What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician II or Senior - Briargate Special Improvement Maintenance Districts (SIMD) position at City of Colorado Springs?
Maintenance Technician II or Senior - Briargate Special Improvement Maintenance Districts (SIMD)
We are seeking a skilled maintenance professional to join our team within the Briargate Special Improvement Maintenance Districts. This position may be filled at the Technician II or Senior level based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
In these roles, you will perform a variety of landscape duties in landscaped/irrigated right of ways and medians in the Briargate General Improvement District. Key responsibilities will include a variety of semi-skilled maintenance tasks encompassing the repair and management of commercial irrigation systems, turf/grass management, tree work, shrub bed maintenance, and snow removal.
The Senior-level role additionally provides leadership to seasonal staff and contractors, ensuring high-quality work, safe practices, and efficient operations throughout assigned maintenance areas.
Work Schedule: This position has typical work hours 6:00am - 3:30pm Mon-Thurs/ 6:00am-10:00am Fri and may require work on weekends or holidays based on operational needs.
The hiring range for the Maintenance Technician II position is $21.78 - $26.14 Hourly.
The hiring range for the Maintenance Technician Senior is $25.87 - $31.06 Hourly.
As a Maintenance Technician, you will:
- Interpret irrigation system data to determine adjustments to watering schedules; manage annual water allotments.
- Maintain the irrigation system controller, valves, lines, heads, and other system infrastructure, including performing system winterization and spring startup.
- Diagnose and respond to turf and landscape plant problems.
- Seed, top dress, and aerate; maintain landscape beds and plant material, including properly applying appropriate herbicides.
- Pick up trash.
- Remove snow from sidewalks using an ATV and/or other snow removal equipment.
- Inspect, maintain, and perform minor repairs on small to medium-size landscape equipment such as various walk-behind equipment, edgers, and snowplows.
- Regularly inspect grounds, facilities, and playgrounds to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements, and report issues to supervisor.
- Review the work of contractors; direct the work of hourly/seasonal employees.
- Other duties as assigned.
Learn more about the Maintenance Technician II job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page
Learn more about the Maintenance Technician Senior job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page
We are looking for candidates who demonstrate
Knowledge of:
- Commercial irrigation repair/management of systems
- Park Elements
- Woody, perennial, and annual plant material
- Turf maintenance
Ability to:
- Safely operate a variety of tools, equipment, machinery, and assigned vehicles and trailers
- Recognize and respond appropriately to issues
- Develop and maintain positive, effective working relationships
For both levels:
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade (high school diploma or GED)
- Possess, or obtain upon hire, and maintain a valid, non-probationary Colorado driver’s license not subject to restriction related to alcohol and/or drug violations or pending charges
Maintenance Technician II
- Three years of full-time, professional experience in a related field.
Maintenance Technician, Senior
- Five years of full-time, professional experience in a related field.
- Maintenance Technician Senior must currently possess at least one certification from the following:
- Irrigation Association IA (Irrigation Technician cert)
- National Association Landscape Professionals NALP (Irrigation Technician cert)
- ASSE Backflow Tester License
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Colorado Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator License
- Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
Please contact Katie McLaughlin at katie.mclaughlin@coloradosprings.gov for any questions about this position.
Salary : $22 - $31