Job Details

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University

Supervisor, Grounds Operations

Posting Number: 2026672

Location: San Marcos

Department: Facilities Services

Recruitment Type: Open Recruiting

Job Type: Full-Time

Monthly Salary: $4,483.00

Job Category: Non-Exempt

Required Qualifications:

Cultural management of turf and plant materials
Landscape maintenance equipment guidelines.
Policies, and laws related to chemical usage; usage of materials, equipment, and tools related to grounds maintenance.

Safety practices and procedures related to grounds maintenance including OSHA and SDS information.

Supervising staff of 3 or more and interacting with others departments; addressing customer concerns.

Effectively directing the work of others and motivate output.

Prioritizing workload; problem solving and decision making.

Read and understand technical materials, laws and regulations, and chemical labels.

Maintain records; complete work orders, process purchase requests, monitor shop budget.

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to prioritize and schedule work.

Perform basic math; use measuring devices; review time sheets, interpret policies and procedures to staff, and communicate concerns to management.

Prepare and conduct training for staff; establish and maintain a filing system.

Hold a Texas Department of Agriculture-Pesticide Applicators License

Over 3 years of supervising employees

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with hiring, promoting and disciplinary actions of staff.
Experience with committee participation.

Job Description:

Responsible for supervising crews in the provision of an attractive, safe, and well maintained landscape by the use of tools and machinery.

Job Duties:

Responsible for supervising mowing/beds crew in daily maintenance of campus turf/beds areas and litter control.
Daily inspection of campus to identify campus landscape needs. Schedule/prioritize weekly, monthly, and long-range work including routine work and special events.
Provide crews with clear and specific assigned duties.
Provide quality control of staff performance.
Monitor and Manage employee time.
Ensure that all employees are properly trained in all aspects of normal duties, and all employees attend required training.
Provide Safety training.
Identify safety hazards and mitigate or inform appropriate shops.
Manage resources used to maintain grounds in an efficient, effective, and professional manner.
Provide employees with needed materials, equipment, and PPE.
Map, database, describe, and locate irrigation systems and ground areas using computer and GIS software.
Help maintain turf/beds by mowing, trimming, fertilizing, weeding, pruning, applying pesticides, monitoring irrigation.
Inspect grounds/irrigation systems and work in progress.
General clean up and preparation of campus for events, move-in, move-out, commencement, football, tailgating, and other events, before and after.
Create work orders and assign them to staff.
Assist other crews to help with workload.
Help staff with computer data entry, time entry, Performance Management.
Schedule vehicles and equipment repairs with the garage and outside vendors.
Make pesticide applications.
Maintain Pesticide Applicator’s license.
Maintain TDA applicator records.
Coordinate with outside vendors/contractors.
Locate/contact potential vendors/contractors.
Coordinate work with other shops.
Coordinate work with other departments on campus.
Track work hours, chemical use, and other items.
Order equipment, supplies, and material needs.
Schedule irrigation.
Support crews in their work with materials, personnel needs, and special requests.
Perform other duties as assigned

Job Open Date: 07/16/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM

Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM

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Supervisor, Grounds Operations

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601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA

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