Supervisor, Athletic Fields

Boston College; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A prominent institution in higher education is seeking a Supervisor for Athletic Fields. This full-time role involves managing outdoor athletic facilities, ensuring quality control, and leading staff. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience, a strong background in maintaining athletic fields, and excellent organizational skills. Benefits include medical and vision insurance, 401(k), and tuition assistance. Join us to provide a top-notch environment for student athletes.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory or leadership experience in a union environment.
• Ability and experience maintaining high quality low cut natural grass athletic fields.
• Flexibility to work varying hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day functions and staffing of athletic facilities.
• Ensure quality control of daily staff tasks and assignments.
• Participate in event preparation and clean-up.

Skills

Supervisory experience in a union environment

Strong organizational skills

Self-starter and problem-solving skills

Experience maintaining natural grass athletic fields

Knowledge of NCAA athletic field marking

Mechanical skills and machinery troubleshooting

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Tools

Reel mowers

Irrigation systems

Kronos timekeeping

Job description

Join to apply for the Supervisor, Athletic Fields role at Boston College

This range is provided by Boston College. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $105,000.00/yr

The Supervisor, Fields will manage the day to day functions, staffing and maintenance schedule and operation of BC outdoor athletic facilities. This position will collaborate with the Athletic Maintenance Manager on staff assignments, budgeting, project planning and forecasting, event coverage, snow removal / storm coverage, set-up and breakdown of events, purchasing and inventorying of product and equipment. The Field Supervisor will consult on capital construction projects and capital renewal projects.

The main focus and function of this role is to provide quality control of daily staff tasks and assignments, providing a clean and safe playing surface for the student athletes and visitors. Communicate and execute the needs and expectations of the Athletic Department, the Facilities Services mission and greater needs of campus life.

The position will have working knowledge and will participate and manage the execution of: landscaping, turfgrass management, irrigation systems and controls, maintenance of turf and related equipment, construction, maintenance and upkeep of the facilities including but not limited to Harrington Athletics Village (Baseball / Softball stadiums), Newton Campus Athletics Facilities (synthetic Soccer / Field Hockey), Shea Field football practice fields, Fish Field House, Alumni Stadium, and the seasonal Air Supported Structure (Alumni Stadium bubble) during the winter months, maintaining, transporting and construction of athletic equipment, storage upkeep and organization, material / application logging and tracking. Event preparation and clean-up are integral to this role.

This position will also be trained in the day-to-day operations of Conte Forum/Hoag Basketball Pavillion. Conte Forum is host to Boston College Men’s and Women’s basketball and ice hockey teams. Conte/Hoag is host of approximately 30 university events including commencement, award banquets, Catholic mass, concerts, and numerous university events. This position may be asked to manage an event in Conte/Hoag if necessary. This would include, set up of the event, safely triage any issues that may arise, and clean up/break down of the event.

A successful candidate will have all of the required competencies and the strongest candidates will have all or many of the preferred competencies.

Requirements

REQUIRED:

• Previous supervisory or leadership experience in a union environment
• Proven ability to manage and participate in multiple projects and multiple crews in a productive and safe manner
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage time effectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to analyze situations and develop solutions to problems with minimal supervision.
• Ability and experience maintaining high quality low cut natural grass athletic fields
• Ability and experience in NCAA athletic field marking and painting
• Proven experience maintaining clay infield diamond surfaces
• Working knowledge of reel mowers, and associated turfgrass equipment
• Working knowledge of irrigation systems and repair
• Experience in maintenance and repair of synthetic infill turf surfaces
• Experience in Kronos timekeeping (or similar)
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Google Docs
• Excellent verbal, written and public relations skills
• Strong mechanical skills and machinery troubleshooting
• Flexibility to work varying hours

PREFERRED:

• Knowledge and previous experience working with NCAA Division 1 Football, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Tennis, Soccer, Rugby
• Experience and knowledge of installation and maintenance air supported structures
• Knowledge of Federal OSHA and Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards
• Working knowledge of tools and equipment related to managing a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility including lighting systems and irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of Baseline irrigation system or comparable central control system

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Higher Education

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance