Grounds Manager

CORNERSTONE APARTMENT SERVICES INC•Denver, CO

3d•$23 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

At Cornerstone Apartment Services, you will do more than maintain properties; you will help create communities that residents are proud to call home. We are looking for a hardworking, detail-oriented Grounds Manager who enjoys staying active and making a visible impact every day. If you are someone who notices the little things, enjoys hands-on work, and takes pride in transforming ordinary spaces into welcoming places, we would love to meet you. At Cornerstone Apartments, we are more than just a property management company; we are creators of exceptional living experiences in Denver's most desirable neighborhoods. Committed to quality service and innovation, we foster vibrant communities that residents are proud to call home. We use our scale to generate leasing traffic, reduce operating costs, and attract dynamic and engaged employees.

Requirements

Landscaping knowledge
Basic understanding of landscaping power tools
Ability to be on their feet working and walking around for the majority of the day
Ability to lift 50+ lbs continuously throughout the day
Ability to climb ladders as needed, sometimes to the top of a building

Responsibilities

General Grounds/Landscaping knowledge
Training new employees and training current employees during seasonal changes on how to properly and safely use various landscape power tools in an urban environment
Establish an understanding of the “Cornerstone standard” throughout the different seasons
Establish an understanding of the protocols in place for completing various grounds tasks
Ensure all teams have all the tools they need on a daily basis
Purchasing/Ordering of tools and materials
Scheduling the repairs/maintenance of landscape power tools
Vehicle Maintenance: Schedule repair/maintenance appointments for grounds vehicles as necessary, ensure techs are washing their vehicles periodically, enforce a cleanliness standard for the interiors of the work vehicles
Managerial Tasks: Routes for teams and rotation of schedule through portfolios/buildings, structure weekly Grounds meeting discussing questions, concerns, and situations to promote learning and growth, timesheet auditing, changes, approvals, interviewing for open positions
Maintain Communication with Property Managers: Relay concerns or things found from techs in the field to the managers, address, delegate, or schedule requests from the managers, establish an understanding of realistic grounds expectations
Work Orders: Complete work orders that may be of a high priority or are out of the realm of a typical grounds visit, assign work orders to grounds teams that will be at the specified building that day
Fair bidding and distribution of side jobs: Estimation of material needed, ensure building and tech are getting a good deal on the labor price, distribute fairly between techs
Quality Control: Follow up behind the various teams to ensure they are keeping to standards, additional training, education, or reprimand as needed, cleanliness of tool sheds