Irrigation Tech I-Sr AS6407

About the role

Campus OSU-Stillwater Contact Name & Email: Brigett Broyles, brigett.broyles@okstate.edu
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm with occasional evenings and weekends.
Appointment Length: Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice
Hiring Range: $14.50 - $24.50 Hourly
Special Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, please include a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine labor to support other Facilities Management departments as assigned.
• Support the Irrigation Supervisor with all aspects of irrigation installation, maintenance, and repairs.
• Adhere to University dig permit guidelines, submit one-call Okie dig permits as needed, and ensure permits are current for scheduled tasks.
• Conduct irrigation utility locates as requested through the work order system, ensuring timely completion and proper documentation.
• Operate irrigation equipment like trenchers, and regularly use shovels and plumbing tools.
• Frequently adjust irrigation heads, valves, backflows, drip lines, and other components as instructed.
• Aid in preventive and repair maintenance on irrigation valves, backflows, clocks, and related components.
• Winterize the irrigation system as directed.
• Inspect irrigation zones and promptly report any issues or concerns to the direct supervisor.
• Perform duties safely and efficiently to maintain a safe work environment, following safety policies, using personal protective equipment, and participating in required safety training.
• Act as the backup for the supervisor during emergency overtime calls as needed.
• Help maintain irrigation equipment, materials, and tools.
• Attend irrigation team and LS Maintenance project meetings as required.
• Pick up litter at job sites and while traveling on campus.
• Collaborate with the Landscape Services Urban Forester to protect trees during irrigation construction projects, following the Campus Tree Care Plan.

Requirements

• High School/GED (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
• Position: Senior Irrigation Technician - Ten years of landscape commercial irrigation maintenance-related work experience with a high school diploma or GED.
• Position: Irrigation Technician - Two years of landscape maintenance or plumbing-related work experience with a high school diploma or GED.
• Position: Irrigation Technician II - Five years of landscape residential irrigation maintenance-related work experience with a high school diploma or GED.
• Position: Irrigation Technician III - Fifteen years of landscape commercial irrigation maintenance-related work experience with a high school diploma or GED.
• Completion of a landscape maintenance-related certification program through an accredited educational institution or professional organization. Or a related university associate or bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to work detail, following instructions, and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and initiative for quality and customer service.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to multitask and coordinate projects through to completion and in a timely manner.
• Knowledge, keen understanding, and operational skills of irrigation and plumbing systems.
• Knowledge of plant and landscape needs and soil conditions.
• Must be able to work under minimal supervision.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to work outdoors in extreme heat and cold, around high levels of dust, pollen, and chemicals, and operating hazardous equipment with loud noise levels.
• Ability to use a shovel, irrigation trencher, lift 50 lbs., and work in inclement weather.
• Must work safely and promote a safe environment.

Skills, Proficiencies, And/or Knowledge

• Strong attention to work detail, following instructions, and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and initiative for quality and customer service.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to multitask and coordinate projects through to completion and in a timely manner.
• Knowledge, keen understanding, and operational skills of irrigation and plumbing systems.
• Knowledge of plant and landscape needs and soil conditions.
• Must be able to work under minimal supervision.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to work outdoors in extreme heat and cold, around high levels of dust, pollen, and chemicals, and operating hazardous equipment with loud noise levels.
• Ability to use a shovel, irrigation trencher, lift 50 lbs., and work in inclement weather.
• Must work safely and promote a safe environment.

Benefits

OSU offers a generous benefits package for continuous, regular positions, including but not limited to health, life and retirement benefits, paid leave and 13 paid holidays per year. Other benefits include employee and dependent tuition waivers, free gym memberships, a free, confidential employee assistance program, and more.