"Landscape Coordinator"

Job Summary

Incumbents coordinate, monitor and lead the activities assigned for landscaping and ground keeping activities.

Essential Functions

• In collaboration with campus superintendent, coordinates the schedules and assigns work related to lawn and grounds maintenance activities; ensures that all operations are performed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures
• Based on assigned resources, develop and implement plans for snow and ice removal, salting and trash disposal
• Coordinate and work with contractors to maintain grass, beds, shrubs and trees. Perform lawn and tree chemical applications, acts and contract quality assurance
• Lead maintenance mechanic assistants, as needed, to maintain general landscape to include turf, beds, shrubs and trees
• Coordinate assigned resources to perform grounds maintenance and enhancement activities, to include planting trees, plants and shrubs; mowing and raking lawns and assigned spaces and aerating and watering lawns
• Prepare and maintain records, and maintains and orders supplies as needed
• Plan and design campus landscapes according to the vision of the College
• Operate equipment and machinery such as tractors, trucks, snowplows, forklifts, hedgers and chainsaws
• Ensure all grounds related equipment is maintained to an acceptable level through mechanical troubleshooting and preventative maintenance
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree and 4 years of experience in grounds care and maintenance OR
• High School Diploma/GED and 6 years of experience in grounds care and maintenance.
• AND
• Valid Driver’s License required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic cleaning and grounds maintenance techniques
• Knowledge of applicable equipment, tools and cleaning chemicals
• Knowledge of basic training principles
• Knowledge of computers and related software applications
• Skilled in prioritizing and assigning work
• Skilled in cleaning and sanitizing facilities and equipment
• Skilled in performing landscape maintenance
• Skilled in handling and applying applicable cleaning chemicals
• Skilled in using applicable tools and equipment
• Skilled in monitoring and replenishing inventory
• Skilled in preparing records and logs
• Skilled in training staff on routine work methods
• Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information

Physical Requirements
Positions in this class typically require reaching, standing, walking, keyboarding, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Supplemental Information

EEO Statement:
Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth, ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Accommodations:
MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.