Grounds Worker II

State of North Carolina•431 N Salisbury Street Wake, NC

2d•$31,200 - $38,563•Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Administration Facility Management Division is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled Grounds Worker II responsible for a variety of grounds maintenance tasks in the Landscaping Services section in the downtown Raleigh, Garner Road, and Blue Ridge Road complexes. This position serves as lead worker and technical resource to landscape crews involved in a variety of landscape maintenance work such a preparing for and planting shrubs, trees, flowers, and lawns; installing hardened landscape structures; implementing scheduled landscape maintenance routines, and diagnosing diseased shrubs, trees, flowers, and lawns and taking remedial action.

Requirements

Considerable knowledge of plant maintenance procedures used in landscape installation and grounds maintenance.
Ability to observe plants and identify plants and plant problems.
Ability to assess condition and health of plants.
Ability to lift heavy materials and to perform manual tasks.
Ability to operate heavy equipment.
Ability to organize a work schedule, determine priorities, manage a crew, and maintain effective work relationships.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions, and to maintain required records.
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of progressive experience in horticultural work; or associate’s degree in agriculture and natural resources, greenhouse and grounds maintenance, horticulture technology, landscape gardening or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong attention to detail.
Great customer service skills.
Strong interpersonal/ human relations skills and ability to work collaboratively with others.

Responsibilities

Waters lawns, trees, shrubs, flowerbeds, and ground covers.
Operates power equipment and hand tools such as tillers, weed eaters, blowers, aerators, push and riding mowers, edgers, chain saws, and hedge trimmers in mowing grass, edging sidewalks and curbs, trimming shrubbery, aerating soil, and removing trees and shrubs.
Rakes leaves, weed control, applies mulch, picks up trash, and clears debris.
Plants shrubs, flowers, and grass according to detailed instructions.
Supervises inmates through providing training and instruction, reviewing work upon for quality and adherence to instructions, and ensuring that they are using proper safety equipment and precautions.