Irrigation Technician

Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) is a professional services organization supporting non-profits founded by Alice Walton, including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Heartland Whole Health Institute.

Job Description:

Position: Irrigation Technician

Reporting to: Manager of Irrigation and IPM

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) supports operating non-profits founded by Alice Walton including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The role of irrigation technician plays a critical role in our organization to ensure that our landscapes are irrigated with the latest in water management strategy and irrigated with well-maintained irrigation infrastructure.

About the Position:

The irrigation technician position for Art and Wellness will focus on the maintenance of our campus irrigation systems. The position plays a critical role in the upkeep of the system from providing day to day care of the system and it’s components to partnering with our grounds team and contractors during the design and installation process to insure that systems installed on our campus meet our high standards of excellence.

What you will do:

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform routine checks and audits of our irrigation system. Identify issues and take correct actions to address breaks, leaks, coverage issues, etc.
• Respond to work orders and work requests to repair irrigation system issues that will arrive. Issues may range from adjustments to controller run times, breaks in sprinklers and water lines, to more extensive repairs that require trenching and more significant repairs.
• Perform winterization of irrigation system.
• Install new irrigation systems.
• Work with landscapers, horticulturists, and grounds operation leadership to adjust irrigation scheduling and coverage for optimal plant health and water efficiency.
• Perform basic system troubleshooting, including wiring and controller issues.
• Perform maintenance and installation of drip irrigation systems.
• Address landscape maintenance issues as they relate to irrigation maintenance. Including repair of turf for trenching, replanting plants, clean up of sidewalks and surfaces from mud, repairing mulch, etc.
• Support landscape teams with project landscaping work- and weather-related events as required to maintain grounds.

Qualifications required for your success:

• Well-rounded understanding of landscaping and irrigation maintenance.
• Technical training in irrigation.
• A strong working knowledge and aptitude to identify irrigation system components.
• Highest ethics as they relate to all aspects of business
• General skillset with using computers and mobile tablets or similar devices to manage digital information.
• Comfortable working outside in all different types of weather conditions and natural environments with rugged terrain. 
• Excellent people and customer service skills that are based on courtesy, respect, and approachability.
• Strong organizational skills 
• Trouble shooting/ analyzing systems – Problem Solving Skills 
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, etc., basic computer skills 
• Effectively use a variety of hand and power tools 
• Ability to work independently and with initiative 
• Ability to effectively contribute to a project team dynamic 

• Ability to understand and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality 
• Must be physically and mentally fit to respond to emergency situations 

Personal attributes that support your success

• You are a team player and express servant-leadership when collaborating with others.
• You are results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work.
• A lifelong learner, who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation.
• A visionary who plans with imagination and wisdom.
• Committed to building and modeling equitable systems, beginning with diversity, access, and inclusion.
• Cultivate strong relationships through building trust and acting with integrity with colleagues and leaders.
• Comfortable in a fast-pace, innovative environment where change is constant.
• Goal-setting individual with measured focus on operational excellence and results.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: In the work environment described, position requires verbal and written conversation with others, sitting, standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching, strenuous lifting/moving objects up to 50 pounds, and use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.  Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office environment, museum spaces, construction site, classrooms, libraries, trails, and nature, and in communities served. Work environment may include exposure to potentially hazardous chemical solutions. While performing this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. Incumbent must meet a flexible work schedule that may include evenings, and weekends and available on-call for emergencies.