Principal Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker - CDL (11351, Grade HL5)

About the role

The Southern Parks Division of Montgomery Parks is seeking a Principal Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker-CDL to join the team at the Meadowbrook Maintenance Facility in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Operate mid- to large-sized equipment, including large mowers, tractors with attachments, loaders, and backhoes
• Operate CDL vehicles such as dump trucks, trash trucks, snowplows, and truck and trailer combinations
• Haul heavy equipment, including tractors and skid steers, using CDL vehicles and trailers
• Perform general maintenance of park grounds, playgrounds, buildings, athletic fields, and stormwater facilities
• Rake, drag, grade, and apply pesticides to athletic fields
• Perform preventive maintenance of stormwater, bioretention, and rain garden facilities, including vegetation and weed control
• Complete minor repairs and basic carpentry, custodial, and preventive maintenance tasks
• Provide limited direction to other maintenance staff as needed
• Respond to emergencies and severe weather events
• Work independently and maintain tools, materials, and supplies

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance, or park maintenance
• Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations
• Within 12 months of hire, a Class-A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements
• Obtain Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Applicator certification in the categories appropriate to the work assignment
• Pass Commission medical examination

Qualifications

• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total four (4) years
• Working knowledge of park, trail, turf, and facility maintenance, including related safety requirements
• Experience operating a wide range of vehicles and equipment, including CDL vehicles, heavy equipment, tractors with attachments, mowers, chainsaws, and hand and power tools
• Skilled in performing maintenance work and providing support in basic trades such as carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, masonry, and equipment maintenance
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills to assess maintenance needs and complete more complex repairs

Skills

• Understanding of safety practices and proper use of equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, and cleaning materials
• Skilled in performing maintenance work and providing support in basic trades such as carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, masonry, and equipment maintenance
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills to assess maintenance needs and complete more complex repairs

Benefits

• Defined Benefit Plan (Mandatory Participation)
• 457 (b) Plan (Optional)
• Retiree Healthcare (Eligibility requires, at least 10 years of eligible service and continuous enrollment in M-NCPPC plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Employee Pays 100%)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (Mandatory Participation)
• Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80%)
• Sick Leave Bank (Contribution and Benefit hours prorated for part-time employees)
• Annual: 15 days per year
  Personal: 3 days per year (12-month waiting period)
  Sick: 15 days per year
  Holidays: 11 days per year