Parks Operations Supervisor

learn more about the City of Tracy and here for the job announcement. TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
Application Deadline: JUNE 11, 2025
Oral Board: JUNE 24, 2025 Selection Interview: THE WEEK OF JULY 7TH
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Becoming the next Parks Operations Supervisor for the City of Tracy is more than just a career moveits a chance to lead, inspire, and create lasting outdoor spaces for the community. With a passion for landscaping, leadership, and providing clean, safe environments for families, this role offers two potential exciting pathways: overseeing the citys General Fund parks or managing its sports fields. Both opportunities demand a blend of technical expertise and soft skills, ensuring that each space is not just maintained but thrives under thoughtful stewardship.

In the General Fund parks role, youll focus on beautification efforts, irrigation projects, and overall park enhancements, shaping serene green spaces where residents can unwind, play, and connect with nature. As the leader of this team, mentorship and supervision will be centralguiding staff, managing work assignments, and ensuring projects align with community expectations. On the sports field side, your leadership will extend to maintaining top-tier athletic facilities, ensuring fields are in prime condition for games, tournaments, and local sports leagues. Precision in landscaping, turf management, and infrastructure improvements will be key to delivering high-quality experiences for athletes and spectators alike.

Beyond the hands-on work, this position calls for essential soft skills, including strong communication, problem-solving, and customer service. Engaging with the public and responding to concerns requires approachability and attentiveness, while managing vendor relationships and contracts demands keen organizational abilities. Additionally, being tech-savvy is increasingly crucialwhether its tracking maintenance schedules, managing reports, or leveraging modern systems for efficiency. As Parks Operations Supervisor, youll take the lead in shaping outdoor spaces that bring joy, activity, and relaxation to the community, ensuring every park or sports facility reflects the City of Tracys commitment to excellence.
This recruitment will be used to fill the existing vacancy and future vacant positions in the department.
DEFINITION
Under general direction, plans, schedules, assigns, reviews, and supervises the work of maintenance crews and/or contractors in the Department assigned to Parks, Sports Fields & Landscape Maintenance, Urban Forestry, Streets and Traffic Maintenance, Utility Maintenance, or other department divisions as needed; coordinates assigned activities with other City departments and outside agencies; and performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from assigned supervisory or management staff. Exercises direct and general supervision over assigned staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is the full supervisory-level class in the Maintenance Worker series. Incumbents are responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the work of staff and for providing technical support to management in an assigned service area. Performance of the work requires the use of independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines. The Operations Supervisor is distinguished from the Operations Superintendent class in that the duties of the former are performed primarily in the field overseeing and supervising work crews and the latter has overall management responsibility for activities of a given division within the Department.

Service Areas:
Positions may be assigned to one of the following service areas or other department divisions as needed:

• Parks, Sports Fields & Landscape Maintenance : Maintenance, operation, repair, and construction of City parks, sports fields, and public landscaping.
• Urban Forestry : Maintenance of City Street, park and landscape trees, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and sidewalks.
• Streets and Traffic Maintenance : Maintenance of City roadways, sidewalks, traffic signs, striping, and the Community Preservation Unit.
• Utility Lines : Maintenance of City water distribution system, meters, and sewer/storm drain collection system.

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of assigned staff; trains staff in work procedures and safe work practices; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action; assists in selection and promotion.
• Participates in the development of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for assigned services and programs; recommends and implements policies and procedures including standard operating procedures for assigned operations.
• Monitors activities of the maintenance work unit; identifies opportunities for improving service delivery and procedures; provides recommendations concerning process changes; reviews with appropriate management staff; implements improvements.
• Coordinates assigned services and operations with those of other service areas, departments, outside agencies, and community groups.
• Participates in annual budget preparation; identifies and recommends future resource needs; prepares detailed cost estimates with appropriate justifications; monitors expenditures.
• Plans and lays out maintenance projects; monitors and controls supplies and equipment; orders supplies and tools as necessary; prepares documents for equipment procurement; participates in the bid process for projects.
• Supervises the use and operation of tools, equipment, and vehicles; ensures that tools, equipment, and vehicles are safely operated, maintained, and secured when not in use; schedules service, repair, and replacement of tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Inspects work in progress and completed work of assigned employees and contractors for accuracy, proper work methods and techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of reports, records, and files; ensures the proper documentation of projects and activities.
• Collaborates and confers with property owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors and other City staff in acquiring information and coordinating public works matters; provides information regarding City policies, procedures, codes, and ordinances.
• Monitors changes in regulations and technology that may affect public works maintenance services; implements policy and procedural changes after approval.
• Answers questions and provides information to the public; investigates and responds to complaints and inquiries from citizens, other departments, and agencies; recommends corrective actions to resolve issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment review and evaluation, discipline, and the training of staff in work procedures.
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
• Basic principles and practices of budget administration and monitoring.
• Principles, practices, methods, equipment, and techniques of the construction, maintenance, and repair of public works systems and facilities.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and organizational policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Techniques for effectively representing the City in contacts with governmental agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, regulatory, and legislative organizations.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping, technical report writing, and preparation of correspondence.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination.
• Computers and software programs (e.g., Microsoft software packages) to conduct, compile, and/or generate documentation.

In addition, Parks, Sports Fields & Landscape Maintenance and Urban Forestry :

• Principles and practices of arboriculture, horticulture, pesticide, and fertilizer application, and irrigation.
• Central control irrigation systems.
• Playground and sports field safety requirements and practices.

In addition, Streets and Traffic Maintenance :

• Principles and practices of roadway, sidewalk, and traffic maintenance.

In addition, Utility Lines :

• Principles and practices of water distribution, sewer/storm drain, meter maintenance, and meter reading.

Ability to:

• Select and supervise staff, provide training and development opportunities, ensure work is performed effectively, and evaluate performance in an objective and positive manner.
• Assist in developing and implementing goals, objectives, practices, policies, procedures, and work standards.
• Organize, implement, and direct public works maintenance programs and activities.
• Identify problems, research, and analyze relevant information, and develop and present recommendations and justification for solution.
• Perform the most difficult public works maintenance duties.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, procedures, and other written materials.
• Maintain accurate records and files of work performed.
• Make accurate arithmetic and financial computations.
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed.
• Effectively represent the department and the City in meetings with individuals; governmental agencies; community groups; various business, professional, and regulatory organizations.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to graduation from the twelfth (12 th) grade and three (3) years of increasingly responsible journey level experience in the relevant maintenance and operations service area, including at least two (2) years in a lead role. An associate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field closely related to the assigned field maintenance and operations service area and public sector experience is highly desirable.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California drivers license upon appointment.
• May be required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training.

Parks, Sports Fields & Landscape Maintenance, Streets and Traffic Maintenance, and Urban Forestry :

• Possession of a Qualified Applicator Certificate from the California Department of Pesticide Regulations is required within six (6) months of appointment.

Urban Forestry :

• Certification as an Arborist as issued by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is required within six (6) months of appointment.
• Highly desirable for Urban Forestry: ISA certification as a Tree Worker/Climber Specialist and/or Tree Worker Aerial Lift Specialist. Possession of an ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.

Streets and Traffic Maintenance :

• Possession of a work zone safety certificate from International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA), Traffic Control Supervisor Association (TCSA), International Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Public Works Association (APWA), American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), or the Institution of Transportation Studies (ITS) within six (6) months of appointment.
• Highly desirable for Streets/Traffic: Possession of a Level I and Level II signs and markings certification from the IMSA or the TCSA.

Utility Lines :

• Possession of a Grade III Water Distribution Operator certificate issued by the State of California at time of application.
• Possession of a Grade IV Water Distribution Operator certificate issued by the State of California within twenty-four months of appointment.
• Possession of a Grade III Wastewater Collection System Maintenance certification issued by the California Water Environment (CWEA) within six months of appointment.
• Highly desirable for Utility Lines: Possession of a certificate issued by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) for backflow device testing.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment; strength, stamina, and mobility to work in the field and perform medium to heavy physical work; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; frequently reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, grasp and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to climb and descend ladders, to operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites; and vision to inspect and operate equipment. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to operate and repair tools and equipment. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects averaging a weight of 50 pounds or heavier weights, in all cases with the use of proper equipment and/or assistance from other staff.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Employees work in an office environment and in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Some positions may require working shifts and/or alternate schedules as needed.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All City of Tracy employees are, by State and Federal law, Disaster Service Workers. The roles and responsibilities for Disaster Service Workers are authorized by the California Emergency Services Act and are defined in the California Labor Code. In the event of a declaration of emergency, any employee of the City may be assigned to perform activities which promote the protection of public health and safety or the preservation of lives and property. Such assignments may require service at locations, times, and under conditions that are significantly different than the normal work assignments and may continue into the recovery phase of the emergency. If a Local Emergency is declared during the employees shift, employees will be expected to remain at work to respond to the emergency needs of the community. If a Local Emergency is declared outside of the employees shift, employees must make every effort to contact their direct supervisor or department head to obtain reporting instructions as Disaster Service Workers.