Building/Grounds Specialist III

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Carolina is seeking personnel for groundskeeping, landscaping, and custodial duties at the Fort Johnson facilities of the Marine Resources Division. Responsibilities include routine outdoor maintenance, cleaning, trash/recycling management, and event setup for DNR offices and meeting rooms.

The role requires a high school diploma with two years of building maintenance experience; candidate should be able to operate lawn care and cleaning equipment and lift heavy objects as needed.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma and two (2) years of experience in building maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform outdoor grounds maintenance such as grass cutting, trimming, edging, pruning, and landscaping maintenance.
• Conduct housekeeping and custodial cleaning during off-season or as needed.
• Clean furniture, walls, windows, and equipment; manage restrooms supplies.
• Manage indoor trash and recycling; coordinate pickup days.
• Clear outdoor debris and perform special cleanup after extreme weather with staff.
• Maintain floors (tile and carpet) in offices.
• Set up and tear down for meetings and events; ensure facilities readiness.
• Keep staff informed about ongoing events and changing facilities needs.
• Adhere to safety policies and wear PPE as required.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Custodial tasks

Record keeping

Ability to lift

Work in adverse weather

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Lawn mowers

Weed eaters

Edgers

Leaf blowers

Chain saws

Limb pruners

Vacuums

Buffers

Carpet cleaners

Gas/electric carts

Job description

Job Responsibilities

This employee will be responsible for groundskeeping, landscaping, minor repairs, and maintenance duties for the research and administration facilities of SCDNR, Marine Resources Division at Fort Johnson.

• Performing routine outdoor grounds maintenance, grass cutting, trimming, edging, pruning, landscaping maintenance, flower bed maintenance, outdoor debris cleanup, and simple repairs as directed by supervisor.
• Performing general housekeeping and custodial cleaning services of DNR facilities during the groundskeeping off-season and on an as needed bases.
• Cleaning and dusting furniture, walls, windows and equipment.
• Cleaning restrooms and ensuring supplies are available.
• Consolidating indoor trash and recyclables into larger containers and ensuring trash and recycling containers are placed for pickup days.
• Performing campus outdoor debris cleanup and removal to include natural debris (limbs, leaves, etc.), litter and including special grounds cleanup measures related to extreme weather events alongside other facilities staff.
• Maintaining tiled and carpeted floors in SCDNR's office buildings.
• Setting up, tearing down, and cleaning up for DNR-related meetings, conferences, open house and other functions that use DNR meeting rooms and facilities.
• Ensuring other facilities personnel, supervisor, and DNR staff (clients) stay informed about ongoing events and changing facilities needs.
• Following established safety policies and procedures including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as prescribed in safety policies.

Job Duties Include

• Performing routine outdoor grounds maintenance, grass cutting, trimming, edging, pruning, landscaping maintenance, flower bed maintenance, outdoor debris cleanup, and simple repairs as directed by supervisor.
• Performing general housekeeping and custodial cleaning services of DNR facilities during the groundskeeping off-season and on an as needed bases.
• Cleaning and dusting furniture, walls, windows and equipment.
• Cleaning restrooms and ensuring supplies are available.
• Consolidating indoor trash and recyclables into larger containers and ensuring trash and recycling containers are placed for pickup days.
• Performing campus outdoor debris cleanup and removal to include natural debris (limbs, leaves, etc.), litter and including special grounds cleanup measures related to extreme weather events alongside other facilities staff.
• Maintaining tiled and carpeted floors in SCDNR's office buildings.
• Setting up, tearing down, and cleaning up for DNR-related meetings, conferences, open house and other functions that use DNR meeting rooms and facilities.
• Ensuring other facilities personnel, supervisor, and DNR staff (clients) stay informed about ongoing events and changing facilities needs.
• Following established safety policies and procedures including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as prescribed in safety policies.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

A high school diploma and two (2) years of experience in building maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, skills, and ability to perform common groundskeeping and custodial tasks. Ability to keep accurate written records. Operational knowledge of equipment: lawn mowers (riding and push), weed eaters, edgers, leaf blowers, chain saws, limb pruners, vacuums, buffers, carpet cleaners and gas/electric carts. Ability to work in adverse weather conditions. Ability to lift heavy objects and occasionally work from a ladder.