Grounds & Landscape Supervisor

Isle of Wight County, VA; Carrollton (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Isle of Wight County seeks a Grounds & Landscape Supervisor to oversee daily grounds maintenance, landscaping planning, and coordination of county facilities. You will supervise staff, manage equipment, and ensure safety and compliance across departments.

Responsibilities include budget monitoring, purchase orders, event support, and cross-departmental communication to implement new solutions. CDL-A and pesticide license preferences apply; HS diploma required with 2+ years of related experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree preferred.
• Two years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise grounds & landscape activities.
• Coordinate daily work and provide training as needed.
• Operate and maintain grounds-keeping equipment and vehicles.
• Perform snow removal for county facilities.
• Assist in setup of county parks and recreation events.
• Monitor inventory and manage purchases within budget.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Grounds maintenance

Training

Budget management

Communication with departments

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s degree preferred

Tools

Grounds-keeping equipment

Commercial Driver’s License – Class A

Job description

The Grounds & Landscape Supervisor creates new landscaping plans, manages voting equipment, provides logistics for County Fair, and communicates with other County departments, government agencies, and contractors in order to recommend new solutions to problems and generate new ideas.

• Provides training as needed and coordinates daily work activities;
• Performs a variety of grounds maintenance activities including mowing, edging, trimming, weeding, pruning, planting, grading, seeding, etc.;
• Operates vehicles, grounds-keeping equipment, power and hand tools;
• Performs snow removal for all County facilities;
• Maintains certification for application of herbicides, fertilizers, and certain insecticides;
• Supervises others in the safe application of herbicides and fertilizers when necessary;
• Maintains gravel roads and parking surfaces;
• Assists in the setup of County and parks and recreation special events;
• Surveys County grounds to determine the condition of grass, shrubs, trees, etc and facilitates appropriate corrective action as necessary;
• Makes recommendations for the landscaping of County grounds, as requested;
• Serves in the functional areas of park operations and athletic field maintenance as required;
• Prepares and/or processes purchase orders;
• Performs inventory/property management;
• Makes recommendations that impact the budget;
• Manages the budget within assigned unit/division;
• Exercises purchasing authority up to $5,000 without approval from supervisor;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Supervise and train subordinate employees in proper procedures, work practices and safe methods, and promote and maintain a safe and healthy work environment free of recognized hazards in accordance with County policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires the use of fingers, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, visual acuity, and walking.

Education and Experience:

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, Associate’s degree preferred, and two (2) years of related work experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Licenses or Certifications:

Requires a valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class A and prefers Registered Pesticide Technician License.

Please Note: All County employees may be required to report to serve our customers during emergency conditions. While some will perform their regular duties, others may be assigned to report at a different time and location and to perform different duties from their regular jobs. Employees will either be deemed essential personnel and provide services that must continue regardless of or pursuant to a state of emergency or will be deemed nonessential personnel that will be required to report to work in an emergency if they receive an assignment to shelter duty or other duty.