Landscape Division Manager FLSA
Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs
difficult administrative work planning, directing and supervising the City's
landscaping and grounds keeping activities and staff, preparing and maintaining
appropriate files and records, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction
of the Public Services Director.
Divisional supervision is exercised over all personnel within the
division.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not
necessarily actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service; acts
as team or group leader in the implementation of adopted City outcomes and
goals.
Organizes,
directs, manages and participates in division activities including landscaping,
grounds maintenance and contract mowing.
Develops,
implements and reviews division goals and objectives including those assigned
by the City Council, the City Manager and department heads.
Develops
and implements policies and procedures for the division in conjunction with the
Public Services Director.
Coordinates
division activities with other city departments, outside agencies and
organizations.
Directs,
oversees and participates in developing the division work plan; assigns and
coordinates work activities, projects and programs; monitors work flow; reviews
and evaluates completed work, methods and procedures.
Prepares
the division annual budget; approves and monitors expenditures authorized in
the annual budget.
Provides
development training for staff.
Initiates,
conducts, reviews and coordinates needed personnel transactions including,
recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, evaluation, promotion,
transfer, discipline and termination; enforces personnel policies and
procedures.
Responds
to various citizen inquiries and complaints; educates the public regarding
ordinances and proper arboriculture practices.
Assists
the City Code Inspector with nuisance abatement; supplies crews as needed to
bring properties into code compliance.
Locates
plant materials for landscape projects.
Plans
and monitors the application of agricultural chemicals within the landscape
division.
Responds
to employee accidents and notifies the Risk
Manager.
Retains,
maintains and produces records and files.
Participates
on boards and commissions; assists other boards as needed.
May
be required to work outside normal work hours in on-call and emergency
situations.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough
knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of landscaping maintenance; thorough knowledge of seeds,
fertilizers, pesticides, mulches, trees, shrubs and other materials used in
landscape work; ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinates; ability
to use judgment and initiative to complete work assignments with minimal
supervision; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with contractors, departments, associates and the general public.
Education and Experience
Associates/Technical
degree with coursework in landscaping, horticulture sciences, or related field
and considerable experience in landscaping operations and/or grounds
maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional
exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing and
walking, frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to
finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires pushing or pulling and
lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required
for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is
required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires
preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving
small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles
or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly
requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires
working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles
and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g.
grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).
Special Requirements
Possession of
state pesticide applicator's license for ornamentals and turf.
Valid driver's
license in the State of