Job Description

Join the City of Katy and Help Keep Our Community Looking Its Best

The City of Katy is seeking a skilled and dependable maintenance professional to join our Public Works team. In this hands-on role, you'll help maintain the City's rights-of-way, public spaces, and facilities through landscaping, general maintenance, equipment operation, and repair work. From maintaining streetscapes and drainage areas to supporting community events and emergency response efforts, your work will have a direct impact on the safety, appearance, and functionality of our community.

We're looking for someone with strong maintenance and landscaping experience, a commitment to safety, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in delivering quality work, and want to serve a growing community, we encourage you to apply and become an essential part of the City of Katy team.

Performs general and specialty maintenance, landscaping, and repair work for assigned Facilities and City areas. Maintains inventory of ROW maintenance supplies.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs various routine/preventative maintenance activities; checks and repairs landscape items, assesses small engine, and various equipment; change/replace street signs and fixtures.
• Trims trees and bushes; cleans street drainage structures; mows and edges grass; applies fertilizer and mulch; sprays weeds; collects trash as needed.
• Provides assessment report to Superintendent; assists with supervision of assigned areas; Bandit sign operation; ROW preparation/coordination with contracted services for City events as needed.
• Maintains an inventory basic lawn maintenance products related supplies; report/order-assist with supplies as needed.
• Assists with the set-up of events including emergency response operation preparedness.
• This position is considered Critical Personnel during a natural or manmade disaster and/or a catastrophic event. This position may be required to provide services or perform duties for the benefit of the public and the continuity of City operations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of this position.
• For purposes of business continuity, employees in this position are considered Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers, as defined by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training and Experience Guidelines:

High school diploma or equivalent; AND five (5) years of general maintenance experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge of:

• Department policies and procedures.

• Understanding basic landscape irrigation systems, including repair and maintenance checks

• Basic ROW maintenance operations and ability to train/guide field staff.
• Safety policies, procedures, and practices.
• Contractual service provisions/ability to assess third-party/extended service operation

Skill in:

• Operating basic landscaping equipment, tractors, and familiar with backhoe basic operations
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Receiving direction, working independently, and occasionally leading of field operations

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid State Driver's License required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: This position requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, and intense noises.

The City of Katy is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities and Amendments Act and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid State Driver's License required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: This position requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, and intense noises.