Groundskeeper N1-Montoya Campus

Central New Mexico Community College; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Central New Mexico Community College is seeking an attentive landscaping technician to maintain the campus outdoors and ensure a safe environment for faculty, staff, and students. The role involves working outdoors in varying weather and performing snow removal on snow days.

Under supervision, you will operate grounds equipment, maintain irrigation, prune plantings, and support CNM across campuses with related duties as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; prior maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate mower, trimmer, edger, hedge trimmer, and other grounds equipment.
• Perform snow removal and clear walkways around the campus.
• Maintain irrigation controls and systems.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs; clean leaves and debris.
• Apply fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides following safety standards.
• Maintain tools and equipment.
• Maintain bleachers and surfaces; remove graffiti around the campus.
• Participate in team projects across CNM campuses.
• Establish cooperative relationships with staff and with external partners.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Compensation:

$15.05 - $18.41

Compensation Type:

Hourly

Employment Type:

Regular

Position Summary

Under immediate supervision, perform campus landscaping maintenance in a group or independently to establish a safe environment around the campus. This position works outdoors and will be exposed to seasonal changes in weather.

Perform snow removal on snow days. Clearing walkways and driveways around the campus. Establishing a safe environment for faculty, staff, and students.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Knowledge of operating motorized equipment such as mowers, line trimmer, edger, hedger, chainsaw, thatcher, aerator, and leaf blower.
• Knowledge of tractor and skid steer.
• Knowledge of irrigation controls, irrigation systems, and irrigation repairs.
• Perform trimming around sidewalks, flower beds, and walkways. Trimming and pruning trees and shrubs. Clearing leaves and debris throughout the campus.
• Understand how to mix and apply fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides, and two cycle gas mix in accordance with safety standards.
• Maintenance of tools and equipment.
• Maintenance of bleachers, picnic tables, and other surfaces, to include graffiti removal around the campus.
• Participate in team projects and other related duties of a similar nature and level at all CNM campuses.
• Establishes and maintains constructive and cooperative interpersonal relationships with staff, peers, supervisors, or managers in the work unit and other departments, as well as with staff of outside entities and other individuals, as applicable to the essential duties and responsibilities
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED and previous experience preferred.

EEO STATEMENT:

As an EEO employer, Central New Mexico Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Central New Mexico Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.