Parks Irrigation Technician

Are you someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, takes pride in public service, and enjoys working outdoors? The City of Roseville is seeking adaptable, community-focused individuals to join our Parks team. As a Parks Irrigation Technician, you'll play a vital role in overseeing the maintenance and repair of our city's extensive irrigation systems, implementing a city-wide irrigation program, and ensuring the health and vitality of our trees, turf, and landscape plants. Your work will also help maintain safe, playable surfaces for sports fields and recreational areas, supporting the enjoyment and well-being of all who visit our parks.

We’re looking for team members who lead with trust, communicate effectively, make sound decisions, and are committed to creating welcoming, sustainable spaces for the community. If you believe in serving the community with integrity and want to be part of a team that values people, purpose, and progress, then we want to hear from you.

What the City of Roseville Offers:

• $30.70 - $43.19 Hourly (dependent on experience)
• Up to $2,415 per month in health and welfare benefits
• Competitive vacation and sick leave programs
• 10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays 
• Opportunities to train and promote
• CalPERS
• A top-notch team and more!

The current vacancies are for full-time and benefitted positions; however, the employment list that will be established from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future regular, temporary, and limited term vacancies in the City for the duration of the list.  

The normal work schedule varies Sunday through Saturday, between the hours of 6 AM - 5 PM, with some shift schedules requiring evening and weekend work. 

For a complete list and example of duties, please click HERE.

Experience and Training

Experience:

Two years of increasingly responsible experience performing irrigation installation, maintenance and repair as the primary work function. One year of lead experience and experience utilizing a computerized irrigation maintenance management system is desirable.  

AND

Training: 

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade; additional course work or training in landscape maintenance, irrigation or agriculture is highly desirable.

License or Certificate: 

Possession of a valid California driver’s license by date of appointment.

An Irrigation Association Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor designation must be obtained within six months of date of appointment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
All employment applications must be submitted online at the City of Roseville CAREER PAGES only.

Detailed information on the City of Roseville recruitment practices can be reviewed on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

The City of Roseville defines “accredited college or university” as an institution of higher learning and must be listed on the United States Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation. 

Credits earned from colleges, universities, and institutions listed as accredited institutions on this website will be considered as part of the educational component of the minimum qualifications for a classification.

The following options apply to the evaluation of college degrees from countries outside the United States:

• Educational background from a foreign country may be evaluated by an accredited United States college or university listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website.
• Verification of degree equivalency may be obtained from organizations that provide foreign education credential evaluation services. The City of Roseville will accept verification from any of the listed member agencies found at http://www.naces.org or www.aice-eval.org.
• A copy of the foreign credential evaluation verification can be attached to the employment application.
• If you are offered a position with the City of Roseville, as a part of the pre-employment steps, applicants must provide a foreign degree credential equivalency certificate from an approved member agency above.  Applicants who do not provide verification, will be eliminated from further consideration.