Supervisor, Groundskeeper

Job Summary

This role is responsible for providing technical and supervisory skills in planning, organizing, and directing the care and maintenance of college grounds including responsibilities for and general beautification. This position will also act as the first point of contact for contracted grounds and landscaping while also providing oversight for local-specific in-house contracts.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Performance Requirements

• Plans, schedules, assigns, and supervises the landscaping, seeding, weeding, cultivating, and general care of grounds
• Plans and supervises cultivation, pruning, spraying, watering, and transplanting of a large variety of shrubs and trees
• Prepares working sketches for the development, improvement, or expansion of landscaped areas
• Distributes materials and equipment for grounds maintenance work
• Applies and/or supervises the application of pesticides and other grounds-related chemicals
• Develops and maintains an efficient and workable landscaping program plus pesticide and chemical records
• Manages in-house service contracts such as indoor plants, window cleaning, and artwork cleaning
• Inspects grounds with contracted grounds manager
• Interviews and recommends suitable grounds applicants for employment
• Prepares periodic reports of work, manages employee workloads, and closes work orders
• Coordinates and assigns movers for intra-campus moves
• Maintains and/or earns within one year of hire a Pesticide Noncommercial Subdivision Applicator License (NCPS)

General Supervision and Management

• Provides direction, on-going monitoring, and support to direct reports

Service Excellence

• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite
• Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of the College