Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

Texas Southmost College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College seeks a Grounds Operations Supervisor to oversee landscaping and maintenance across campus properties, ensuring a safe, attractive campus environment.

The role leads planning, directs staff, coordinates purchases, and enforces health and safety standards while delivering exceptional service to students, faculty, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, manages, and leads the overall operation of the College grounds department to maintain a safe and attractive landscape.
• Assigns, trains, and evaluates work for grounds areas owned or operated by the College.
• Assures compliance with health and safety standards.
• Assists in budget preparation and management; coordinates requisitioning and purchasing of grounds maintenance supplies and equipment.
• Coordinates and conducts site inspections; recommends actions for improvement.
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to the College regarding assigned functions.

Job description

Job Summary

Performs, directs and supervises the operational and personnel activities of the landscaping and maintenance duties on campus properties.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Plans, directs, manages, and leads the overall operation of the College grounds department to maintain a safe and attractive landscape, including assigning, training and evaluating work for grounds areas owned or operated by the College. Assures compliance with applicable health and safety standards. Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates necessary cultural practices for turf and tree care, irrigation, storm water management and pest management. Assists in budget preparation and management; coordinates the requisitioning and purchasing of grounds maintenance supplies and equipment; controls and authorises expenditures in accordance with established limitations and purchasing rules; assists and makes recommendations for contract specifications and scope of work. Researches and tests new products, materials, and equipment; ensures data entry and tracking related to computerized maintenance management systems, chemical applications, landscape and irrigation documentation, and related grounds activities. Trains and supervises the performance of assigned staff; takes disciplinary action when needed; assures substitute coverage as necessary; reviews schedule of various sites. Coordinates and conducts site inspections; recommends actions for improvement as appropriate. Provides technical expertise, information and assistance to the College regarding assigned functions; participates in the formulation and development of policies, procedures, and programs as requested. Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines. Promotes positive morale and teamwork within the functional unit and provides exceptional customer service to students, faculty and the community. Uses interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ). Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan. Assists with the process for systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit per the model adopted by the College, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans. Working hours may include evenings, holidays or weekends depending on deadline requirements, special events and college emergencies. Performs duties and responsibilities within a high-tech all-digital environment. Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.