Lead Landscaper & Grounds Supervisor

Utah State University; Logan (UT); On-site; USD 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah State University in Logan, Utah, is seeking a Landscaping Supervisor to lead installation, repair, and maintenance of the housing grounds. You will supervise staff, manage daily operations, train personnel, and ensure high customer satisfaction across USU Housing facilities.

The role emphasizes hands-on horticultural practices, adherence to safety standards, budget awareness, and coordinated irrigation and winter maintenance tasks for year-round grounds operations.

Qualifications

• Six years of experience in the green industry; or an associate degree/technical training in a related field plus four years of experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a related field plus two years of experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees day to day activities of landscape/grounds keeping employees.
• Assists in personnel issues, including hiring, termination, performance evaluations, training, work allocation, and problem resolution.
• Assists in management of budgets.
• Assists in monitoring employee work schedules.
• Maintains appropriate staffing levels.
• Enforces proper care and safe use of the equipment and supplies.
• Purchases landscaping supplies to include equipment, plant material, tools, fertilizers, pesticide and related landscape materials.
• Trains and supervises the landscape/grounds keeping staff to maintain an orderly, safe, and efficient grounds operation.
• Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Assists supervisor in various duties, including maintenance and monitoring of various records and reports, inventory control, and purchasing supplies.
• Ensures customers' needs and expectations are met by participating in the timely completion of work and responding to inquiries from the Housing community and the public.
• Maintains irrigation systems of all Housing grounds including installation and maintenance and repair of pipes, valves and related equipment.
• Manages the watering schedules for all Housing grounds.
• Performs snow removal, litter pick-up, leaf removal, weeding, etc.

Education

Education & Experience Requirements

Job description

Utah State University in Logan, Utah, is seeking a Landscaping Supervisor to lead installation, repair, and maintenance of the housing grounds. You will supervise staff, manage daily operations, train personnel, and ensure high customer satisfaction across USU Housing facilities.

The role emphasizes hands-on horticultural practices, adherence to safety standards, budget awareness, and coordinated irrigation and winter maintenance tasks for year-round grounds operations.