Lead Groundskeeper - Campus Landscape & Maintenance

UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Facilities Management seeks a Groundskeeper Lead to maintain the campus landscapes, from lawns and shrubs to irrigation systems. You will oversee tasks, ensure safety, and coordinate helpers while preserving the beauty of UCLA’s grounds.

Responsibilities include operating power tools, trimming, mowing, and managing schedules for a diverse outdoor team on a large campus environment.

Qualifications

• Care and treatment of a wide variety of plant life; identify pests and diseases.
• Proper methods for trimming trees and shrubs, mowing and edging lawns, and cultivating plants.
• Safely operate and maintain power-driven grounds maintenance equipment and tools (mowers, edgers, trimmers, etc.).
• Prioritize, schedule, and coordinate work projects; direct and train subordinates against job standards.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with peers, subordinates, supervisors, clients, vendors and outside agencies.
• Perform under fluctuating workloads, interruptions, deadlines and emergencies.
• Oral communication to convey clear, concise information.
• Reading standard English to follow written orders.
• Write standard English to prepare job orders and forms.
• Irrigation-related mathematical computations.
• Knowledge of standard safe work practices.
• Physical grounds maintenance duties and lifting requirements.

Skills

Plant care

Pest identification

Tree & shrub trimming

Lawn mowing

Edging lawns

Grounds equipment

Project coordination

Oral communication

English literacy

Irrigation math

Safety practices

Physical stamina

Education

CA noncommercial Class C License

California Class C Driver's License

Forklift Certification

Tools

Forklift

Job description

UCLA Facilities Management seeks a Groundskeeper Lead to maintain the campus landscapes, from lawns and shrubs to irrigation systems. You will oversee tasks, ensure safety, and coordinate helpers while preserving the beauty of UCLA’s grounds.

Responsibilities include operating power tools, trimming, mowing, and managing schedules for a diverse outdoor team on a large campus environment.