Irrigation Specialist Lead at University of California, Santa Barbara

Irrigation Specialist Lead

Facilities Management

University of California, Santa Barbara

Summary of Job Details:

Lead Irrigation Specialist performs tasks involve installing, maintaining, and repairing manual and automatic landscape irrigation systems. Incumbents typically perform all the work of an Irrigation Specialist and also receives work orders, routinely inspect systems for proper function, trains Irrigation Specialists as required, assigns work to Irrigation Specialists, inspects the work of Irrigation Specialists, assures Grounds department compliance with potable and recycled/ reclaimed water use requirements, and serves as a first user supervisor. Performs potable and recycled/ reclaimed water repairs. Also maintains a schedule of requested system shutdowns for events, and generally ensures that landscape and turf irrigation on campus areas maintained by Facilities Management/Grounds is safe, efficient, timely, and professional. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent degree

• 3-5 years with commercial irrigation systems. Performing a variety of advanced semi-skilled irrigation duties including installing, repairing, and maintaining manual and automatic irrigations systems and related equipment.

• 3-5 years performing a variety of advanced semi-skilled irrigation duties including installing, repairing, and maintaining manual and automatic irrigations systems and related equipment.

• Experience in leading staff members and providing work instruction for landscaping and irrigation related work.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Spends prolonged periods of time digging by hand to expose irrigation pipes, valves, and wiring. Spends prolonged periods of time squatting in excavated holes repairing pipes, valves, and wiring. This entails working in awkward positions, kneeling for long periods of time, working in wet conditions, and forcefully gripping a range of hand and power tools. Spends long periods of time seated on mowers and other equipment, with exposure to heat, cold, and other weather changes.

• Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull-Notice Program

• Satisfactory criminal history background check

• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment.

Pay Rate/Range: $26.71 to $28.91/hour. 

Days/Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00AM – 2:30PM

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits 

UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20 .

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination .

Application review begins:  11/1/2024

Apply online at  https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job #73787