Salary: $44,676.00 – $79,122.00 Annually
Location : Hyattsville, MD
Job Type: Career
Job Number: 10498
Department: PGC Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 09/14/2023
Closing Date: 9/29/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
The Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Northern Region Parks Division seeks an experienced Park/General Maintenance Worker Leader- CDL to supervise the daily operations in one of our four areas of concentration: General Park Maintenance, Trail Management, Waste Management and Turf & Ballfield. These positions require experience in skilled park maintenance work involving moderate responsibility, complexity, and variety. The successful candidates will perform a variety of maintenance tasks such as grass cutting, trash removal, athletic field maintenance, trail maintenance, cleaning and repairing park buildings, and snow removal by working in a team environment and leading work teams of career and/or intermittent employees. The ideal candidates should possess skills to operate trucks, tractors with attachments, large riding mowers, loaders, forklifts, some trade skills in carpentry and painting, as well as, the ability to use mobile technology and computer software.
This position will be located at the Polk Street Maintenance Yard.
Examples of Important Duties
- Coordinates and leads the day-to-day activities in assigned work areas. Plans, schedules, assigns and monitors the team members. Trains staff in equipment operation, assigned work program specifications and safety protocols and practices.
- Plans work, estimates resources and materials needed. Recommends purchases and receives deliveries. Sets priorities for daily assignments. Performs inspections and uses mobile technology to enter information into the work order system (EAM).
- Leads workers on minor construction projects. Operates riding mowers and tractors with attachments to cut parks, ballfields and brush.
- Operates trucks, truck and trailer combinations, front-end loader, backhoe, dump trucks with snow plows, and trash trucks, Operates complex equipment and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating requiring a CDL. Using trucks and heavy equipment removes snow, grades fields and other park areas, and hauls materials and equipment. Performs routine safety inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
- Occasionally performs routine custodial maintenance and repairs to park buildings and structures.
- Maintains athletic fields, according to established standards. Lays out field (for example, measures, plots and squares corners, plots yard lines, and marks lines). Installs amenities associated with athletic fields. Aerates turf areas.
- Installs amenities such as signs, grills, picnic tables, fence (chain link and split rail) basketball rims & nets, tennis poles and nets, etc.
- Performs tree maintenance duties. Operates chain saws. Operates chipping machine to grind brush into mulch. Operates stump grinder to remove tree stumps.
- May inspects playground structures for compliance with established safety standards including inspections. Reports unsafe and hazardous conditions of play equipment. Under direction, constructs, installs, and repairs play equipment to ensure safety.
- Monitors and provides assistance setting up special events and transporting stages requiring a CDL. Provides general assistance to park visitors. Assists in monitoring programs and events
Minimum Qualifications
1. High school graduate or GED, and five years of progressively responsible experience in grounds maintenance, building maintenance, and park maintenance; or
2. An equivalent combination of education and experience.
3. Pass Commission medical examination.
4. Valid driver’s license.
5. Additionally, contingent upon area of assignment, some positions in this class may require:
a. Commercial Driver’s License with appropriate endorsements upon appointment, or the ability to acquire one within six months.
b. Maryland Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator’s certification in the categories appropriate to the work assignment.
c. Certification by the National Playground Safety Institute.
Supplemental Information
Class/Specification: Park/General Maintenance Leader-CDL
Work Hours are 5:45 am – 2:30 pmCommercial Driver’s License with appropriate endorsements is required within six months of employment.
This position may involve seasonal weekend work and seasonal work schedules adjustments.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of a wide variety of general park maintenance operations including turf management, playground maintenance, grounds maintenance, ballfield maintenance and basic trade’s skills.
- Skilled in the operations of a wide variety of equipment including truck and trailer operations, tractors, mowers, skid steers, other heavy equipment and other power equipment.
- Ability to lead staff in assigned operations with daily assignments, staff training and performance management.
- Experience with mobile technology and ability to use basic computer skills. – Ability to meet the citizens to investigate complaints
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
2023 BENEFIT SUMMARY FOR MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYEES
The following benefit summary is provided for informational purposes only and is not, nor should be construed as an employment agreement with the M-NCPPC, implied or actual. It is not all-inclusive and is subject to change. Benefits listed are extended to all Merit System employees of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). All plans are optional except the Defined Benefit and Long-Term Disability plans.
Eligibility
You have 45 days from your hire date to elect your benefits. Your coverage begins on the first of the month following receipt of your enrollment forms and required documentation.
Retirement Programs
- Defined Benefit Plan (Mandatory Participation) – Plan E excludes FOP members.
Plan: Employee Contribution
Plan C: 9%* of base salary (FOP members only) – *9.5% Effective 4/1/2023
Plan E: 4% of base salary up to maximum Social Security Wage Base (SSWB) and 8% in excess of SSWB.
- Deferred Compensation MissionSquare 457 plan (Optional)
- Traditional and Roth IRAs (Optional)
Health Insurance Plans (FOP Members Pay 23% for Medical, Prescription and Dental and same as all other employees for Vision.) All other employees pay percentage below.
- Medical
- Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) with Prescription Plan – (15%)
- UnitedHealthcare Select Exclusive Provider Organization Health Plan (EPO) – (20%)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus Point of Service (POS) – (20%)
- Low, moderate, and high options are available. Frequency of covered services differs.
Flexible Spending Accounts (Employee Pays 100%)
- Medical Account – Maximum annual contribution: $2,850
- Dependent Care Account – Maximum annual contribution: $5,000
Long-Term Disability Insurance (Mandatory Participation)
- Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80% (FOP Members Pay 100%)
- Benefits paid at 66 2/3% of base salary, maximum of $6,000/month
Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
- Benefits paid at 66 2/3% of base salary that exceeds $108,000; capped at $216,000
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80%)
- Two (2) times base salary; maximum benefit is $200,000 for each
- Automatic coverage with opt-out provision
Supplemental and Spouse/Dependent Life Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
- Supplemental – 1,2,3,4, or 5 times base salary; maximum benefit is $750,000
- Spouse/Dependent Combination – $10,000/$5,000, $20,000/$10,000, or $30,000/$15,000
Sick Leave Bank (Contribution and Benefit hours prorated for part-time employees)
- Employees have 60 days from date of hire to enroll.
- Employee contributes 8 leave hours each year
- Annually covers up to 688 hours for own serious medical condition, and 480 hours for parental responsibilities (birthadoption or foster care), and 80-160 hours for serious medical condition of an immediate family member
Leave Programs
- Annual: 15 days per year
- Personal: 3 days per year (12-month waiting period)
- Sick: 15 days per year
- Holidays: 11 days per year
Other Benefits
- Credit Union
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Legal Services Plan
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Work-Life Program
For a more detailed description of benefits, please contact the Commission’s Health and Benefits Office at benefits@mncppc.org or 301-454-1694.