Grounds Maintenance Worker 5, Grounds Services (Tree Crew), Facilities Management [R0154060]

Nevada System of Higher Education•Las Vegas, NV

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grounds Maintenance Worker 5 leads a crew of Grounds Maintenance Worker 2s responsible primarily for maintaining a wide variety of tree species across the UNLV campus. The incumbent serves as the primary supervisor for the Proactive crew, plans and schedules systematic campus work, adjusts locations and schedules around events and campus operations, and coordinates with supervisors, trades, departments, and vendors to avoid disruption. The role includes completing work orders, Workday records, and evaluations; training new crew members; inspecting work for timeliness and compliance with ISA standards; rotating assignments equitably; ensuring employees follow procedures and use appropriate PPE; maintaining PPE inventory; and collaborating with senior supervisors on subordinate employee discipline and policy compliance. The position performs tree pruning and shaping, including removing undesirable or unhealthy branches and using natural target pruning methods. It includes chipping branches, cleaning work sites, and working from the ground, ladders, boom lifts, or while climbing. The incumbent performs routine equipment maintenance, arranges major repairs and preventive maintenance, purchases replacement parts and supplies, and maintains appropriate inventories. The role also provides supplemental water to newly planted trees, prepares fertilizer formulas and required records, handles applicable Department of Agriculture paperwork, purchases and inventories fertilizers and chemicals, and deep-root feeds campus trees using powered spray units and feeder probes. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background and/or credit check.

Requirements

Three years of experience providing grounds maintenance service, including landscape, garden, or greenhouse maintenance; or one year of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker IV in Nevada State service; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background and/or credit check is required for employment.

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise the Proactive crew of Grounds Maintenance Worker 2s.
Plan and schedule systematic campus tree-maintenance work, adjusting schedules and locations to accommodate events, traffic, and campus operations.
Coordinate work with supervisors, trades, departments, and vendors to avoid disrupting campus activities or other work.
Complete work orders, Workday paperwork, and employee evaluations.
Provide hands-on training to new crew members and serve as their primary trainer.
Inspect completed work for timeliness and compliance with ISA standards.
Rotate crew duties to distribute workload equitably.
Ensure employees follow procedures and wear appropriate PPE; purchase PPE and maintain its inventory.
Work with the Facilities Supervisor II and/or Grounds Superintendent on discipline and policy compliance for subordinate crew members.
Prune trees by removing suckers, water sprouts, diseased, broken, dead, low-hanging, crossing, rubbing, inward-growing, close-crotched, malformed, and otherwise undesirable branches.
Develop tree shape and structure through thinning and heading back, using natural target pruning methods and considering wound closure.
Chip branches and brush and clean work sites; perform work from the ground, ladders, boom lifts, or by climbing.
Perform routine equipment maintenance, including lubrication, filter cleaning, fueling, and sharpening as specified in operator manuals.
Schedule major repairs and preventive maintenance with mechanics; purchase and maintain inventory of chainsaw replacement chains, parts, and other supplies; coordinate equipment repairs with vendors as needed.
Provide supplemental water to newly planted trees until established.
Prepare fertilizer formulas and record or update information in tree maintenance software and required Department of Agriculture paperwork.
Purchase fertilizers and maintain inventories of fertilizers, chemicals, and equipment needed for the work unit.
Deep root feed campus trees using powered spray units and feeder probes.