Grounds Improvement Specialist
Grounds Improvement Specialist
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Job Description
UWM is a people focused company with over 9000 Team Members! And we are proud to have created a stateoftheart corporate campus in Pontiac for these folks to call home. This 200acre campus includes three commercial office spaces that total over 2M square feet all beautifully and meticulously maintained and manicured.
The Grounds Improvement Specialist serves as a liaison between our building facilities and grounds maintenance teams and/or outside vendors. In this role you would oversee all efforts related to landscaping grounds upkeep and improvement. This includes oversight of daily operations project planning/design/ and scheduling logistics for Team Members and outside vendors.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Coordinating activities by scheduling work assignments setting priorities and directing the work of vendors and team members.
- Evaluating and verifying vendor performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
- Maintaining records preparing reports and composing correspondence relative to the work requisitions.
- Sourcing and purchasing materials for the vendor to maintain the grounds.
- Maintaining all sidewalks and drives in all seasons.
- Overseeing irrigation of the properties.
- Preparing topographical maps of the facilitys grounds including irrigation.
- Preparing quantity and cost estimates on proposed landscape projects.
- Making assignments to vendors or working parties in the development and care of extensive and elaborate grounds.
- Scheduling and overseeing the planting and harvesting of the facilitys gardens.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
- 2 years of professional horticultural leadership/management experience in a commercial and/or corporate environment
- Experience working with Vendors
- Knowledge of buildings facilities and grounds maintenance
- Project Management experience
- Good computer skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to read blueprints and drawings
THE PLACE & THE PERKS
Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans Its all happening on UWMs campus where our awardwinning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.
Its no wonder that out of our six pillars People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. Its at the very heart of how we treat each other our clients and our community. Whether its providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.
From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career youll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race creed gender age sexual orientation and ethnicity youll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.
More reasons youll love working here include:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
- Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
- Adoption reimbursement program
- Paid volunteer hours
- Paid training and career development
- Medical dental vision and life insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Mortgage discount and area business discounts
- Free membership to our large stateoftheart fitness center including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba various sports leagues and a fullsize basketball court
- Wellness area including an inhouse primarycare physicians office fulltime massage therapist and hair salon
- Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
- Convenience store featuring healthy grabandgo snacks
- Inhouse Starbucks and Dunkin
- Indoor/outdoor caf with WiFi
DISCLAIMER
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
