Golf Course Technician

• Mows greens greens, tees, fairways and roughs. cleans and rakes bunkers; maintains ball washers and related facilities; changes cup and tee placements. 
• Operates mowers, tractor and gang mowers, aerifiers, trailered equipment, and small power equipment such as drills, chain saws, grinders and buffers, solder guns, air hammers, compressors, tapping machines, and other tools, equipment, and trucks used in golf course maintenance, construction, and repair work; performs minor mechanical repairs on such equipment. 
• Operates golf course tractor with a front end loader attached and a bucket capacity of 1/4 yard or larger with attachments such as backhoe. 
• Identifies turf diseases; takes soil samples; mixes and applies pesticides, fertilizers, algaecides, and herbicides; aerifies, seeds, top dresses turf, and lays sod; plants and maintains bushes and flowers. 
• Constructs, installs, and repairs golf course sod according to design plans and diagrams. 
• Adjusts mower reel units; checks for leaks in hydraulic lines; checks oil, gas, and hydraulic fluid levels; tightens nuts, bolts, and pulleys. 
• Digs holes and trenches in order to maintain or construct irrigation and drainage lines; shores excavation; installs pipe and backfills excavation; repairs and maintains irrigation systems. 
• Performs various semi-skilled tasks in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry, concrete, and general maintenance work; these tasks are not at the journey level of any skilled trade, and are not subject to code inspection.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs drainage on non-potable irrigation pipe; threads, cuts, and lays irrigation pipe for new lines; removes old piping; flushes and removes debris and roots from drain lines. 
• Adjusts automatic irrigation system controller to provide proper and timely irrigation at each watering location. 
• Performs limited repairs, typically of an emergency nature, of mainline, laterals, valves, and heads down line from the double check valves pump and vacuum breaker. (Course crews will not work on potable water lines, appliances, or pumps.) 
• Installs drainage, drain tile, rock pockets, and small catch basins. 
• Manufactures tee mat pads by constructing forms, pouring, and finishing cement. Lays asphalt, patches holes in roadways, cart paths, and around facility buildings. (These are typically small quick-fix projects.) 
• Performs various landscape work including installing railroad ties for the development of flower beds, raking, digging, tree planting, pruning bushes, cutting brush, and applying chemicals. 
• Trims, prunes, and sprays trees; removes stumps; chips branches and grinds stumps; fells small to moderate sized trees. 
• Changes light bulbs and fuses; manages central control irrigation system. 
• Completes small interior and exterior painting projects including signs, graffiti items, benches, garbage cans, posts, and fences. 
• Reads work orders and obtains needed supplies; completes forms and writes simple reports on work; maintains accurate records of time and materials used. 
• Leads the work of intermittent Golf Course Technicians and employees in lower job classifications. 
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of work experience directly related to the duties described above in a golf course environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Toro or Rainbird central control irrigation system
• Experience maintaining Poa Annua putting surfaces
• Golf course irrigation repair and troubleshooting experience

Licensing/Certification

• Current Washington State driver's license. 
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Washington State license to apply pesticides.

Work Environment 

• May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Required to stand, walk, bend, or operate machinery or a vehicle for extended periods of time. 
• Frequently required to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds; may occasionally be required to lift heavier objects. 
• May be required to handle or work with toxic substances. 
• Required to perform physical labor for extended periods of time. 
• Required to work outdoors in all types of weather.

The full salary range for this position is$36.23 – $43.28 hourly.  

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans

SPR's Core Competencies are:
 
Accountability & Action: Holding yourself accountable for achieving goals, completing tasks, and delivering quality work. Demonstrating thoughtful initiative in actions and decision-making and promoting high quality standards. 
 
Equity and Inclusion: Supporting the goals of the Race and Social Justice Initiative and the City's commitment to workforce equity. 
 
Communication: Sharing and exchanging information and ideas with people in a variety of ways to help them understand and remember the information. 
 
Service: An ongoing commitment to base decisions and actions on the needs and priorities of the City. 
 
Teamwork: Participating as an engaged member of a team to achieve group goals. Effectively working with internal and external people to complete tasks and achieve work group goals.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
 
To align with our commitment to equity and the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative, SPR is collecting cover letters and resumes without personal identifiers to achieve a blind screening process. Although a resume or cover letter is not required for this position, if you would like to attach additional submissions, please see instructions in the supplemental questions.  Attachments to this application will not be considered by the screening panel.