Irrigation Specialist Lead

Payroll Title: IRRIGATION SPEC LD
Job Code: 8091
Job Open Date: 10/17/2024
Application Review Begins: 11/1/2024
Department Code (Name): FACM (Facilities Management)
Percentage of Time: 100%
Union Code (Name): SX-Service Unit
Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff: Career
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Salary Grade: N/A
Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $26.71 to $28.91/hour. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full hourly range for this position is $25.15 to $31.92/hour.
Work Location: 6759 Navigator Way, Building 7
Working Days and Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00AM - 2:30PM
Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Special Instructions:

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement:

The mission of all Design, Facilities & Safety Services units is to design, build, operate, maintain, and renew the physical environment required to support the University's instructional, research, and public service mission and to assure UCSB is at the forefront of world class universities. Our Goals Are To: Create one of the most attractive campuses in the world; Ensure the long term preservation of the investment in facilities and equipment; Provide excellence in service to the campus community; and achieve our goals with a supportive and highly motivated staff.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties:

Lead Irrigation Specialist performs tasks involve installing, maintaining, and repairing manual and automatic landscape irrigation systems. Incumbents typically perform all the work of an Irrigation Specialist and also receives work orders, routinely inspect systems for proper function, trains Irrigation Specialists as required, assigns work to Irrigation Specialists, inspects the work of Irrigation Specialists, assures Grounds department compliance with potable and recycled/ reclaimed water use requirements, and serves as a first user supervisor. Performs potable and recycled/ reclaimed water repairs. Also maintains a schedule of requested system shutdowns for events, and generally ensures that landscape and turf irrigation on campus areas maintained by Facilities Management/Grounds is safe, efficient, timely, and professional. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma or Equivalent degree

3-5 years with commercial irrigation systems. Performing a variety of advanced semi-skilled irrigation duties including installing, repairing, and maintaining manual and automatic irrigations systems and related equipment.

3-5 years performing a variety of advanced semi-skilled irrigation duties including installing, repairing, and maintaining manual and automatic irrigations systems and related equipment.

Experience in leading staff members and providing work instruction for landscaping and irrigation related work.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Spends prolonged periods of time digging by hand to expose irrigation pipes, valves, and wiring. Spends prolonged periods of time squatting in excavated holes repairing pipes, valves, and wiring. This entails working in awkward positions, kneeling for long periods of time, working in wet conditions, and forcefully gripping a range of hand and power tools. Spends long periods of time seated on mowers and other equipment, with exposure to heat, cold, and other weather changes.
• Maintain a valid CA driver's license, a satisfactory DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull-Notice Program
• Satisfactory criminal history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

• 45% Lead Work - Works and leads work of the Facilities Management/Grounds Irrigation Shop. Programs irrigation controllers, and/or supervises programming by others, to effectively irrigate turf and ornamental beds in accordance with recycled/ reclaimed water use regulations, California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) data, local weather conditions, mowing schedule, sports field use schedules, special events, and other relevant factors. Prioritizes repairs and assigns work to Irrigation Specialists accordingly. Coordinates and reviews material requisitions of Irrigation Specialists. Schedules irrigation controller and/or valve shut downs for events, repairs, et cetera, and ensures that the system is reactivated in a timely fashion.

• 15% Maintenance and Monitoring - Maintains existing irrigation systems, performing necessary installations, repairs and replacement of sprinkler heads, valves, piping, controllers, wiring and related equipment. Operates equipment such as tractor, skip loader, backhoe, and other equipment as Grounds operations require.

• 5% Inventory Control - Maintains a minimum and maximum quantity for stocked parts. Responsible for inventory audits as necessary.

• 20% Safety Regulations - Develops, promotes, and adheres to safety rules, standards or techniques as an integral part of business. Partners with campus Goleta Water District Recycled/Reclaimed Water Manager to stay in compliance with recycled/ reclaimed water regulatory policies and procedures, and carries out annual cross-checks as per local regulations.

• 10% Construction Plans/Blueprints - Reads existing irrigation blueprints to verify system component locations. Accurately marks modifications to systems on blueprints and works with draftsperson to create and maintain accurate "as-built" prints of irrigation systems. Coordinates with Project Managers and other trades to prevent excavation damage to existing irrigation systems while reviewing proposed irrigation plans to ensure that newly installed systems will work well with existing systems, be in compliance with UCSB Irrigation specifications and Goleta Water District Recycled/Reclaimed Water Management.

• 5% Other Duties - Other duties including landscaping and grounds maintenance as assigned to meet the mission of Facilities Management and Campus Grounds. Participates in staff training and development workshops, retreats, meetings as determined by unit. Affirms and implements the departments mission statement by upholding goals and objectives that relate to the vision statement.

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As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals** must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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* UC Santa Barbara COVID-19 Information - https://www.ucsb.edu/COVID-19-information
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*Note: The Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Interim Revisions was updated effective August 16, 2023. A systemwide review of this policy will take place in Fall 2023 with an expected issuance/effective date in early 2024.

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