Groundskeeper

Job Title

Groundskeeper

Job Description Summary

A Groundskeeper is responsible for maintaining the aesthetic appeal, safety, and functionality of the college/university's outdoor spaces throughout all seasons. This role typically involves year-round grounds maintenance, including landscaping, turf care, waste removal, and emergency response to weather events.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Landscaping and Turf Management: Mow, edge, and fertilize lawns; plant and maintain flowers, trees, and shrubs; prune trees, hedges, and shrubs to ensure healthy growth.

• Debris Removal: Police campus grounds daily to remove litter, branches, and trash; empty waste receptacles and maintain clean walkways, parking lots, and loading docks.

• Equipment Operation and Maintenance: Safely operate and perform routine maintenance on powered grounds equipment, including lawnmowers (riding/push), tractors, blowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, and edgers.

• Seasonal Maintenance: Remove snow and ice from walkways, parking lots, and building entrances using shovels, snow blowers, or tractor-mounted equipment; apply salt or chemical ice melters.

• Event Support: Assist with setup, breakdown, and cleanup for university events, including moving tables, chairs, and other equipment.

• Safety and Inspection: Monitor grounds for potential hazards (e.g., damaged trees, uneven pavement) and report them to supervisors; apply herbicides and pesticides to control weeds and pests.

• Additional Tasks: Perform minor repairs to grounds fixtures (fences, benches) and assist with special landscaping projects.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent is typically required.

• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in landscaping or grounds maintenance is preferred, often required for "Level II" positions.

• Licensure: Valid driver's license is required to operate university vehicles. A Pesticide Applicator's License (or ability to obtain one) is frequently required or preferred.

• Physical Stamina: Ability to perform heavy manual labor, including lifting up to 50-75 lbs regularly, bending, walking, and standing for long periods.

• Technical Skills: Ability to read and follow instructions for chemical application (pesticides, fertilizers) and equipment operation.

Work Environment

• Outdoors: Work is primarily performed outdoors in all weather conditions, including extreme cold, heat, rain, and snow.

• Essential Personnel: Groundskeepers are often considered "essential" or "emergency" personnel, requiring them to report to work during inclement weather for snow removal, even if the university is closed.

• Schedule: May require early mornings, weekends, and overtime based on seasonal demands.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $15.73 - $18.50

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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