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Job Description
Summary
Minimum starting salary: $26.00 - Depends 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!
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
- 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.
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!
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Waco
Show moreWaco is centrally located in the heart of Texas on the I-35 corridor midway between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. This progressive and diverse city with a vibrant community spirit offers major attractions, museums, recreation, and abundant shopping to more than 140,000 residents. Waco is the 25th largest city in Texas and the county seat of McLennan County.
Waco is not only briming with Texas history, economic opportunity, and a rich variety of cultural experiences, it is also a major seat of high learning within three major colleges in its city limits including Baylor University, Texas State Technical College and McLennan Community College.
The city is also the birthplace of Dr. Pepper, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Waco boasts one of the biggest and best municipal parks in Texas, Cameron Park. While the park is located in the middle of downtown situated on the Brazos and Bosque River it hosts numerous races, triathlons, boat races and much, much more.
Governance and Organization
Waco is a home rule city with a council-manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of a Mayor, elected at-large, and five City Council members representing single-member districts, all serving two-year terms. The City Council sets the tax rate, approves the budget, appoints members to City boards and commissions, enacts City ordinances, and appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary, and the Municipal Court Judge.
The City has a strong Financial Management Policy that guides the operation and delivery of quality City services, contributes to excellent AA+ and Aa1 bond ratings, and maintains an unassigned fund balance reserve in the General Fund equal to 28% of current year budgeted expenditures. The City of Waco has more than 1,600 employees and a total operating budget of over $400 million.
The City provides a full range of municipal services including a regional airport, animal services, building inspections, code enforcement, convention and visitors bureau, emergency management, housing and community development, economic development, fire, public health, library, municipal court, parks and recreation, planning, police, public works, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, utilities and zoo operations.
The City Council and City Manager are committed to the mission of providing exemplary municipal services for citizens and visitors in a collaborative and transparent manner while honoring the public’s trust. Waco values include providing excellent and innovative services, promoting equality and inclusion, focusing on teamwork, investing in people and always doing the right thing.
With the City of Waco, you will find our home; where everyone belongs and thrives as move forward together.
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