Job Details

Landscape and Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

SALARY: $8,468.00 - $10,293.00 Monthly

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

Explore a meaningful career with Marin Water and join us in our mission to manage the lands, water, and facilities in our trust to provide reliable, high-quality water and adapt and sustain these precious resources for the future.

This position plays a key role in keeping District water system facilities operating safely, efficiently, and at a high standard. Serving as an advanced journey-level lead, the role blends hands-on technical expertise with crew leadership, coordinating complex maintenance, construction, and landscaping projects while ensuring safety, quality, and teamwork across all assignments.

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. The deadline for the first review of applications is on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly as this recruitment may close at any time without notice.

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assigns, directs, and checks work of crew members assigned to specific projects;
• Trains employees on process and safe use of tools and equipment required for assigned projects;
• Reviews completed work for compliance with established procedures, accuracy, and makes corrections as necessary;
• Performs and coordinates landscaping activities including, but not limited to: irrigation repair and installation, planting, vegetation management, pest control and general maintenance;
• Coordinates the work of contractors;
• Assists with estimating costs for contracted work, obtains bids for small projects to be performed by contractors, and inspects contractor's work;
• Develops and maintains SAP work orders and tracks project budgets
• Tracks time and expenditures pertaining to projects, and monitors project budgets;
• Maintains records, and prepares various documents, reports, and forms using personal computers as appropriate;
• Acts as technical advisor for tree maintenance operations where needed for the District, by identifying work to be done, scheduling work with contractors, overseeing work performed or performing work directly, administering related bids/contracts, applying for permits, and providing required notifications and reports;
• Identifies vegetation management needs on assigned District sites and performs the associated tasks to ensure vegetation is maintained at proper levels;
• Applies chemicals using power and hand spray equipment to control pests, plant disease, weeds and other undesirable growth;
• Performs pest control operations for the District where needed, by consulting with pest control contractors, performing pest control as needed, and ensuring pest control activities meet regulatory standards, administering related bids/contracts and providing required notifications and reports;
• Oversees the Districts Fire Extinguisher locations/Inventory/Testing requirements. Works with outside vendor to make sure Fire Extinguishers are tested and certified annually;
• Inputs and maintains a variety of records, including testing records and community service worker records and documents of attendance;
• May be assigned to perform other general maintenance duties as required.

Experience & Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles, techniques and practices of horticulture landscape maintenance, soils and soil preparation, pruning, planting, fertilization and irrigation systems;
• Practices of habitat restoration, vegetation management, and wildland trail and road management;
• Chemicals used to control plant disease, insects and weeds;
• Use and application and safety procedures of a variety of chemicals;
• Maintenance and repair of water system buildings, facilities, and grounds;
• The safe and skillful operation of materials, power tools, manual tools, and equipment related to construction and maintenance work;
• Functions of a water distribution system, water storage facilities, meters, hydrants and sources and supply;
• Basic understanding of water distribution mathematics, water quality, and disinfections;
• Basic operation on how to use a Fire Extinguisher and ability to recognize when a Fire Extinguisher needs to be replaced;
• General safety practices; traffic control, trenching and shoring, confined spaces, safety requirements, hazards and OSHA compliance;
• Federal, State and water utility safety rules and regulations;
• Understands safe construction practices and procedure including safety precautions for operating power equipment, working in traffic and under hazardous conditions.

Ability to:

• Coordinate work of teams or individuals assigned to a project; employees and volunteers;
• Plan, organize, and coordinate his/her own work and the work of others;
• Make arithmetic calculations, some of which involve fractions and percentages;
• Perform routine maintenance and repair of facilities, grounds and equipment;
• Estimate material and equipment needs for landscape and tree projects;
• Identify common shrubs, trees, plan diseases and insect pests;
• Learn and apply practices and techniques of landscape, natural resources and vegetation maintenance;
• Skillfully and safely operate power and landscape equipment;
• Safely use and apply chemicals to plants and vegetation;
• Perform manual labor for extended periods;
• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions;
• Work at high elevations, on scaffolds, ladders, storage tanks and buildings and confined spaces;
• Work from boats, barges, floats around and on District lakes;
• Read and understand maps, blueprint, diagrams and landscape drawings;
• Maintain accurate and legible records, using computers as necessary;
• Make minor repairs and alterations in equipment;
• Observe safe working practices and safety requirements; and
• Work cooperatively with others;
• Effectively and courteously deal with public and with those contacted in the course of work;
• Identify common shrubs, trees, plant diseases and insect pests;
• Operate typical landscape equipment skillfully and safely (garden tractor, shovels, rakes and pruning equipment).

Training and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to:

• Completion of the twelfth grade or its equivalent;
• Four years of experience in performing maintenance work in facilities, water system services, grounds-keeping, landscaping, irrigation or related work;
• Experience providing direction to work crews or contractors involved in performing maintenance and/or construction or related work.

Licenses and/or Certifications:

• Class A California driver's license (CDL) issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles and satisfactory driving record is required.
• An employee in this classification performs "safety-sensitive functions" and must comply with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and is subject to the Federal Omnibus Transportation employee Testing Act of 1991;
• All employees in this classification are subject to regular review of the Department of Motor Vehicle driver's activity reports, and must maintain a satisfactory driving record;
• Possession of a "D1" Distribution Operators Certificate issued by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) at the time of appointment.
• Must possess a current pest control applicators license with a Q.A.L. (Qualified Applicator's License) or a Q.A.C. (Qualified Applicator's Certificate) in Category A: Residential, Industrial and Institutional, or Category B: Landscape Maintenance;
• Possession of International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist within twelve (12) months of appointment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the testing/interview process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 945-1434 at least two weeks prior to the application deadline or examination date.