APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$30,839.76 to
$44,474.40
PAY GRADE: 24
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Grounds Maintenance Workers perform landscape, garden and greenhouse duties such as planting, pruning, mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, weeding and snow and ice prevention and removal; and operate hand and power tools, power mowers, tractor mowers, trenching devices, forklifts and hoists.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.
This position is located in Boulder City, NV and may include working weekend and holidays. The selected incumbent must maintain a valid State of Nevada driver's license and attend the State of Nevada defensive driving course and recertification every four years. Duties includes pruning trees as needed; removing dead or dying branches injured by disease, insect infestation, animals, storms or mechanical damage; removing branches with weak crotches, branches that obscure vision, or are in the way of mowing/trimming equipment; spraying grounds with herbicides; fertilizing turf, plants, and trees; and performing weed, rodent, insect, and disease control to maintain the appropriate appearance of the grounds. Duties also include clearing walkways and roadways of plant materials and other debris to ensure a safe environment and overall cleanliness; clearing all valve boxes for easy identification. along with master valves for both domestic and raw water; emptying all trash receptacles and ash trays as needed; repairing and/or replace broken, plugged and/or inoperable water lines, sprinkler valves, sprinklers, drip lines, and emitters to ensure systems are working properly; and controlling irrigation watering using hand held computer, pc computer and/or stand-alone controllers. The selected incumbent must have the ability to safely use and operate an excavator/backhoe, dump vehicle, utility vehicles, sod cutter, tamper and various hand tools to accomplish landscaping projects.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Two years of experience performing grounds maintenance work using a variety of tools and techniques; OR one year of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Incumbents may be required to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays in addition to their normal work schedules. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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This position may require work on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. |
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Requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment. |
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The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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