Senior Irrigation Technician

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Senior Irrigation Technician

Designs by Sundown has an excellent career opportunity for a highly experienced Senior Irrigation Technician servicing high-end residential landscape properties. An industry-leading water-wise company, Designs by Sundown is a full-service landscape architecture, design, construction, and maintenance firm. As a senior member of the irrigation team, you will hold a key leadership position installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and monitoring all aspects of computerized, centralized, and large-scale irrigation systems, while mentoring junior technicians and serving as the go-to expert for complex system issues.

Responsibilities

• Activate and winterize client irrigation systems, including complex, large-scale, and centralized systems
• Perform property/system checks according to contracts, and conduct quality-control inspections of work completed by other technicians
• Serve as the primary point of escalation to troubleshoot and diagnose broken, faulty, or complex irrigation components that junior technicians are unable to resolve
• Create and sell proposals for repair and/or upgrades to irrigation system components, and review or approve proposals developed by junior staff
• Dig up, repair, and install irrigation components
• Manage water usage for individual properties through proper programming and adjustment of irrigation controllers, including centralized and smart-controller platforms
• Balance the water demands of a highly maintained landscape with wise environmental stewardship practices
• Verify that industry standards are being met during installation and repairs of irrigation components across the team's work
• Train, mentor, and provide day-to-day technical guidance to junior irrigation technicians
• Assist management with scheduling, workflow coordination, and process improvement for the irrigation department
• Maintain direct relationships with key and VIP clients on the company's most complex or highest-value properties
• Job responsibilities and duties may change from time to time

Experience/Certifications

• 4+ years of proven troubleshooting and repair experience in a residential or commercial irrigation technician role (Required)
• Demonstrated experience working with computerized, centralized, or smart-controller irrigation systems
• Prior experience training, mentoring, or overseeing the work of other irrigation technicians (Preferred)
• Previous residential irrigation assembly and installation experience
• Extensive field experience within the landscape industry (maintenance or construction)
• Strong client-facing communication skills, with experience managing high-end residential accounts (Preferred)
• Valid Driver's License (Required)
• Certified Irrigation Technician (Required)
• Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor or equivalent advanced irrigation certification (Preferred)

The Perks 

• 401(k) plan with company match  

• Medical insurance  

• Dental insurance  

• Vision insurance  

• FSA/HSA  

• PerkSpot  

• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance  

• Paid time Off  

• Tuition Reimbursement (after one year of service) 

Pay Transparency 

Mariani Enterprises LLC is committed to pay transparency and equity among all employees and provides employees with an environment where pay transparency and dialogue on compensation are allowed. Mariani Enterprises LLC complies with Equal Employment Opportunity laws as well as federal, state, and local laws on compensation, pay transparency, and pay equity. 

Position Range:

$28.00 - $35.00