Senior Landscape Technician
Wentzville (MO) Parks & Recreation

Under general supervision, this experienced individual contributor serves as a senior-level crew member in the field, performing and leading a variety of routine semi-skilled and skilled horticulture and grounds maintenance duties. This position plays a key role in the care and maintenance of ornamental plants, grasses, shrubs, and trees located throughout the City’s parks, recreation centers, public buildings, and gateway areas.

The Senior Landscape Technician applies specialized knowledge of horticultural practices, tools, equipment, and techniques while leading more complex or specialized work assignments. In addition to hands-on work, this position is responsible for training crew members, assigning and coordinating tasks, monitoring work quality, and evaluating individual skills and performance. The role requires sound judgment, technical expertise, and strong leadership in the field.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide respectful, professional, and positive service in all interactions with co-workers, internal and external customers, community members, and the public.
• Maintain a positive and productive work environment while ensuring compliance with City, Department, and Division policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
• Develop and implement plans for the successful maintenance of landscaping beds and urban tree canopies, including bioswales, annual and perennial beds, irrigation systems, landscape/waterscape lighting systems, and facility grounds.
• Plan, oversee, and manage major landscape renovation and capital improvement projects, including quality control and coordination of external contractors.
• Oversee assigned staff, including work allocation, training, coaching, and problem resolution.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage landscape beds, bioswales, and urban forests using established schedules for maintenance, irrigation, fertilization, and herbicide, pesticide, and fungicide applications.
• Investigate and respond to complaints, inquiries, and service requests related to City parks, trees, and landscaping.
• Prepare and maintain manuals, instructions, records, files, reports, and work orders.
• Observe symptoms of tree injuries or diseases, make diagnoses, and prescribe appropriate treatments.
• Oversee grounds maintenance for City parks and recreation areas.
• Oversee playground equipment maintenance and repair activities.
• Manage the City’s irrigation program, including installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation equipment in parks and recreational areas.
• Train and lead daily field operations by assigning tasks based on workload and supervisory direction; ensure staff are trained in proper maintenance techniques, equipment use, and safety procedures.
• Collaborate with co-workers and supervisors to complete tasks efficiently and provide necessary updates.
• Operate City vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to: dump trucks (up to 11,000 lbs. GVW), pickup trucks, vans, skid loaders, tractors, front-deck mowers, and other landscape machinery; may include towing trailers with equipment.
• Operate and perform routine minor maintenance on equipment such as walk-behind mowers, chainsaws, hedge clippers, brush and string trimmers, electric shears, leaf blowers, snow blowers, air compressors, and portable generators.
• Maintain daily records of maintenance work requests from internal and external customers.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and ensure availability of specialized tools and equipment used in landscape maintenance and repair.

The City of Wentzville is committed to being an employer of choice, offering prosperous and meaningful career opportunities and flexibility. The City offers excellent benefits, including health, vision, dental, employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability, a retirement pension, 13 paid holidays, five personal days, vacation time, sick time, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, a discounted recreation center membership and much more.

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This job posting will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applicants are received.