Cavalier Oceanfront Resort - Engineer-Grounds

Evolution Hospitality; San Simeon (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

Term Life/AD&D Insurance

Paid Time Off

401k Retirement Plan

Job summary

Evolution Hospitality is seeking a Groundskeeper for Cavalier Oceanfront Resort in California. The role maintains gardens, driveways, and outdoor spaces, ensuring high aesthetic appeal while managing equipment and seasonal changes.

The position requires outdoor endurance, basic horticulture knowledge, and the ability to work under supervision. The job involves coordinating with hotel operations, handling tools and machinery, and assisting with security-conscious duties around sensitive areas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; experience preferred.
• Ability to operate and maintain basic landscaping tools and equipment.
• Ability to identify plant health issues and take preventive measures.
• Must be physically fit to work outdoors in sun and cold.
• Knowledge of gardening methods and foliage desirable.

Responsibilities

• Trim plants and maintain outdoor aesthetics.
• Keep outdoor furniture clean and polished in seating areas.
• Mow, rake, trim bushes and trees, plant flowers; water and fertilize vegetation.
• Maintain driveways, walkways and parking lots; remove snow and ice as needed.
• Ensure tools and equipment are maintained properly; repair when needed.
• Support golf course grounds maintenance including mowing heights and turf care.
• Apply herbicides and manage irrigation systems as needed.
• Operate heavy equipment for landscape tasks and drainage improvements.
• Interact with guests and colleagues as required; ensure security and safety awareness.

Skills

Physical fitness

Landscaping knowledge

Tool operation

Outdoor endurance

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

0-2 years experience

Tools

Lawn mowing equipment

Hand and power tools

Irrigation basics

Job description

Información disponible en español a continuación.

The job of a groundskeeper is to maintain the gardens, driveways and other landscaping elements of the place. Performs work associated with the upkeep and appearance of outdoor environments, including grounds and landscaping.

El trabajo del cuidador implica dar mantenimiento a los jardines, accesos vehiculares y otros elementos de paisajismo del lugar. Realiza labores relacionadas con el mantenimiento y el cuidado de los ambientes exteriores, incluidas labores de paisajismo y jardinería.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically requires a high school diploma and 0 to 2 years of experience.
• Good knowledge about machinery and equipments used in groundskeeper job
• Ability to spot problems and diseases in plants and take up preventive measures
• Must be strong and healthy since the work is of a physical nature and involves lifting weights and working in sun and cold
• A good knowledge about gardening methods and foliage
• Must be able to spend long hours outdoors
• Performs work under direct supervision.
• Handles basic issues and problems, and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.

• En general, un certificado de preparatoria. 2 años de experiencia, deseable pero no obligatorio.
• Buen conocimiento de maquinaria y equipamiento que se usa en labores de mantenimiento y jardinería.
• Capacidad de detectar problemas y enfermedades en plantas y tomar las medidas preventivas correspondientes.
• Con excelente condición física ya que el trabajo es físico y conlleva levantar artículos pesados y trabajar bajo el sol y a la intemperie.
• Buen conocimiento de métodos de jardinería y follaje.
• Debe ser capaz de pasar varias horas en exteriores.
• Debe realizar trabajo bajo supervisión directa.
• Debe manejar y atender problemas y fallas básicas, además de referir asuntos más complejos al personal de mayor jerarquía.
• Debe contar con conocimientos teóricos y prácticos sobre el tema.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Trimming plants and maintaining high aesthetic appeal of the outdoor space
• With outdoor seating spaces, ensure the furniture is kept clean and polished
• Uses various hand tools and gas-powered tools to mow and maintain grass, rake leaves, trim bushes and trees, plant flowers and shrubbery, remove dead plants, water and fertilize vegetation and get grounds ready for seasonal changes.
• Maintains driveways, walkways and parking lots by removing snow and ice.
• Ensures tools are maintained properly.
• Tending to the plants, trees, shrubs and ensuring their health
• May complete other general landscaping tasks for surrounding grounds such as planting scrubs, flowers, and laying mulch.
• Keeping the lawns and grass well manicured
• Implements proper care of golf course grounds; fixes divots and ball marks, and maintains proper grass height for fairways, greens, and rough areas. Uses heavy equipment such as mowers, compact excavators, and fertilizer machines.
• Applies herbicides and sets up irrigation equipment as needed.
• Uses machinery to dig ditches, in efforts to control runoff and prevent flooding.
• Marks off areas, where golfers should not drive carts or walk through during play. Repairs and maintains grounds equipment.
• Access to back of house areas of the hotel and sensitive information
• Interact and occasionally have unsupervised contact with guests and/or colleagues
• Access and control to sensitive areas in the hotel premises, including the Hotel Safe, Master Keys and/or guestrooms, Storage/Liquor Room, and secured file cabinets
• Maintain a high level of trust and responsibility
• Represent the company with certain level of reputation and good character as well as exercise sound judgement

• Podar plantas y dar mantenimiento al aspecto y la estética de los espacios exteriores.
• Asegurarse de que los muebles de los espacios exteriores estén limpios y pulidos.
• Usar distintos tipos de herramientas de gas y manuales para podar y cuidar el pasto, rastrillar hojas caídas, podar arbustos y árboles, plantar flores y arbustos, retirar plantas muertas, regar y fertilizar plantas y alistar las áreas para los cambios de estación.
• Dar mantenimiento a accesos vehiculares, accesos peatonales y espacios de estacionamiento al retirar la nieve y el hielo.
• Dar el debido mantenimiento a herramientas.
• Atender plantas, árboles y arbustos, asegurándose de que estén sanos.
• Podrá realizar otras tareas generales de paisajismo en las áreas circundantes, como plantar matorrales, flores y colocar acolchados.
• Podar el césped y el pasto.
• Dar el cuidado y el mantenimiento necesarios a los campos de golf, arreglar chuletas y marcas de pelotas, además de mantener el pasto con la altura correcta en las calles, los greens de golf y las áreas ásperas. Usar equipamiento pesado, como podadoras, excavadoras compactas y fertilizadoras.
• Aplicar herbicidas e instalar y programar el sistema de irrigación, según sea necesario.
• Usar maquinaría para excavar zanjas para control de inundaciones y escorrentías.
• Delimitar áreas en las que los golfistas no pueden conducir los carritos o caminar durante los partidos. Reparar y dar mantenimiento al equipamiento de uso en exteriores.

• Acceso a las áreas parte trasera del hotel e información sensible.

• Interactuar y, ocasionalmente, tener contacto sin supervisión con huéspedes y/o colegas del hotel.

• Acceso y control de zonas sensibles de las instalaciones del hotel, incluidas las llaves maestras y/o habitaciones, sala de almacenamiento/licores, archivadores seguros y/o la caja fuerte del hotel.

• Acceso a habitaciones y llaves maestras durante el cumplimiento de tareas laborales.

• Salvaguardar y administrar adecuadamente la información confidencial, incluida la información patentada y los secretos comerciales y cualquier acceso a sistemas tecnológicos.

• Mantenga un alto nivel de confianza y responsabilidad.

• Represente a la empresa con cierto nivel de reputación y buen carácter, así como ejercer buen criterio.

After an initial waiting period, those hired into full time positions are eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes the following:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Income
• Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Retirement Plan

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Cavalier Oceanfront Resort sits on a scenic bluff overlooking the Pacific, offering employees a stunning Central Coast setting to work in every day. The property is located along iconic Highway 1 near Hearst Castle, local beaches, the Elephant Seal rookery, and the charming village of Cambria. With 90 guest rooms and a relaxed coastal atmosphere, the resort provides a welcoming environment for both travelers and team members who enjoy ocean views and a laid‑back California vibe.