Facilities Grounds Worker

University System of New Hampshire; North Carolina; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

University System of New Hampshire seeks a grounds maintenance role to keep campus grounds, roads, walks, and buildings clean, orderly, and safe in Durham. The position requires operating grounds equipment and responding to snow/storm days or campus closures.

The role includes mowing, weed removal, trimming trees, litter collection, shoveling, and snow blowing with a range of vehicles and tools, plus support for events and routine duties.

Qualifications

• Experience operating grounds-related equipment.
• Valid commercial operator's license.

Responsibilities

• Grounds maintenance: mowing, weed removal, trimming, litter pick-up, shoveling; operate and maintain vehicles and tools.
• Assist with special events and moving.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Job description

Employees in this classification are responsible for performing manual work necessary to maintain cleanliness, orderliness, appearance and sanitation of University campus grounds, roads, walks and buildings. This is an essential position with the expectation that incumbents report to work on snow/storm days and other days when campus is closed.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Grounds Maintenance (80%) mowing; weed removal; trimming trees; picking-up litter; shoveling; snow blowing; snow removal. Operate and maintain a variety of vehicles, equipment and tools
• Assist with special events and moving (10%)
• Perform related duties as assigned (10%)

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience: Experience operating grounds-related equipment

Required Licenses & Certifications: Valid commercial operator's license

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range: $13.41 - $22.02

Location: Durham

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources