Mowing and Landscaping Supervisor

City of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

This is skilled craft work at the advanced supervisor level in the inspection, coordination, and review of mowing and landscaping maintenance for city-owned property, right of ways, and easements. The work requires a thorough knowledge of the methods, techniques, and procedures used in public works mowing and landscaping maintenance activities. The role involves scheduling, assigning, monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating the work of multiple crews. Contacts require skills in understanding people, which are important in coordinating project activities and dealing with the public and contractors regarding service requests and complaints. The work is performed in both office and field environments with some known, predictable, and controllable risks and hazards. The position operates two-way radios, motor vehicles, and occasionally construction equipment. The physical demands are minimal but may occasionally require lifting and moving objects weighing 50 pounds or more. The work is performed under limited supervision, where assignments are subject to established methods, techniques, and procedures. The worker plans and organizes the work and determines priorities, and the work is reviewed in terms of quality, volume, timeliness, and adherence to established methods and standards.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of education and/or experience in construction or maintenance of public works city owned property, right of ways, and easements or landscaping projects.
• One (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Must possess a valid class B or higher commercial driver’s license at time of application and maintain it during employment in this class.
• Must qualify for, obtain and maintain a City of Jacksonville public driver certification for employment in this class.
• Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based.
• When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blackout, is required with your application. U.S. transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred. Transcripts outside the U.S. must be converted to U.S. standards.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of public works construction and maintenance methods, standards, and procedures.
• Knowledge of city owned property, right of ways, easements and landscape installation and maintenance methods, standards, and procedures.
• Knowledge of the tools and procedures used in the installation, maintenance and construction of public landscape projects.
• Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques used in developing and supervising staff.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and occupational hazards for construction and maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of standard construction and maintenance principles for working around underground and overground utilities.
• Ability to perform and verify arithmetic computations.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, drawings, and maps.
• Ability to investigate and resolve customer complaints and personnel-related problems and issues.
• Ability to read, comprehend and apply policies, rules and regulations.
• Ability to train, schedule, assign, monitor, inspect, review, and evaluate the work of staff.
• Ability to prepare written reports and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, assigns, monitors, reviews, inspects and evaluates the work of crews assigned to city owned property, right of ways, and easements for mowing and landscape maintenance and service.
• Coaches, instructs, trains, and provides technical assistance to assigned staff.
• Reviews with supervisors and crew leaders plans and specifications of work to be done.
• Investigates complaints and meets with citizens to mediate resolutions.
• Inspects tools, vehicles, equipment and facilities for proper use and care.
• Conducts semi-annual and annual inventories for expendable and non-expendable equipment assigned to crews.
• Inspects job sites for adherence to safety, contract requirements and departmental regulations.
• Reviews work reports, time sheets, and material and equipment records.
• Determines priorities of jobs.
• Coordinates job requirements with utility companies and other affected concerns.
• Prepares and maintains records of work performed, problems encountered, and disposition of same.
• Evaluates and counsels' employees and initiates disciplinary action.
• Operates a motor vehicle to conduct field inspections.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville Core Competencies.
• Communicates clear direction, manages for results and leads organizational change.
• Assigns responsibility, takes corrective action, demonstrates leadership in evaluating, developing and motivating employees.
• Performs related work as required.

Benefits

• Four (4) weeks off during your first year of employment
• Low and no cost health insurance options
• Twelve (12) paid holidays
• Personal leave day
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending plans
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after ten (10) years of public service and on-time payments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed