Campus Grounds & Irrigation Technician

Lone Star College; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Lone Star College-CyFair in Cypress, TX seeks a PT Grounds Worker to maintain campus exteriors, gardens, irrigation, and outdoor facilities, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.

You will perform lawn care, operate equipment, oversee minor repairs, coordinate with contractors, and support furniture moves while upholding campus standards and safety practices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; an Associate degree may be considered in lieu of experience.
• Ability to understand and follow directions orally.
• Physically able to perform heavy lifting and labor-intensive grounds work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain landscaping and grounds of one or multiple Lone Star College campus(s).
• Remove trash container bags inside courtyards and throughout campus grounds daily.
• Maintain irrigation, ponds and water fountains; diagnose and inspect sprinkler system timers, valves, wiring, piping and heads.
• Provide direction to outside contractors performing ground services.
• Assist with setup of furniture moves or office/classroom relocation; assist electricians repairing outside elevated lights.
• Repair minor ground equipment and schedule major equipment repairs with vendors.
• Maintain or repair structures (i.e. greenhouses, fences or benches).
• Maintains interior plants in common areas by watering, fertilizing and routinely spraying insecticides.
• Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned.

Skills

Understand and follow oral directions

Heavy lifting

Powered equipment operation

Grounds keeping knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree option in lieu of experience

Tools

Riding mower

Brush hog

Tractor

Job description

Lone Star College-CyFair in Cypress, TX seeks a PT Grounds Worker to maintain campus exteriors, gardens, irrigation, and outdoor facilities, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.

You will perform lawn care, operate equipment, oversee minor repairs, coordinate with contractors, and support furniture moves while upholding campus standards and safety practices.