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Inside Higher Ed · 4 days ago

Grounds Housing Support Manager

Chapel Hill, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is a global leader in higher education, and they are seeking a Grounds Housing Support Manager. This role involves supervising a crew responsible for landscape maintenance and installation on campus, ensuring effective management of grounds services and collaboration with other campus departments.

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Responsibilities

Supervises a crew of employees who manage all aspects of landscape maintenance and installation for assigned areas of campus

Provides year-round maintenance of lawns, shrubs, ornamental trees, walkways, parking lots and natural areas using a wide range of equipment and techniques

Receives assistance from and collaborates with campus-wide crews in forestry, irrigation, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), capital projects and facilities projects to accomplish work in their assigned areas and throughout campus

Reads and executes landscape plans for landscape installations and renovations

Actively participates in human resources management, preventive maintenance of assigned equipment, set-up for special events, and the department’s adverse weather response

Qualification

Horticultural principlesLandscape managementPreventive maintenanceGrounds management equipmentNC Pesticide Application LicenseMS WordMS ExcelMS OutlookSupervisory skillsTeam player

Required

High school diploma or equivalency and four years of experience in the area of assignment, of which two years are supervisory; or equivalent combination of training and experience

Considerable knowledge of horticultural principles and practices applicable to landscape maintenance

Ability to supervise and direct crews in landscape management services

Ability to supervise an effective program in preventive maintenance for a full range of equipment used in grounds upkeep

Ability to work as a leader and team player in a workforce that operates in a productive, customer-oriented environment

Experience operating and performing preventive maintenance on a wide range of grounds management equipment

Familiarity with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

A valid NC Driver's License or ability to obtain one prior to start date

Ability to serve as a mandatory employee and report to work in support of essential (mandatory) University operations, even when adverse weather or other emergency conditions, including, but not limited to a public health emergency, may require the university to close