Grounds Superintendent

Service Corporation International; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account with Company

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Voluntary AD&D Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

SCI 401(k) with Company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Seattle, WA is seeking a seasoned Cemetery Maintenance leader to oversee operations across multiple cemeteries. You will set work expectations, coordinate staff schedules, and ensure a manicured appearance while complying with environmental and wildlife regulations.

Key responsibilities include budgeting, vendor management, and capital expenditure coordination with the home office.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: At least eight years cemetery maintenance with increasing responsibilities.
• Two years minimum supervising and managing staff.
• Environmental regulatory compliance experience.
• New Construction / capital expenditure development experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: staff and public safety regulations and wildlife regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries and ensure services meet customer expectations.
• Establish and communicate work, quality, and safety expectations.
• Coordinate staff work and time-off schedules to ensure coverage and minimize overtime.
• Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings for a manicured appearance.
• AOR may include funeral homes, crematories, or mausoleums; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Build relationships with local government authorities to facilitate issue resolution.
• Identify and implement efficiencies; support change initiatives; source and select vendors.
• Procure, store, and maintain inventory of tools, materials, equipment and lawn treatments.
• Review and approve invoices for payment.
• Maintain equipment in proper working order; manage mausoleum construction drawings and issues.
• Collaborate with home office on capital expenditure projects and budgets.

Skills

Environmental regulations

Wildlife regulations

Safety regulations

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Cemetery Maintenance Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries. Establish and communicate work, quality, and safety expectations ensuring cemetery services exceed customer expectations. Coordinate staff work and time-off schedules ensuring appropriate coverage and minimizing overtime. Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings presenting a welcoming and manicured appearance of properties. Area of responsibility (AOR) may include funeral homes, crematories, or mausoleums. Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and wild life regulations. Build business relationships with local government authorities to facilitate quick resolution of issues and concerns. Identifies and implements efficiencies. Supports change initiatives. Source and select venders. Procure, store, and maintain sufficient inventory of tools, materials, equipment and lawn treatment. Review and approve invoices for payment. Maintain equipment in proper working order. Manage Mausoleum new construction; obtain drawings. Prepare budgets, vendor sourcing and selection. Mange new construction build addressing and resolving issues. Collaborate with the home office on capital expenditure projects, understanding timeline, resources, responsibilities, and managing activity and noise in consideration of cemetery services. Develop annual operating budget, personnel budget, and management expenses to achieve budget. Plan for equipment replacement.

People Development

Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team. Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and close gaps. Constructively address issues and provide timely appropriate feedback. Apply a proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover. Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff. Recommends pay increases and career advancements.

MINIMUM Requirements

Education High School Diploma or equivalent required Experience At least eight (8) years cemetery maintenance experience with increasing responsibilities.

At least two (2) years supervising and managing staff Environmental regulatory compliance experience New Construction / capital expenditure developmental experience Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrate knowledge of Environment regulations as applicable to industry Demonstrate knowledge of wild life regulations as applicable to industry Demonstrate knowledge of staff and public safety regulations as applicable to industry.

Target Compensation Range

Salary Range: $80,160 - $ 98,800 - yeary (Note: As part of the total compensation plan, this position pays no less than $20.90 per hour for all hours worked)

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
• Sick Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program

Postal Code: 98133 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-WA - Seattle

We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none. "SCI" refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.

Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.