What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Groundskeeper position at Homestead Gardens, Inc.?
If you take pride in healthy soil, thriving plant material, and beautifully maintained outdoor spaces, this is a role where your craft truly shows.
We’re seeking a Head Groundskeeper who sees groundskeeping as more than maintenance—it’s stewardship of a living landscape. This role is responsible for the care and long-term health of all outdoor areas, including gardens, landscaped beds, turf, pathways, event spaces, animal pastures, and brewery grounds. You’ll lead a team while staying hands-on in the work that brings outdoor environments to life through every season.
Why This Role Matters
This isn’t just grounds maintenance—it’s shaping the environment people experience when they visit. Your work directly influences how guests feel when they walk the property: the color, the texture, the seasonal rhythm, and the sense of care in every detail. If you find satisfaction in a clean edge line, a thriving planting bed, or a landscape coming into balance after your work—that mindset will thrive here.
What You’ll Do
Lead & Work Alongside a Skilled Grounds Team
We’re seeking a Head Groundskeeper who sees groundskeeping as more than maintenance—it’s stewardship of a living landscape. This role is responsible for the care and long-term health of all outdoor areas, including gardens, landscaped beds, turf, pathways, event spaces, animal pastures, and brewery grounds. You’ll lead a team while staying hands-on in the work that brings outdoor environments to life through every season.
Why This Role Matters
This isn’t just grounds maintenance—it’s shaping the environment people experience when they visit. Your work directly influences how guests feel when they walk the property: the color, the texture, the seasonal rhythm, and the sense of care in every detail. If you find satisfaction in a clean edge line, a thriving planting bed, or a landscape coming into balance after your work—that mindset will thrive here.
What You’ll Do
Lead & Work Alongside a Skilled Grounds Team
- Set the standard for quality, efficiency, and pride in daily work
- Stay actively involved in field work—not just from the sidelines
- Oversee care of trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, turf, and natural areas
- Execute and guide mowing, pruning, mulching, planting, weeding, and seasonal rotations
- Maintain the visual appeal and ecological health of the property year-round
- Monitor irrigation systems to ensure optimal plant hydration and efficiency
- Apply strong horticultural knowledge to promote long-term landscape vitality
- Implement integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
- Maintain plant health while minimizing environmental impact
- Apply treatments safely and in compliance with certification requirements
- Oversee maintenance and proper use of grounds equipment and tools
- Ensure your team is trained and confident in safe operation
- Partner with landscape designers to bring outdoor vision to life
- Collaborate with event teams to prepare spaces that impress guests year-round
- Lead spring awakening and summer growth cycles
- Manage fall cleanup and winter preparation, including snow response if needed
- Ensure every season reflects a well-tended, intentional landscape
- Maintain safe, efficient, and organized work environments
- Promote best practices in field safety and equipment use
Salary : $18 - $20