Grounds Superintendent
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Job Location:
Fayetteville, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
This is professional skilled and manual work growing and maintaining lawns flowers shrubs and trees on all university property. Work involves planning and executing the beautification plans for the campus and includes landscaping projects performed within the framework of good horticultural practices and project or master landscaping plans. Utilizes familiarity with a variety of the fields concepts practices and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Leads and directs work of others. Spends 60% or more of work time on supervisory managerial duties. Exercises a high degree of creativity and latitude.
Supervision received and exercised:
Employee works under the direction of the Chief Facilities Officer or department head. Supervise the Assistant Superintendent of Grounds and the ground maintenance staff. Work is reviewed through review of completed projects for quality and results achieved.
Examples of duties:
- The ability to make appropriate decisions regarding diseased and dangerous trees work outdoors in inclement weather and deal effectively with the public.
- Creates bedding and landscape plans; determines planting scheme selects and purchases plants bulbs purchases seeds; sows transplants waters and fertilizes plants.
- Propagates and cultivates a wide variety of plants and performs a wide range of gardening work such as fertilizing different varieties of plants using foliage or root feeding and soil additive techniques; transplanting trees or plants considering factors such as soil conditions soil erosion angle of slope proper drainage and sufficient air for roots; pruning and trimming shrubs trees and other plants to remove defects and excess branches and to obtain a proper balance between roots and top growth; mows and trims lawns and lays mulch as required.
- Maintains university trees; oversees removal or pruning of all university trees; uses bucket truck to prune; access both street and campus trees; arranges and supervises contract tree work including spraying trees with pesticides.
- Selects purchases and plants university trees; submits tree planting proposals with cost estimates; solicits bids; coordinates with contractors and supervises work; maintains maintenance records on all work.
- Develops flower beds and selects plants for particular purposes e.g. shade boundary lines erosion control or pleasing appearance.
- Uses a variety of hand and power-operated garden tools and equipment such as seeders spreaders edgers hedge trimmers pruning shears and sprayers.
- Supervises ground technicians assigned to assist in the conduct of work.
- Budget preparation and administration responsibilities including coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring department expenditures.
- Makes recommendation regarding the hire and termination of grounds employees.
- Ensure staff is properly trained to perform their jobs according to policies and procedures.
- Completes annual performance reviews for grounds employees.
- Coaches and counsels grounds employees as needed.
Qualifications
Education Experience & Knowledge/Abilities:
- Associates Degree in Horticulture Botany Forestry Landscape Architecture or a closely related field preferred orany equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the following knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
- Considerable knowledge of methods materials tools and practices used in landscaping.
- Considerable knowledge of plant shrub and tree species and their related care and maintenance needs.
- Considerable knowledge of plant nutrition and insecticide use and handling
- Considerable knowledge of standard horticultural practices.
- Knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions of work.
- Ability to plan an area for planting.
- Ability to follow both oral and written instructions.
- Ability to supervise train and work effectively with others.
- Ability to communicate with others effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently.
- Skill in trimming pruning and repairing damaged trees.
- Proficient in Microsoft and Excel
Necessary Special Requirements:
- Possession of or ability to obtain a NC Pesticide applicators license.
- Possession of a valid NC drivers license in good standing.
- Ability to meet all university requirements for operating a university-owned or leased vehicle including successfully completing the motor vehicle record (MVR) check and maintaining an acceptable driving record throughout employment.
Key Skills
- Construction Experience
- ProCore
- Microsoft Outlook
- Prolog
- Cost Control
- Construction Management
- Renovation
- OSHA
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
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