Grounds & Nursery I

General Grounds

• Performs routine and directed grounds and landscape maintenance independently and as part of a team, including mowing lawns using riding and push mowers; trimming and edging around trees, shrubs, ground cover, flower beds, sidewalks, buildings, and other landscaped areas; and maintaining the appearance and condition of campus grounds.
• Maintains flower beds, lawns, turf, hardscape, roads, sidewalks, and other landscaped areas by weeding, thinning, cleaning, mulching, fertilizing, seeding, watering, cultivating, and performing other necessary grounds maintenance activities.
• Installs, operates, monitors, adjusts, cleans, and performs routine repairs to irrigation systems and related equipment to ensure appropriate watering of lawns, landscaped areas, trees, shrubs, and other plant materials.
• Monitors irrigation needs and maintains daily watering logs documenting areas watered and duration of watering activities.
• Applies approved fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and other landscape chemicals in accordance with established procedures and applicable requirements. Maintains daily chemical application records documenting areas treated, quantities and types of chemicals used, substances applied, and the purpose of each application.
• Inspects trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, lawns, turf, and other plant materials for insects, disease, physical damage, mechanical damage, and other conditions affecting plant health or appearance. Identifies damaged, diseased, or unsuitable plant materials requiring treatment, removal, or replacement.
• Performs horticultural maintenance activities including transplanting, pruning, trimming, cultivating, seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and watering trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, lawns, turf, and other landscape plantings
• .Inspects grounds and landscaped areas for appearance, safety, irrigation issues, damage, deterioration, and other conditions that may compromise the quality or functionality of the grounds. Takes immediate or appropriate corrective action to address identified conditions or reports conditions requiring additional attention.
• Maintains grounds maintenance tools, equipment, and supplies and uses appropriate tools and equipment to complete grounds, landscape, and irrigation activities safely and effectively.

Grounds Site Maintenance

• Performs campus-wide general maintenance and repairs by installing, removing, repairing and maintaining landscape lighting, signs, cables, chains, barricades, gates, bicycle racks, posts, fences, and repairing streets, parking lots, athletic fields, tennis courts, track and synthetic turf, as applicable.
• Removes unsightly trash and debris and dog waste receptacles from public areas by regularly inspecting grounds, drains, manhole covers, etc., for debris; raking, sweeping and bagging leaves, debris, dirt and trash from streets, sidewalks, parking lots.

Hard Surface Maintenance

• Performs campus-wide grounds site maintenance by installing, removing, repairing, and maintaining landscape lighting, signs, cables, chains, barricades, gates, bicycle racks, posts, fences, and other site fixtures and infrastructure.
• Performs routine repairs and maintenance to streets, parking lots, athletic fields, tennis courts, tracks, synthetic turf, and other campus site areas to maintain safe, functional, and presentable conditions.
• Inspects campus grounds, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, drains, manhole covers, athletic fields, and other site areas for trash, debris, damage, and other conditions requiring maintenance or corrective action.
• Removes trash, debris, leaves, dirt, and other unsightly materials from campus grounds and public areas by raking, sweeping, collecting, and bagging materials from streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and landscaped areas.
• Maintains dog waste receptacles and removes accumulated waste from designated campus areas to maintain clean, sanitary, and presentable grounds.
• Monitors campus site conditions and takes appropriate corrective action to address damaged, obstructed, or deteriorated areas and site features.

Other Duties

• Safely operates light vehicles and grounds maintenance equipment, including pickup trucks, tractors, street sweepers, riding mowers, and portable power tools and equipment such as saws, grass trimmers, snow and leaf blowers, sprayers, paint machines, and other grounds-keeping equipment.
• Follows applicable traffic laws, safety requirements, and manufacturer/operator instructions.
• Maintains grounds maintenance vehicles, tools, equipment, and machinery by performing routine and preventative maintenance, cleaning, inspections, and minor adjustments or repairs within the employee's capabilities.
• Supports the overall operations of the department by performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned, including work performed after hours, on weekends, and during campus emergencies.

• Pre-employment Criminal Background Check Motor Vehicle report (required for new hires)
• Essential Services Designation
• Shift Work
• In-person
• Other:
  • This position will be a Call-back designation for after-hours work support as needed for all critical events, actions and critical work needs upon the campus.
• A current and valid Colorado state issued driver's license

Additional Job Description

Employment-Based Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Minimum Qualifications are established by the State of Colorado. To see the full class series and minimum qualifications for Grounds and Nursery, click here.

Experience Only:

One (1) year of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

This job announcement is open to current state of Colorado residents only

Salary

$3,698 to $4,803/mo($44,376 to $57,636/annually)

Due to budget constraints, we have a constricted wage range for this position. We are only able to accept applications from persons with 25 years of service or less in theGrounds and Nursery series. Individuals with related experience outside of the Custodian series are also encouraged to apply.

Applicants must attach the following documents, in order to be considered for this position:

• a letter of intent (cover letter) describing the means in which you meet the qualifications for this position
• copy of driver's license

Applications received by 8:00 AM (MST) on October 14th, 2026, will receive full consideration. Screening of applications will begin only after this deadline is met, and will continue until the position is filled.

• Clearly document job duties you have performed that relate to minimum qualifications, preferred qualifications, and essential job duties in theWork Experiencesection on the application. Human Resources must be able to evaluate your experience based on this information.

• Clearly outline dates of employment and hours worked per week for each employment experience listed in theWork Experiencesection of the Application so that Human Resources can calculate full-time work experience. Please note: Part-time experience will be calculated to determine the full-time equivalent.

• TheWork Experienceis the only document that will be utilized to determine if minimum qualifications, as outlined in the job posting, have been met.The Application is considered to be the legal document on file; resumes will not be reviewed for minimum qualification requirements.

• Applicants may redact information from this initial application that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

• If an Application is considered "Incomplete", the Application will be removed from consideration for the position.

• An Application is incomplete if no current/ previous employment is included in theWork Experiencesection of the Application.

• An Application is incomplete if "see resume" (or something similar) is noted, or previous employment does not contain job duties for every position in theWork Experiencesection of the Application.

• Positions requiring a degree or if using education as a substitution for work experience (e.g.: Associate or Bachelor's) transcripts are required in order to verify receipt of the required degree or coursework. If official or unofficial transcripts are not supplied at the time of application, the Application is incomplete.

• When a resume is listed as a required document, it may be used in the comparative analysis/ evaluation process to determine the candidates that most closely meet the qualifications of the position. This process occurs after an application has passed the minimum qualifications screening.

• Resumes will not be accepted in place of a completed application; however, some positions may still require a resume as a component for complete application materials.
  

• Appointment to the vacancy or vacancies represented by this announcement is expected to be from the eligible list created. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, the position(s) may be filled by another method of appointment for a valid articulated business reason.

• The selection process for State Classified positions may include an exam(s) and interview(s) whichrequirecandidates to physically appear (at theCSUcampus in Pueblo, CO) at the candidates' own expense.

• Pertinent updates to your Application status can be obtained by logging into your Candidate Home.

• Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024, any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification's pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30.All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is indicated in your application so that your time-in-series can be calculated accurately.

Work Location: Unless otherwise stated in the job announcement, positions at Colorado State University Pueblo are expected to be performed in person at a University work location. Any remote or hybrid work arrangements will be explicitly identified in the position announcement.

Colorado State University Pueblo is a comprehensive state university with an enrollment of 4,000 students. CSU Pueblo provides relevant professional coursework and superior instruction with a small student-to-faculty ratio for an ever-changing global economy. Students can choose from 38 undergraduate programs with 70 fields of study in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; the Hasan School of Business, the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; and the College of Health, Education, and Nursing; and 15 graduate programs.

CSU Pueblo is dedicated to interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship that elevates our people and our community, creates educational opportunities, fosters unique collaborations, and supports inclusion, access, and affordability as a gateway to the world. CSU Pueblo is equally committed to serving the diverse population of the region; this emphasis is reflected in the demographic characteristics of the student body. Because more than 25 percent of our students are Hispanic, the Federal Government has designated CSU Pueblo a Hispanic Serving Institution. Besides reflecting our commitment to serve this critically important and rapidly growing segment of the student population, that designation also allows the University to compete for certain federal grant funds to support its ability to better serve all students.

Among its unique features, CSU Pueblo is one of seven schools in the nation to offer a degree in mechatronics, which combines electrical and mechanical engineering. The Hasan School of Business ranks among the top 15 percent of all business schools internationally with graduate and undergraduate programs in business administration accredited by the AACSB International Board of Directors. The College of STEM houses an undergraduate engineering program that was ranked in the nation's top 100 byU.S. News and World Report. CSU Pueblo has an ever-changing campus landscape that features a newly renovated Library, a new general academic classroom building, and a newly renovated and expanded student center.

At CSU Pueblo, Student Life offerings have increased significantly with the transition of the campus from a commuter environment to a more traditional collegiate experience. Competing at the NCAA Division II level, CSU Pueblo is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and offers 22 varsity intercollegiate sports and also has active intramural and club sports teams that allow students to get involved in campus life.

• Medical and prescription insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Flexible benefit plan

• Basic term life insurance

• Voluntary term life and AD&D Insurance

• Long-term disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Travel accident insurance

• Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance

• Annual and sick leave

• Retirement plans

• Employee and dependent tuition discounts

• State employee discounts via BenefitHub

Other incentives include various on-campus event, recreation, and meal discounts.

The city of Pueblo is a historically and culturally rich, diverse city of more than 100,000, located in the southern part of the state along the Arkansas Rive...

Salary : $44,376 - $57,636