Horticultural Specialist - Dare County

Position Number: 002328
Vacancy Open to: All Candidates
Time-Limited: No
Department Homepage: https://ecu.edu/facilities
Advertising Department: CO FS GROUNDS Admin
Division: Administration & Finance
Classification Title: 12520 Horticultural Specialist
Competency Level: 3 - Advanced
Working Title: Horticultural Specialist - Dare County
Number of Vacancies: 1
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Recruitment Range: $33,540 - $59,960
Anticipated Hiring Range: $33,540 - $52,638
Salary Grade Equivalency: GN07
Work Schedule: M-F
Work Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm
Position Location (City): Wanchese
Job Category: Staff - Technical/Trade

Organizational Unit Overview

Facilities Services is a unit in Campus Operations Division, which is a part of a broad division of Administration and Finance that includes all aspects of facilities management at East Carolina University. East Carolina University is the third largest university in the University of North Carolina system with approximately 28,000 FTS and a staff of over 6,000. The university is comprised of more than 7 million square feet of facilities located on approximately 1400 acres with physical assets in excess of $1.5 billion. This includes the Main, Health Sciences, and West Research Campuses, and satellite locations throughout North Carolina associated with university programs. Facilities Services has an annual budget in excess of $30 million and employs approximately 500 FTE. Major functions include facilities maintenance and housekeeping services.

Facilities Service's primary purpose is to plan and perform corrective and preventive maintenance functions on all building structures and equipment and utility infrastructure. Corrective maintenance returns equipment to optimal design performance after failure or upon degradation from age, adverse operation conditions, etc. Preventive maintenance minimizes equipment failures and reduces corrective maintenance.

Job Duties

This position is located in Wanchese, NC (ECU Outer Banks Campus-Manteo area of NC).

The primary purpose of this position is to manage and perform the beautification and maintenance of the grounds at ECU's Outer Banks Campus for the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, NC. Duties of this position are: lawn, shrub, tree, and native vegetation maintenance, schedule and organize the work required on-site; plan, order, receive, and inventory supplies/materials; coordinate with other facilities employees, contractors, academic departments, students, staff and faculty; assist in budgeting for future year expenses; be a resource for ECU in regards to grounds services (to include landscape, irrigation, plant material, turf, storm sewer, roads, walks, drives, recycling, refuse removal and moving services); the ability to give educational talks to students, staff, board members, community members on the sustainable practices at the CSI; basic maintenance and operation of grounds equipment/vehicles; storm response; debris/garbage removal; and pest management. Duties also include performing inspection and maintenance of the (1 OJ Storm Water Control Measures (BMPs) with required certification from North Carolina State University Storm Water BMP Inspection and Maintenance Certification. Applicant must be capable of full-time supervision of employees and/or student/volunteer help. This position is a mandatory employee and may be required to be on-call for operational needs. This position is a direct report to the Facilities Services Maintenance Supervisor at ECU's OBX, however, also has coordination with and receives direction from ECU Assistant Director of Facilities Services, Grounds Services.

Minimum Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalency and demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Requires North Carolina Pesticide License and North Carolina Commercial Driver's License.

License or Certification required by statute or regulation

North Carolina Commercial Driver's License
North Carolina Pesticide License

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

(Not specified in detail)

License or Certification required by the Department

North Carolina Pesticide License.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application. Do not write ‘see resume' on your application when completing the job duties section. If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment). Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Job Open Date: 08/14/2024
Job Close Date: 09/16/2024
Open Until Filled: No

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