Senior Grounds Keeper

University of Houston System; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 35 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of Houston is seeking a Senior Groundskeeper to perform intensive grounds maintenance across campus, including mowing, pruning, planting flowers, and maintaining green spaces.

The role involves operating a range of grounds equipment, maintaining water and fertilizer schedules, and assisting in greenhouse operations while ensuring adherence to safety and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Two years of groundskeeping experience are required.

Responsabilités

• Maintains flowerbeds, trees, and shrubs; trims, prunes, fertilizes, and weeds as needed.
• Keeps campus clean by picking up trash and debris daily.
• Operates grounds equipment (weed eaters, mowers, edgers, blowers) as required.
• Performs pesticide/chemical handling, records, and safety data sheets.

Connaissances

Safe operation of equipment

Fuel and oil knowledge

Plant propagation techniques

Tree and shrub pruning methods

Seasonal color planning

Work in inclement weather

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree or higher in horticulture/related field

Description du poste

Department:FMC - Grounds MaintenanceSalary:Commensurate with Experience and Education

Description:

The Senior Groundskeeper performs general grounds work which includes keeping the campus clean of all trash and debris, mowing, trimming, fertilizing, pruning, weeding, raking, seeding, planting flowers, and maintaining flowerbeds, trees, and shrubs. Keeps storm sewers clean during inclement weather. Works in the Greenhouse and Nursery operations and maintenance of interior/exterior plants. May perform minor maintenance on roads, curbs, sidewalks, and storm drains. May operate various grounds equipment and is subject to appointment to hurricane ride-out crew.

Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel to be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

Duties:

• Applies herbicides to different kinds of weeds to prevent propagation. Maintains pesticide records, safety data sheets, and schedules.
• Maintains inventory of necessary chemicals/fertilizers/seeds for horticultural needs.
• Maintains an inventory of plants within the greenhouse and ensures quality growth utilizing growth methods to ensure good quality and quantity for each planting season. Identifies diseases on plants and flowers for its treatment.
• Maintains/cares for all interior and exterior plants, flowerbeds, and grass areas throughout the campus. Grinds stumps, fertilizes, plants, prunes, trims, mulches, and weeds all trees and hedges on campus.
• Operates weed eater, mower, and edger around all trees, light poles, ditch lines, and curbs on campus. Power blows all hard surfaces and brush; cuts fence lines.
• Operates grounds equipment (weed eaters, blowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, pressure washers, tamping machines, mowers, edgers), heavy grounds equipment, and utility vehicles.
• Prepares for hurricanes, freezes, and events and assists other personnel during inclement weather.
• Picks up all trash and debris campus-wide daily. Repairs potholes in streets and parking lots.
• Assists other Groundskeepers to maintain water, fertilize, prune, spray, clean, propagate, transplant, and change out interior plants and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Two years of groundskeeping experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Associate's degree -Two years of education beyond high school (college or technical school).
2. Five years of groundskeeping experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of safe operation of all equipment and knowledge of types of fuel and oil for all equipment.
• Ability to design new flowerbed construction, patterns, color schemes, and replanting.
• Knowledge of plant propagation techniques and growth techniques in greenhouse and nursery production.
• Ability to work alone and in inclement weather.
• Knowledge of proper tree and shrub pruning methods.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and propagate seasonal color change-outs.

All positions at the University of Houston System are security-sensitive and will require a criminal history and a motor vehicle background check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.