Landscape Services Inspector

About the role

The City of Moreno Valley is seeking a Landscape Services Inspector to oversee and inspect landscape construction and maintenance in public rights-of-way, greenbelts, and other open spaces. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with City standards, managing landscape maintenance contracts, and collaborating with contractors, developers, and community representatives to maintain safe, aesthetically pleasing landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and inspect landscape construction and maintenance in public rights-of-way, greenbelts, and other open spaces.
• Ensure compliance with City standards and manage landscape maintenance contracts.
• Collaborate with contractors, developers, and community representatives to maintain safe, aesthetically pleasing landscapes.
• Inspect new and existing landscape projects, identify maintenance deficiencies, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Maintain irrigation systems for efficiency.
• Support contract administration, review bid documents, verify invoices, and provide excellent customer service to residents and stakeholders.

Requirements

• A strong background in landscape construction, maintenance, and contract administration, with expertise in horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation, and pest management.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills to work effectively with contractors, developers, and the public.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving landscape deficiencies, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to interpret blueprints and specifications.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving landscape deficiencies, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to interpret blueprints and specifications.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving landscape deficiencies, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to interpret blueprints and specifications.

Qualifications

• A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from high school, or G.E.D. equivalent, supplemented by course work in landscape architecture, horticulture or a closely related field; and three years of landscape-related design and/or installation experience involving planning, installing and administering landscaping programs for medians, parks and large landscaped projects; OR, equivalent combination of training or related work experience.

Skills

• Strong background in landscape construction, maintenance, and contract administration.
• Expertise in horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation, and pest management.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving landscape deficiencies.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to interpret blueprints and specifications.

Benefits

• For an overview of the City of Moreno Valley's excellent benefit offerings, please click the following link: City of Moreno Valley Benefits Overview.

Pay

A 2% base salary increase is scheduled to take effect in the first full pay period beginning after July 1, 2026.

Schedule

A flexible schedule; Placement on a 5/8, 9/80, or 4/10 work schedule.