Landscape Operations Lead

Athens Clarke County; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Athens-Clarke County Government seeks a Grounds Supervisor to oversee and perform a wide range of landscape and outdoor maintenance work in parks, buildings, and rights-of-way. You will coordinate activities, supervise staff and inmates, and ensure safety and reliability of operations.

Responsibilities include managing landscape development, operations of heavy equipment, and adherence to Department of Corrections procedures where applicable, with a Monday–Friday schedule and eligibility for

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with two years of landscape maintenance or construction experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Landscape Grounds Workers, community service workers, volunteers, students, and inmates (who must be supervised according to Department of Corrections regulations).
• Trains and evaluates assigned staff, handling all employee concerns, directing work assignments and daily work activities, counseling and disciplining employees when necessary, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Prepares daily work reports, equipment service requests, and pesticide application reports for department records.
• Operates and maintains heavy equipment.
• Operates and maintains a variety of landscape equipment.
• Installs trees, shrubbery, flowers, grasses, and other plantings from general instructions or landscape plans.

Skills

Landscape management

Supervisory skills

Heavy equipment operation

Defensive driving

Inmate supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Athens-Clarke County Government seeks a Grounds Supervisor to oversee and perform a wide range of landscape and outdoor maintenance work in parks, buildings, and rights-of-way. You will coordinate activities, supervise staff and inmates, and ensure safety and reliability of operations.

Responsibilities include managing landscape development, operations of heavy equipment, and adherence to Department of Corrections procedures where applicable, with a Monday–Friday schedule and eligibility for