Manager, Grounds

Lynn University•Decatur, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Plan, organize, direct, or coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or grounds keeping activities, such as planting and maintaining ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and lawns, and applying fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals. May also coordinate activities of workers engaged in irrigation, installing patios, and similar activities in following a landscape design plan. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and work force requirements; answering inquiries regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.

Requirements

Working knowledge of desktop computers, Microsoft office and related products, computerized irrigation systems.
Ability to prepare detailed reports.
Ability to lift, carry, and handle equipment or materials weighing between 50-80 pounds.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and crouch for extended periods.
Ability to work outdoors in high heat.
Ability to operate mowers, power tools, and other machinery with precision and safety.
5 or more years of experience in a large commercial landscaping operation.
3 plus years of experience in supervising grounds personnel.

Responsibilities

Direct activities of workers who perform duties such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and requirements.
Schedule work for crews depending on work priorities, crew and equipment availability, and weather conditions.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
Direct or perform mixing and application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, and materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
Investigate work-related complaints in order to verify problems, and to determine responses.
Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur, and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.
Perform personnel-related activities such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, and taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur.
Supervise contracted vendors in the performance of landscaping related duties on university property.
Ensure all appropriate quotes, work orders, certificates of insurance and related items are on file and up to date.
Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
Review contracts or work assignments to determine service, machine, and workforce requirements for jobs.
Train workers in tasks such as transplanting and pruning trees and shrubs, using equipment, and caring for turf.
Direct and assist workers engaged in the maintenance and repair of equipment such as power tools and motorized equipment.
Identify diseases and pests affecting landscaping, and order appropriate treatments.
Install and maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as repairing sidewalks.
Maintain required records such as personnel information and project records.
Perform administrative duties such as authorizing leaves and processing time sheets.
Plant and maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, and pruning.
Prepare and maintain required records such as work activity and personnel reports.
Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs, and maintain budgets for individual projects.
Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment use, in order to increase crew efficiency.
Design and supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, and valve and pipe coverage needs.
Performs other related duties as assigned.