Grounds Maintenance Manager

PRIDE Industries; California; On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

PRIDE Industries in California seeks a Grounds Maintenance Manager to direct and coordinate comprehensive grounds care under a federal contract. You will lead a team, manage budgets, and ensure safe, compliant operations across multiple sites.

You will oversee equipment, pest management, vendor relations, and performance metrics, driving quality and safety while supporting residents and staff in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of landscaping and grounds maintenance experience, with at least three years in supervision.
• Experience with adults with developmental disabilities and/or physical challenges preferred.
• Technical courses in horticulture and agriculture preferred.
• Knowledge of landscape maintenance, design and cost estimating.
• Knowledge of safe operation of landscaping equipment such as front loaders, backhoes, forklifts, trenchers, and mowers.
• Familiarity with SOW and contract terms and ability to apply them.
• Knowledge of planning, purchasing, and project management.
• Knowledge of Cal OSHA and OSHA regulations.
• Supervisory skills to hire and develop staff and manage performance.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; make presentations.
• Strong leadership, organization, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Human relations skills to work with team, customers and public.
• Advanced computer literacy: word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, directs, and manages staff in performing landscape maintenance activities and improvement projects at customer locations.
• Works with customers and management to estimate costs and develop project budgets and schedules.
• Identifies personnel requirements to support contract requirements and sets priorities.
• Supervises employees and develops a motivated team through hiring, training, and performance reviews.
• Manages the grounds maintenance contract and ensures compliance with terms and obligations.
• Oversees purchase and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, and supplies; coordinates vendor contracts.
• Develops Pest Management programs with Integrated Pest Management practices.
• Ensures compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
• Serves as primary informational resource for grounds maintenance; troubleshoots issues.
• Logs attendance, work orders, and labor data; conducts quality assurance inspections.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Customer service

Technology proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Landscaping equipment

Job description

Pay Rate

$75,000 per year

Telecommute Status

Onsite

Announcement

PRIDE Industries is a fast-paced company with a mission: To Create Jobs for People with Disabilities while providing high quality, value-added solutions to our nationwide customers. We are currently recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Description

PRIDE Industries

Job Description

Job: Grounds Maintenance Manager

Job Code: 906 - PR-Grounds Maint Manager

HR Title Group: Federal Contracts (except Facilities)

Salary Grade: E14

FLSA Status: Exempt

Approval Date: July 2024

SUPERVISES: There are direct reports with this position.

POSITION SUMMARY: Under minimal supervision, the Grounds Maintenance Manager plans, directs and coordinates grounds maintenance services in support of a federal contract. Employees in this job class manage staff activities related to planning, designing, installing, and maintaining landscaped areas, roads, and parking lots of assigned facilities. This job class requires comprehensive knowledge of landscaping methods, standards and equipment; and the ability to direct the work of staff at multiple locations to maintain a pristine appearance of all grounds and provide a safe environment for employees, residents and/or visitors.

TYPICAL DUTIES:

• Coordinates, directs, and manages staff in performing landscape maintenance activities and improvement projects at customer locations.
• Works with customers and management to estimate costs and develop project budgets and schedules of work to be performed.
• Identifies personnel requirements to support contract requirements. Establishes priorities, schedules tasks, and ensures adherence to procedures, regulations and guidelines while minimizing errors and safety risks.
• Supervises employees; ensures a competent, motivated team through hiring, training, development, counseling and reviewing the performance of employees.
• Manages the grounds maintenance contract and ensures compliance with its terms, conditions and obligations. Develops a professional working relationship with key contract personnel, and establishes official lines of communication.
• Oversees the purchase and support of all grounds maintenance vehicles, equipment and supplies. Identifies vendors, coordinates purchasing contracts with Company buyers, and arranges for delivery, licensing and ongoing maintenance. Recommends budgets for capital expenditures and labor.
• Develops and implements a Pest Management program that includes Herbicides, Fungicides and Pesticides to control turf and plant pests base wide. Program must include Integrated Pest Management practices and must be coordinated with federal appointed representatives.
• Ensures compliance with all appropriate environmental laws and legislation.
• Serves as primary informational resource regarding grounds maintenance, operations and related services. Trouble shoots problems and obtains technical advice from internal and external sources as necessary.
• Logs-in daily employee data/attendance hours, work order reports and labor distribution into the company’s and federal’s computer systems.
• Conducts quality assurance inspections. Directs and evaluates subcontractors’ work in order to meet schedules and standards.
• Conducts and participates in a variety of departmental and other meetings on a regular basis.
• Supports safety and disaster programs.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, and irrigation, including at least three years in a supervisory role;
• Experience working with adults with developmental disabilities and/or physical challenges, preferred;
• Technical courses in horticulture and agriculture preferred;
• Knowledge of landscape maintenance, design and cost estimating; full understanding of landscaping material, chemicals, and facilities as-build/maps;
• Knowledge of safe operation of construction and landscaping industrial equipment, such as front loaders, backhoes, fork lifts, trenchers, and mowers;
• Familiarity with contract terms, conditions and Statement of Work(SOW), and ability to apply to work managed;
• Knowledge of planning, purchasing, and project management;
• Knowledge of Cal OSHA and OSHA occupational safety regulations;
• Some positions may require training in disaster management and emergency response;
• Supervisory skills to hire qualified employees, provide for their professional development, administer performance management and disciplinary processes effectively, and address employee relations appropriately;
• Ability to effectively supervise and develop assigned team to meet production/service goals while adhering to safety policies and rules;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to make presentations and respond to inquiries by senior management, customers and/or employees;
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, reasoning, problem solving and analytical skills;
• Exceptional customer service skills;
• Human relation skills to build effective relationships with team, customers and public;
• Advanced computer literacy including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software;
• Knowledge of business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation;
• Mathematical skills to include the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations;
• Ability to establish priorities and solve a wide range of business, operational and strategic management problems;
• Flexibility to respond to changing work priorities and handle numerous projects at the same time.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or GED

CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES REQUIRED:

The following licenses or certificates may be required depending on local, state and/or contract requirements:

Valid Driver's License

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Answering phone/making calls
• Viewing computer screen/monitor
• Utilizing keyboard
• Maneuvering in and around equipment and the worksite
• May require standing, walking, walking on uneven surfaces
• Bending, kneeling, squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and shoveling
• Traveling to various locations within workside

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed at a customer’s location in office, shop, warehouse, or outdoor environment. May require driving to and from worksite locations. Equipment can be located in crawl spaces, rooftops, and outside facility. Employees may be exposed to hazardous and/or toxic substances, electrical shock, noise from equipment, and depending on external weather conditions, wind, rain, cold, and heat.

DISCLAIMER:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. Employees are expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

At PRIDE, we make a difference in the lives of many, one job at a time.

PRIDE Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.