Grounds Maintenance Worker (Groundskeeper / Landscaper)
How to Apply: Interested candidates should apply online through the City of Newport News job site. Please be sure to complete all sections of the application, including your work history and education. We look forward to learning more about you.
Apply here: https://www.nnva.gov/193/Apply-for-a-Job
Grounds Maintenance Worker — Asset Sustainability
Newport News Waterworks · Newport News, Virginia
Keep the land that protects a region's drinking water healthy and safe
Newport News Waterworks is a regional water provider, owned and operated by the City of Newport News, serving more than 410,000 people across Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County, and part of James City County. We're hiring a Grounds Maintenance Worker to care for the grounds, reservoirs, watersheds, and pipeline easements that keep our water system protected. If you like working outdoors and want steady, year-round work with full benefits — no prior experience required — this is a great place to start.
Target Salary Range: $34,000.00 - $44,200.00 Based on Experience
What you'll do
- Perform grounds and landscaping work: mowing, trimming, edging, weeding, mulching, and herbicide application
- Maintain pipeline easements and watershed areas — clearing vegetation and debris, controlling erosion, and keeping meter/valve areas, fire trails, streams, dams, and outfalls clear
- Perform reservoir maintenance, including copper sulfate application and oil boom upkeep
- Operate and maintain equipment safely, watching for overhead lines, traffic, and underground utilities
- Run routine checks and preventive maintenance, and report equipment problems
What you bring
- High school diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- A valid driver's license with an acceptable record
- Willingness to work outdoors in varying conditions and do moderately heavy physical work (lifting up to 20–50 lbs)
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification within 6 months of hire — we'll help you get it
Why Newport News Waterworks
Join a recognized regional leader in water service — known for water quality, customer service, financial stewardship, and environmental protection. We back our crews with a benefits package built to support you and your family:
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS) pension plus a Retirement Health Savings Account and an optional Empower 457(b) deferred comp plan
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage, with HSA/FSA options and your choice of coverage start date
- Generous paid time off: 19.5 personal days, 9 medical leave days, and 12 paid holidays per year
- Tuition reimbursement and ongoing training to grow your career with the City
- Life and short/long-term disability insurance, plus an Employee Assistance Program and free Calm Premium
- RENEW employee wellness program, fitness center member rates, and an employee discount program
- Real room to grow — this is a starting point, not a dead end. With 30+ departments across the City of Newport News, employees regularly build long careers by moving up and across the organization, from crew lead and supervisor roles within Waterworks to opportunities citywide
Honest, hands-on outdoor work with real purpose: protecting the watershed and infrastructure that deliver clean water to an entire region.
Please note: This position involves moderately heavy physical work and outdoor exposure to varying conditions, including wildlife, water hazards, and hazardous materials. Employment is subject to a background check and a pre-employment medical and audio evaluation. First Aid/CPR/AED certification is required within 6 months of hire.
Ready to work outdoors with purpose? Apply today.
www.nnva.gov/193/Apply-for-a-Job
