Assistant Sports Turf Manager

We are looking for a qualified Assistant Sports Turf Manager to maintain all Sports fields at the University of Miami. This position will report to the Sports Turf Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and perform field maintenance operations, including mowing, trimming, edging, aerating, topdressing, and overall turf management to ensure high-quality sports fields.
• Plan and implement a preventive maintenance program for all equipment related to field maintenance, ensuring machinery is operational and well-maintained.
• Perform routine maintenance on turf, such as mowing, edging, aerating, fertilizing, pesticide applications, topdressing, and ensuring the fields are in optimal playing condition.
• Set up and prepare fields for events, including marking and laying out fields to meet specific sport regulations upon request.
• Maintain a weekly report of all the work done in the field and implement a monthly maintenance plan.

Required Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of grass management
• Knowledge of athletic field irrigation systems, programming, pump station maintenance and general repair
• Monitor, report and resolve field issues such as turf stress, disease, irrigation problems and pest management issues
• Proficiently operate and have general maintenance knowledge of turf equipment including, but not limited to: tractors, sprayers, carts, fields mowers, common area mowers, z mowers and various small equipment.
• A pesticide applicator's license is preferred.
• Bilingual candidate preferred
• Preferred Experience: 
  • 4 plus years of supervisory experience in
  • Athletic field or golf course experience preferred
  • Turfgrass related education preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel product

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ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Every day, our over 100,000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner, safer, and efficient, enhancing the overall occupant experience.   ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate, aviation, education, mission critical, and manufacturing and distr