Groundskeeper - Landscaping in Chesapeake, Virginia at City of Chesapeake Human Resources
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City of Chesapeake Human Resources
Chesapeake, Virginia, 23322, United States
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Working Title of Vacant PositionGroundskeeper - Landscaping
Job Type: Full Time
Posting Type: Public
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: PARKS, REC, & TOURISM
Division: PR&T PARK/FAC PLANNING
Requisition Number: 2026431
Number of hours worked per week: 40
Work Schedule: General work schedule: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4:00pm; Will include occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays | Frequently- From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
Work Site Location: Chesaepake, VA [City wide recreational facilities]
Position Driving Requirement: R - Routine
Pay Basis: Weekly
Advertised Salary:
Job Description:
As a member of the Department’s Park and Facility Planning Landscaping Teams, you’ll help maintain and improve the appearance and safety of the City’s outdoor areas, including historical sites, parks, recreational areas, and municipal facilities. This position maintains historical and municipal grounds, parks, facilities, structures, and fixtures, including the Historical Village at the Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake Arboretum, and Chesapeake Municipal Center.
Overall primary tasks include, but are not limited to:
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Job Open Date: 09/03/2026
Job Close Date: 09/21/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Job Type: Full Time
Posting Type: Public
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: PARKS, REC, & TOURISM
Division: PR&T PARK/FAC PLANNING
Requisition Number: 2026431
Number of hours worked per week: 40
Work Schedule: General work schedule: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4:00pm; Will include occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays | Frequently- From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
Work Site Location: Chesaepake, VA [City wide recreational facilities]
Position Driving Requirement: R - Routine
Pay Basis: Weekly
Advertised Salary:
Minimum $17.50 per hour
Starting salary based on qualifications and experience
Starting salary based on qualifications and experience
Job Description:
Help us keep Chesapeake’s parks, public spaces, and facilities safe, beautiful, and welcoming for the community! Parks, Recreation and Tourism is seeking a motivated, self-directed individual who enjoys working outdoors and providing exceptional customer service.
As a member of the Department’s Park and Facility Planning Landscaping Teams, you’ll help maintain and improve the appearance and safety of the City’s outdoor areas, including historical sites, parks, recreational areas, and municipal facilities. This position maintains historical and municipal grounds, parks, facilities, structures, and fixtures, including the Historical Village at the Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake Arboretum, and Chesapeake Municipal Center.
Overall primary tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Provides exceptional internal and external customer service and responds to service requests and inquiries in accordance with the City’s Customer Service and CARES Initiative.
- Operates lawn and garden equipment, tractors and attachments, City vehicles, and common hand and power tools. Lifts and carries up to 50 pounds and performs physical activities including climbing, bending, stooping, and moving furniture in buildings and shelters.
- Maintains landscaping, grounds, sidewalks, fixtures, fences, playgrounds, shorelines, stormwater ponds, and parking lots surrounding City facilities.
- Performs skilled and semi-skilled repair, maintenance, and care of grounds, trails, specialized landscapes, trees, equipment, irrigation systems, recreation facilities, and structures, including carpentry work on shelters, roofs, benches, signs, recreational equipment, fences, and posts.
- Performs grounds maintenance including mowing, trimming, landscaping, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, aeration, removing dead vegetation, edging, mulching, and painting park amenities.
- Provides logistical support for City-sponsored functions and events, including setup and breakdown of tents, fencing, barricades, tables, chairs, recreational and sound equipment, as well as post-event cleanup and trash removal.
- Removes trash and debris from municipal, historical, and park grounds and fields and performs routine custodial duties, including cleaning and stocking facilities.
- Monitors and inspects areas, equipment, park amenities, vehicles, and trailers for safety hazards, needed repairs, damage, and malfunctions and reports deficiencies to the supervisor.
- Submits work orders and maintains related forms, records, and routine documentation.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
Required Qualifications:
VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Requires high school diploma, GED, OR specialized vocational training.
EXPERIENCE:
None Required
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with the City Driving Standards. Ability to obtain a pesticide certification within 6 months of employment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.
Requires high school diploma, GED, OR specialized vocational training.
EXPERIENCE:
None Required
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with the City Driving Standards. Ability to obtain a pesticide certification within 6 months of employment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous customer service experience.
Previous work experience in landscaping, and/or facility operations and equipment. Knowledgeable of methods, tools and equipment used in the repair and general maintenance of grounds and facilities.
Understands and follows written and oral instructions, document necessary information for completion of work orders, event schedules, material expenditures and other related documentation.
Possession of, or ability to obtain Pesticide Applicators Certification within the probation period.
Previous work experience in landscaping, and/or facility operations and equipment. Knowledgeable of methods, tools and equipment used in the repair and general maintenance of grounds and facilities.
Understands and follows written and oral instructions, document necessary information for completion of work orders, event schedules, material expenditures and other related documentation.
Possession of, or ability to obtain Pesticide Applicators Certification within the probation period.
Job Open Date: 09/03/2026
Job Close Date: 09/21/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Drug Screening: MARIJUANA
In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.
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Chesapeake, Virginia, 23322, United States
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