (i.e. water cooler, fist aid kit, safety flares, etc).
Performs journey-level trades work in one of the following areas: carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and/or welding.
Performs carpentry work, building cabinets, benches, barricades, and other items.
Trains and instructs subordinates.
Assists with special events, snow removal and other emergency tasks, including some nights and weekends, as needed.
Enforces sound safety and housekeeping practices.
Follows safety rules/procedures; avoid known hazards in the work environment.
Reviews safety procedures before beginning each job with known hazards.
Follows established safety procedures.
Operates Tractors, mowers, backhoe, front-end loader, skid steer, dump truck, and other medium to heavy equipment.
Services and makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
Perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled duties in the operation and maintenance BMP’s, Bench Cuts, landscaping, green roof and stormwater infrastructure inspections.
Gather and report work site information from inspections.
Performs tasks such as pesticide and herbicide application.
Performs tasks such as asphalt and/or concrete placement and leveling.
Operates all equipment, both light and heavy in snow removal.
When not operating equipment, performs general laboring tasks such collecting and removing trash and debris from City properties.
Assists with event support, snow removal and other emergency tasks, including some nights and weekends, as needed.
May be responsible for fabrication, maintenance, and installation of traffic control, pavement markings and barricade signage according to City guidelines and uniformity.
May supervise crew in the absence of the Maintenance Technician IV.