Senior Operations Manager, Grounds

Job Title

Senior Operations Manager, Grounds

Department

Building & Special Services Grounds

Worker Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salary

Position Salary Minimum

$70,000

Position Salary Maximum

$80,000

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Screening Date

2024-09-03

Job Description Summary

Job Profile Summary
Position manages, plans, organizes and controls daily operations for a Groundskeeping operation on a large university campus. Operations include Groundskeeping services throughout campus such managing large scale irrigation systems, tree maintenance, including replacement plans/strategy, landscape improvements and replacement, turf maintenance and pest management, landscape project management, and Athletic field
maintenance/management.

Performs Groundskeeping Services to a uniform standard, consistent with protocols and schedule trends, in a manner that results in the greatest efficiency, effectiveness and customer service. Maintains effective working relationships with Operations Managers in other sections of Physical Facilities to coordinate overall University facilities management. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Essential Duties

• Leadership-Management-Relationship with Superiors: provides direction, focus, guidance, support, prioritization and oversight for supervisory staff and work force; implements new and/or enforces existing programs, policies, processes and procedures that result in high levels of efficiency, performance, and effectiveness; keep superior informed; be responsive to directives from superiors; support the unit, departmental, and institutional goals

• Daily Management: directs routine Groundskeeping operations for all in-house Groundskeeping staff, including establishment of work priority and organizational structure; manage work in progress and inspect work to ensure quality control.

• Technical Support and Guidance: provides approximately three supervisors and approximately thirty-five staff with technical support and guidance relative to Groundskeeping operations.

• Contractor Oversight: performs contract administration and recommends hiring of outside contractors.

• Long-Range Planning: provides Grounds assessments and long-range planning for Groundskeeping needs, including determination of priority.

• Groundskeeping Maintenance Function: develops programs and operational practices and policies for an effective and efficient preventive maintenance, repair maintenance, and predictive maintenance programs; coordinate efforts with other organizational units.

• Record Keeping Function: develops policies and work practices that result in accurate and timely tracking of work requests, Preventive Maintenance efforts, labor and material costs; develops/prepares periodic reports detailing performance of the business unit.

• Personnel Function: enforces work rules; holds subordinates accountable for effectiveness and efficiency; screens job applicants; makes hiring recommendations; participates in administration of; Onboarding, Pride Awards, Job Enrichment/Development, Performance Evaluations, Goal Setting, Discipline.

• Implements Technology/Equipment: responsible for the application of technology to the operation, to provide quality or efficiency improvements with the delivery of services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus a minimum of 3 years full-time experience in managing a medium or large sized work staff or facility

OR

• Associate's degree in a related field plus a minimum of 5 years full-time experience in facilities management/groundskeeping maintenance;

OR

• A minimum of 10 years full-time verifiable experience in groundskeeping maintenance and/or management of entry level employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• APPA (Leadership in Educational Facilities), CEFP (Certified Educational Facilities Professional)
• Working knowledge of Groundskeeping related maintenance, including related equipment, chemicals, green friendly practices, commercial processes and staff training programs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Groundskeeping Function - thorough knowledge