Job Description
Salary : $40,497.60 - $42,577.60 Annually
Location : Albuquerque, NM
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2501093
Department: Arts and Culture
Division: CS-BP Botanical Gardens
Opening Date: 07/02/2025
Closing Date: 7/15/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
Bargaining Unit: BL
Position Summary Perform a variety of duties involved in the planning, care and maintenance of plants and grounds and perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility. Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements Education directly related to the minimum requirements below may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis. High school diploma or GED;
and Two (2) years experience in horticulture grounds maintenance work.
Additional Requirements: Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
Preferred Knowledge - Methods and techniques of plant maintenance including the pruning and trimming of a variety of shrubs
- Care, operation and maintenance of a variety of power tools and equipment
- Principles of plant taxonomy and classification
- Techniques of plant and garden care
- Proper watering techniques as applied to individual plant life
- Safe work practices
- Basic principles and practices of grounds maintenance
- Basic principles and practices of irrigation system installation, maintenance, and repair
Preferred Skills & Abilities - Care for and maintain a variety of plant life
- Perform a variety of grounds maintenance duties
- Install, maintain, and repair irrigation systems
- Operate a variety of hand and power tools in a safe and effective manner
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Communicate clearly and concisely
- Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Total Rewards. Total You. The City of Albuquerque takes pride in offering our employees one of the most attractive Total Rewards packages in New Mexico. In addition to competitive salaries, the City provides benefit options for health, pharmacy, dental, vision, life, disability, and much more. The City also has pre-tax savings plans for healthcare, childcare, and parking. Employees participate in the state's public retirement system (PERA), with the City paying up to 75 percent of the employee's contribution. That's higher than any other contribution rate in the state of New Mexico!
Paid holidays? Check
Paid parental leave? Check
Paid birthdays off? Check
Vacation and sick leave starting Day 1? Check and check
Our people matter and we prioritize physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. With resources such as onsite and mobile medical clinics, an employee assistance program that encourages work-life balance, and tuition assistance and professional development pathways, the City is committed to equipping our employees with tools to better their lives and grow their careers while serving their community.
01
Do you possess a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or have the ability to obtain by date of hire (attach a copy of your Driver's License)?
02
Select the highest level of successfully completed related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting degree or transcripts).
- No High School Diploma
- High School Diploma or GED
- Non/degree accredited- Some College
- Associates
- Bachelors
- Masters
- Juris Doctorate
- Doctorate
03
Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements, if applicable, add verifiable time in a temporary upgrade status and/or volunteer experience when selecting number of years.
- No experience
- 1 to less than 6 months
- 6 to less than 12 months
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- 4 years to less than 5 years
- 5 years to less than 6 years
- 6 years to less than 7 years
- 7 years to less than 8 years
- 8 years to less than 9 years
- 9 years to less than 10 years
- 10 years to less than 11 years
- 11 years to less than 12 years
- 12 years to less than 13 years
- 13 or more years
Required Question City of Albuquerque, NM
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement,