Maintenance Superintendent

Salary : $135,065.52 - $164,173.08 Annually

Location : Novato, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 2025-09

Department : Public Works

Opening Date : 02 / 26 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Job Description

Come Join Our Te am!

THE CITY OF NOVATO IS RECRUITING

MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT

Application Deadline : Continuous Until Filled

• FIRST APPLICATION REVIEW ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025

The City of Novato is seeking a dedicated and experienced Maintenance Superintendent to oversee the daily operations of our Maintenance Division within the Public Works Department. This key leadership role is responsible for managing a skilled team and ensuring the effective maintenance of city streets, parks, buildings, and equipment.

Reporting to the Public Works Director, the Maintenance Superintendent will play a vital role in developing and implementing maintenance plans, optimizing resources, and ensuring high-quality service delivery to the community. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, expertise in maintenance operations, and a commitment to public service.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and service-driven environment, we encourage you to apply!

Additional Benefits

THE CITY OF NOVATO

Novato residents enjoy a thriving and family-oriented community with abundant educational, recreational, retail, and business opportunities. Residents are actively involved in important local quality of life decisions and the future direction of their City. The City Council encourages a high level of interaction between its citizenry and city government so that important issues are collaboratively explored and ideas are shared to develop the best possible outcomes. With a population of nearly 56,000, the community continues to foster a small-town atmosphere due to its low population density, large open space areas and parks, vibrant downtown, and inclusive community. With an abundance of natural beauty, a rich history, comfortable neighborhoods, a diversified economy, a promising life sciences industry, and passage of Measure M, the City is well-positioned to continue to thrive into the 21st century!

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

Leads, plans, programs, manages, supervises and coordinates the activities and staff of the Public Works Maintenance Division involving the streets, Facilities Services, Parks and Medians, and Fleet Services maintenance; closely coordinates this work with input from other departments and divisions within the City, City Council, outside agencies, and the general public; and to provide complex administrative support to the Director of Public Works.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Example of Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION STATEMENTS Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following :

Essential Functions :

Typical Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Make sound decisions and exercise good judgment in a variety of situations.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :

Experience :

Five years of responsible experience in street and parks construction and maintenance including two years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.

Training :

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public or business administration or a related field.

License or Certificate :

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

Additional Information

Working Conditions and Environmental Conditions :

Work in a typical office environment utilizing computers. Occasional attendance at night and weekend meetings and events is required. Duties require positions to, on a continuous basis, sit at a desk for long periods of time; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use telephone, write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means; and lift or carry weight of 10 pounds or less.

SELECTION PROCESS

It is important to complete all required application materials, including the supplemental questionnaire and any required additional documents. All applications will be screened for completeness and possession of minimum qualifications. Qualified applications will be reviewed in detail to identify the most qualified candidates to continue in the selection process which may consist solely of an application screening, or may include a written examination, skills assessment, oral appraisal interview, assessment center, or other activity selected by the Human Resources Department and the hiring department. As a result of the selection process an eligibility list of qualified candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies as long as the eligibility list remains active. Candidates who score the highest in the selection process will be required to pass a reference and background exam prior to receiving a conditional job offer. Candidates receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen examination prior to receiving a final job offer.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Only Online Applications will be accepted. To be considered for this exciting opportunity, candidates must complete an online application and the required supplemental questionnaire. The supplemental questionnaire is part of the application; please provide sufficient detail to enable your answers to be rated.

APPLICATION DEADLINE : Continuous Until Filled

Accommodation : Applicants who may require special assistance in any step of the selection process should advise Human Resources by emailing hr@novato.org upon submittal of application.

The City of Novato is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary :

Starting salary is generally the first step of the range listed; however, advanced step appointments may be approved based upon qualifications when warranted. Subsequent salary increases within the range are scheduled yearly and may be granted based upon satisfactory service.

9 / 80 work schedule with closures on alternate Fridays. Employees work nine hours per day and eight hours per day on the working Friday.

Benefits :

The City participates in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). In compliance with AB 340, CalPERS retirement formula is either 2% at 55; employee contributes 9.5% of salary, or 2% at 62; employee contributes 7.25% of salary, depending on eligibility.

The City provides a specific dollar amount to each employee based on the employee's benefit enrollment level to apply to medical, dental, life and disability insurance. The dental program and life insurance policy are mandatory. Health, vision and disability options are available. Employees who do NOT enroll in a healthcare plan through the City will receive up to $250 per month as an addition to their gross earnings.

Other Benefits Information :

Leaves :

Please see Bargaining Agreement for full benefits :

Describe a time when you played a key role in leading or influencing a culture change within an organization. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them? What was the outcome?

I understand that this position requires that I successfully complete and pass a pre-employment physical, fingerprinting (LiveScan), and drug screen.

I certify that all information provided on my application and supplemental questionnaire is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge; and I understand that all information is subject to verification; and that false or incomplete information will result in disqualification from the selection process or dismissal, if hired.

Required Question

Salary : $135,066 - $164,173