Director, Landscape Operations

Duval County Public Schools • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

Supervises and performs technical work planning and executing the Landscape Operations program of the Duval County School Board. Ensures landscape maintenance of district facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred from an accredited college or university. Experience can be substituted for post-secondary education with a required high school diploma or GED.
• Five (5) years experience managing, supervising, and/or coordinating a broad variety of facility maintenance, repair and construction functions and projects.
• Knowledge of state of Florida policies, rules, regulations, and statues related to plant services
• Knowledge in maintenance and landscape procedures
• Knowledge of human resource policies and procedures
• Knowledge of current and best practices for modern Landscape service techniques
• Knowledge of principals of major Landscape and Grounds trades
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills
• Strong supervisory management skills
• Ability to motivate and manage diverse teams
• Ability to meet timelines
• Ability to make recommendations for improvements
• Ability to schedule maintenance functions, administration, personnel requirements and budgeting
• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to design workflows and procedures
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings
• Ability to implement continuous improvement processes

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a large, complex service organization with multiple facilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs activities of the various crafts of the Maintenance Landscape Department in conjunction with School Maintenance.
• Leads, directs, and manages Landscape department: recruits, selects, orients, trains, coaches, counsels, and disciplines staff. Plans, monitors, appraises, and reviews staff job contributions to planning, development, delivery, follow-up, and evaluation of Landscape operations.
• Provides and monitors management reports on costs, landscape maintenance backlog, preventative landscape maintenance, projected facility, and equipment repairs, and makes recommendations for corrective actions as required.
• Analyzes maintenance requirements, plans, and procedures, and estimates man-hours and material requirements. Coordinates overlapping activities and evaluates results of maintenance activities both as to quantity and quality of production.
• Write specifications for Landscape contracted services; inspects work for compliance with specifications; and reviews work production for efficiency and economy of operations.
• Inspects schools to determine scope and priority of work to be accomplished by Maintenance Landscape Department personnel.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies regarding health, safety, and environmental practices.
• Responds to inquiries or concerns from district staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director