Operating Engineer

Job Summary

• The Operating Engineer/Journeyman is responsible for managing the installation of upgrades for commercial landscape maintenance accounts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use hand and/or power tools or equipment to perform a wide range of landscape and irrigation duties
• Install sprinklers
• Build irrigation components such as Remote-Control Valve assemblies, Swing Joints, Back Flow devices, etc.
• Read Blueprints and plan details
• Use hand equipment with mechanized moving blades such as gas-powered shears
• Use manual hand tools such as shovels

Education and Experience:

• No education required.
• 6 months of operating engineer apprentice experience.

Physical Demands/Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
• Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
• Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
• Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
• You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
• Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
• Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.

Work Environment:

• Work from elevated heights such as an 8" A-frame ladder
• Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
• Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
• Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
• Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
• Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes. 

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

This job description is subject to change at any time.