Horticulturist I

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 53,038,000 - 68,329,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech is seeking a paraprofessional grounds technician to manage planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and flowers across campus. You will guide grounds crews, advise on landscape purchases, and interact with facilities supervisors and contractors.

Required are a technical diploma or equivalent and 3–4 years of related experience; preferred is Georgia Commercial Pesticide License. This on-site role is based in Atlanta and may require travel.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma or Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to four years of job related experience.
• Experience with IPM and landscape maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead in implementation of horticultural plans and work programs.
• Provide work direction and instruction in landscape development and maintenance activities.
• Recommend purchase landscape related materials and supplies.
• Monitor application of pesticides and other chemicals in landscape maintenance.
• Participate in preparation of landscape related reports and presentations.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

IPM principles

Landscape maintenance

Vegetable gardening

Garden planning

Leadership

Education

Technical Diploma

Associate's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

Overview Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Provide paraprofessional services in the management of tree, shrub, groundcover and flowers planting, growth and maintenance within an assigned campus area. Recommends selection and purchase of plants, materials and supplies. Provides work direction to grounds keeping personnel. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Facilities supervisors, landscaping supervisors , vendors and contractors. This position typically will advise and counsel: grounds keeping personnel. This position will supervise: NA.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Lead in implementation of horticultural plans and work programs.
• Job Duty 2 - Provide work direction and instruction in landscape development and maintenance activities.
• Job Duty 3 - Recommend purchase landscape related materials and supplies.
• Job Duty 4 - Monitor the application of pesticides and other chemicals in maintaining landscape and grounds..
• Job Duty 5 - Participate in preparation of landscape related reports and presentations.
• Job Duty 6 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience Three to four years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications Georgia Commercial Pesticide License, and Category 24

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paces environment The job requires occasional travel up to 10% or more of the time and the individual must have the ability to handle object up to 20 lbs or more

KNOWLEDGE Landscape maintenance management experience. Community outreach and event/program coordination preferred. Experience with organic gardening practices, including soil health management, crop rotation, and integrated pest management essential

SKILLS This job requires basic knowledge of horticultural practices and processes including the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, vegetable gardening, roof top gardening, native landscape, plant selection and cultivation.

Skills in work leadership and landscape maintenance management are required as is the use of office related computer applications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will be required to drive. This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position may travel. This position does not require security clearance.

Job Grade: C6

Pay Rate: $18.51/hr - $23.84/hr

Salary will commensurate with experience and education

Location: Atlanta, GA

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/