Landscape Services Worker

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers is seeking a grounds and maintenance role based on North Campus Edmonton, South Campus Edmonton, and Campus Saint-Jean. The position involves extensive outdoor work including landscaping, pond maintenance, irrigation, snow removal, and general maintenance tasks across campus facilities.

The role emphasizes safety with large crowds and onsite traffic, and requires adaptability to last-minute requests.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has a term length of1 year plus 1 day.

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton, South Campus Edmonton, and Campus Saint-Jean.

The position performs a vast number of duties using heavy, light and small equipment, as well as hand tools and manual labour. These duties include the maintenance and construction of (but are not limited to); hard/soft landscaping, pond maintenance, furnishings, signs, snow removal, irrigation installation and repair, pruning, special event set up and take downs, miscellaneous task and daily repairs/maintenance on equipment used for each task listed above. This position also includes a variety of delivery and procedures that call for adjustments in work schedules to achieve objectives. Due to the array of tasks that are required to be completed daily, majority of the day is spent outside of the department. It is crucial that operators are alert, use caution and have clear visuals of all hazards and safety concerns that can
occur when working within large crowds and onsite traffic. The position also calls for quick adaptability and responsiveness to last minute requests or situations that may arise.