Landscape Maintenance Technician

Colorado State University•Fort Collins, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Facilities Management is entrusted with the development, care, maintenance, and operation of Colorado State University’s physical properties. Our purpose is to create and sustain environments that support CSU’s land-grant mission, fostering the success of students, faculty, and staff through world-class academic, research, and outreach programs. As a Grounds Maintenance Professional, you will manage all aspects of landscape care, including turf maintenance, precision pruning, and the operation and repair of complex irrigation systems. You will be responsible for identifying plant diseases and pests, applying corrective chemical treatments in accordance with EPA standards, and performing seasonal snow removal. Beyond manual labor, this role requires independent decision-making regarding daily schedules, equipment maintenance, and coordinating landscape projects with other university departments. This position is located at the Foothills Campus at CSU and often works independently at that location.

Requirements

Two (2) years of progressively responsible commercial grounds care and maintenance experience which may include fixing, repairing, and replacing sprinklers and irrigation systems as well as mixing and applying herbicides and pesticides.
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)
Pre-employment Physical
Valid Driver’s License
Essential Services Designation - Required to be on duty to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency without delay or interruption
Shift Work - Snow removal and event support
In-person

Nice To Haves

Ability to safely maintain and repair equipment
Experience providing landscape services, care, renovation, repair and maintenance of all grounds for a large campus
Experience in sprinkler irrigation
Experience applying and mixing herbicides and pesticides
Knowledge of landscape health and pruning
Experience with snow removal and equipment
Directly related state service experience

Responsibilities

Performs landscape maintenance of grass, trees, shrubs, other plant material and beds, including hand mowing, string trimming, shrub pruning, planting bed maintenance.
Identifies disease, insect infestation, and need for pruning or thinning of plant material. Recommends and carries out remedies to include mixing and applying herbicide/insecticide, ensuring proper pruning or removal of plant material.
Operate, maintain, and repair sprinkler and irrigation systems in assigned areas, including programming controllers, adjusting and repairing sprinkler heads and valves.
Performs snow removal with broom tractors, truck mounted snow plows, snow blowers, and hand shoveling.
Performs routine maintenance and repair of Grounds equipment.