Irrigation Technician
Job Description
Vibrant Position
Position: Irrigation Technician
Company: Confidential
Company: Confidential
Job Brief
Overview the city of fountain valley is seeking a skilled irrigation technician to install, maintain, and repair irrigation systems across municipal properties, parks, and public spaces.
Salary Detail
$65,228.80 – $79,289.60 a year
Experience
Employment History is required
Job Detail
- 4/10 schedule (off Fridays)
- 4% base salary increase in July 2026
- An incredible retirement / pension: CalPERS (2%@60 for Classic or 2%@62 for PEPRA)
- Flex dollars for CalPERS medical HMO/PPO plans – (Tier III): $675 for Employee Only. $1,175 for Employee + 1 Dependent. or $1,450 for Employee + Family. Flex dollars are applied to medical, dental (mandatory), life insurance (mandatory), vision and optional AFLAC insurance.
- Matching deferred compensation contribution (up to $225 per month)
- City-paid long-term disability insurance
- Generous leave accruals
- 11 paid holidays, including 1floating holiday
- Essential Duties:
- Operates, inspects, programs and repairs all components of smart and automated irrigation systems at landscaped sites, including automatic controllers, valves, water mains, lateral lines, sprinklers, and backflow devices.
- Assists with monitoring and inspecting the work of contractors engaged in the maintenance, construction, and care of City owned landscaped areas.
- Excavates, repairs, and installs irrigation systems including all sprinkler parts, sprinkler heads, valves, and controllers.
- Inspects, programs, adjusts, and modifies irrigation systems.
- Operates a variety of trenching equipment including backhoes, tractors, trenchers, and root cutters.
- Operates a variety of test equipment including Volt/OHM meter, wire, and valve locators.
- Loads, lifts, and carries various materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Traces, locates, excavates, and repairs low voltage direct burial wiring.
- Other Job-Related Duties:
- Maintain inventory of irrigation supplies, tools, and equipment.
- Read irrigation plans and blueprints and record essential built in changes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Qualification Guidelines
- EDUCATION:
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- College coursework with an emphasis in park and sports turf, landscape and park maintenance, irrigation, horticulture, or a related field is highly desirable.
- EXPERIENCE:
- Previous experience maintaining and repairing irrigation systems is required.
- Previous experience operating, maintaining, and programming a centralized irrigation system is highly desirable.
- LICENSE REQUIRED:
- Incumbents must maintain, at all times, the license(s) and certification(s) required for this .
- A valid California Class “C” Driver’s License is required.
- A California Class A or B commercial driver’s license for airbrake and manual transmission is desirable.
- Certified Irrigation Technician issued by the Irrigation Association is desirable.
- QWEL certification as a Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper is desirable
- Water Use Efficiency Practitioner certificate issued by AWWA is desirable.
- Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester certificate issued by the Orange County Health Care Agency is highly desirable.
- SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
- Must be able to work irregular hours and days, overtime, weekends, holidays, variable shifts, stand-by duty, and evenings as necessary.
- This job announcement is not intended to include a complete listing of all responsibilities, knowledge, skills and abilities associated with the position. For further details and to apply, please visit http://www.fountainvalley.org/jobs.
- Pay: $65,228.80 – $79,289.60 per year
- Work Location: In person
