Supervisor, Athletic Fields

Genesis Turfgrass LLC.; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission for Employees

Tuition remission for Spouses and

Spouses and Children who meet eligible

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Job summary

Boston College is seeking a Field Supervisor to lead daily operations of outdoor athletic facilities across campus, ensure safe, high-quality playing surfaces, and supervise staff. The role collaborates with the Athletic Maintenance Manager on staffing, budgeting, and capital projects, and supports event setup, snow coverage, and maintenance of turf and equipment.

Ideal candidates have supervisory experience in a union environment, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of turfgrass

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant experience maintaining high quality natural and synthetic athletic fields.
• Experience in NCAA athletic field marking and painting.
• Experience maintaining clay infield diamond surfaces.
• Bachelor’s degree in Turfgrass Management or related field.
• Massachusetts Hoisting license is preferred.
• Massachusetts Commercial Pesticide Applicators License preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations, staffing and maintenance schedule for outdoor athletic facilities.
• Collaborate with Athletic Maintenance Manager on staffing, budgeting, project planning and forecasting.
• Coordinate event coverage, snow removal and setup/breakdown of events.
• Ensure quality control of daily staff tasks and safe playing surfaces.
• Assist with capital construction and renewal projects.
• Maintain equipment, irrigation systems, and turf maintenance activities.
• Support campus events at Conte Forum/Hoag Pavilion when needed.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication

Public relations

Mechanical skills

Irrigation systems

Field maintenance equipment

Microsoft Word

Excel

Google Docs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Turfgrass Management

Three years of relevant field experience

Massachusetts Hoisting license (preferred)

Massachusetts Commercial Pesticide Applicators License (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Google Docs

Job description

Job Description

The Supervisor, Fields will manage the day to day functions, staffing and maintenance schedule and operation of BC outdoor athletic facilities. This project 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/Hoag is host to Boston College Men’s and Women’s basketball and ice hockey teams. Conte Forum is also the 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
• 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

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Three (3) years of relevant experience maintaining high quality natural and synthetic athletic fields.
• Experience in NCAA athletic field marking and painting.
• Experience maintaining clay infield diamond surfaces.
• Bachelor’s degree in Turfgrass Management or related field
• Massachusetts Hoisting license is preferred
• Massachusetts Commercial Pesticide Applicators License preferred
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license

SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS/DEMANDS:

Work will include some holidays, nights and weekend shifts as dictated by the Athletics and event schedules. Every effort will be made to make coverage of project work, events and storm coverage as equitable as possible. Ability to sometimes work a very demanding schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, double shifts in all weather conditions.

Although this is primarily a supervisory role, on many occasions this position will be required to perform physically demanding tasks. This position will be required to be outside in the elements a good portion of assigned shifts.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.