Lead Groundskeeper

Job Summary

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Lead Groundskeeper is responsible for providing technical and supervisory skills in planning, organizing, and directing the care and maintenance of college grounds including responsibilities for and general beautification. This position will also act as the first point of contact for contracted grounds and landscaping while also providing oversight for local-specific in-house contracts. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Essential Performance Requirements

• Plans, schedules, assigns, and supervises the landscaping, seeding, weeding, cultivating, and general care of grounds
• Plans and supervises cultivation, pruning, spraying, watering, and transplanting of a large variety of shrubs and trees
• Prepares working sketches for the development, improvement, or expansion of landscaped areas
• Distributes materials and equipment for grounds maintenance work
• Applies and / or supervises the application of pesticides and other grounds-related chemicals
• Develops and maintains an efficient and workable landscaping program plus pesticide and chemical records
• Manages in-house service contracts such as indoor plants, window cleaning, and artwork cleaning
• Inspects grounds with contracted grounds manager
• Interviews and recommends suitable grounds applicants for employment
• Prepares periodic reports of work, manages employee workloads, and closes work orders
• Coordinates and assigns movers for intra-campus moves
• Maintains and / or earns within one year of hire a Pesticide Noncommercial Subdivision Applicator License (NCPS)

Service Excellence

Supervision

Works under the general supervision of the Facilities Manager

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Required Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Accommodations Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.