Parks and Open Space Supervisor at City of Chino Hills – Chino, California

The City of Chino Hills is seeking a Parks and Open Space Supervisor to take on a key leadership role within the Public Works Department. This position oversees the maintenance and care of the City’s parks, landscaped areas, trees, irrigation systems, and open space areas while leading and supporting a dedicated maintenance team.

If you are passionate about outdoor spaces, enjoy problem-solving, and thrive in a hands-on leadership role, this is an exciting opportunity to make a visible impact in the community while advancing your career.

Please note: An eligibility list from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

As Parks and Open Space Supervisor, you will be capable of:

Lead and Supervise Teams: Oversee, train, mentor, and evaluate maintenance staff to ensure high-quality parks and open space services.

Maintain Parks and Open Spaces: Ensure City parks, landscaped areas, irrigation systems, and open space areas are maintained to established standards.

Promote Safety and Training: Coordinate and provide training related to landscape maintenance, equipment operation, pesticide application, and safe work practices.

Oversee Contracts and Resources: Administer service contracts, inspect contractor work, and allocate staff, equipment, and materials efficiently.

Some of the essential duties you may be responsible for:

• Plan, prioritize, assign, mentor, supervise, and review the work of maintenance staff involved in the City’s parks and open space maintenance programs.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to support a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment.
• Oversee crews performing mowing, trimming, pruning, irrigation repair, tree maintenance, weed abatement, and landscape installation.
• Inspect parks and open space areas to assess maintenance needs; schedule work and estimate labor, materials, and equipment requirements.
• Administer and inspect annual service contracts to ensure compliance with contract standards.
• Assist in preparing and monitoring departmental budgets, including forecasting staffing and material needs.
• Respond to public inquiries, complaints, and emergency situations as necessary.
• Supervise staff including hiring, training, evaluating performance, and addressing deficiencies.
• Prepare formal staff reports and memorandums to communicate project updates, recommendations, and operational impacts to City leadership.
• Respond to after-hours staff inquires.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

For a complete list of duties, please reference the City’s job descriptions page at www.chinohills.org/jobdescriptions. Class specifications are intended to describe the range of duties performed by the classification. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed. Classifications will performed other duties as assigned.

Additional position details:

• This position is part of the Chino Hills Supervisors' Association MOU.
• This role is classified as FLSA Exempt and not eligible for overtime. In lieu of overtime, the position is eligible to accrue up to forty (40) hours of administrative leave each calendar year.
• Eligible to receive Tuition Reimbursement up to $3,500 per fiscal year.
• 9/80 or 5/40 schedule.

To be considered for the position any combination of experience, education and or/training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities may qualify.

A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

EXPERIENCE:
Four years of increasingly responsible experience in landscape maintenance work that includes one year of lead or supervisory experience.
Five years of experience in landscape maintenance that includes two years of supervisory experience is desirable.

EDUCATION:
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade, supplemented by specialized training or coursework in landscape maintenance or a related field.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION:

License or Certificate:

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• Deadline to apply is Sunday, February 1, 2026.
• All applicants are required to apply online at www.chinohills.org or by clicking on the "Apply" link at the top of this announcement.
• The application must be complete and demonstrate that the minimum qualifications are met to proceed in the selection process.
  • Please list any relevant experience and education that demonstrate you may qualify for the position.
  • List all periods of employment from the past 10 years, beginning with your most recent employer (including all employment with the City of Chino Hills).
  • Separately list each position and level of responsibilities, including different positions within the same employer.
• Applications are screened to determine which candidates are best suited to the City's needs. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the information provided on the application is accurate and complete. All statements made on the application are subject to investigation and verification.
• The most qualified applicants will be invited to the next phase of the process. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that your application will be selected to continue in the process.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected from the recruitment process.
• The recruitment process may include, but is not limited to, application review and evaluation, testing assessments, and oral interview(s) examination.

RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE

Qualified applicants will be invited to an oral interview/testing assessment, tentatively scheduled for the week of February 16, 2026.

The next phase of the process will be the department selection interview scheduled for week of February 23, 2026.

Prospective employees who are selected for employment must successfully complete a medical examination and background check, which is paid for by the City. The background check will include being LiveScan fingerprinted through the Department of Justice.

All original appointments who have never held active status in a classification will be required to serve a 26-pay period probationary period (approximately one year). If a current employee who has held active status is selected, it will be considered a promotional appointment, and they will be required to serve a 13-pay period probationary period (approximately six months).