Grounds Maintenance Specialist

1 day ago

Denver, Colorado, United States University of Denver Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Grounds Maintenance Specialist to join our team at the University of Denver. As a Grounds Maintenance Specialist, you will be responsible for performing grounds maintenance and landscape gardening work on all property owned by the University of Denver. This includes laying sod, planting new shrubs, trees, and flowers, operating equipment to spray, fertilize, and aerate lawn areas, and operating power lawn mowers and tractors for cutting grass. You will also be responsible for operating trucks, tractors, and other machinery in the routine care of all grounds, picking up, collecting, and removing litter and debris from all ground areas, and removing snow by power equipment or shovel from parking lots, sidewalks, exterior stairs, ramps, and terraces.

Responsibilities
  • Lay sod, plant new shrubs, trees, and flowers.
  • Operate equipment to spray, fertilize, and aerate lawn areas.
  • Operate power lawn mowers and tractors for cutting grass.
  • Operate trucks, tractors, and other machinery in the routine care of all grounds.
  • Pick up, collect, and remove litter and debris from all ground areas.
  • Remove snow by power equipment or shovel from parking lots, sidewalks, exterior stairs, ramps, and terraces.
  • Rototill, spade, rake, weed, and fertilize flower-planting beds.
  • Trim and/or prune hedges, shrubs, and trees.
  • Trim grass with a power edger-trimmer.
  • Water lawn and planted areas by hand or sprinkler systems.
  • Move various equipment, supplies, and furniture manually or by use of a truck.
  • Perform minor repairs, lubricate, and sharpen equipment. Report complex repair needs to supervisor.
  • Make minor repairs to parking lots.
  • Install signs.
  • Remove trees.
  • Perform landscape installation.
  • Drive to sites with tools and equipment.


Requirements
  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • One year experience in grounds gardening and/or nursery work.
  • Valid Colorado Driver's License and insurable by the University of Denver's insurance carrier.
  • Pass a pre-employment physical exam, and lift 100 lbs.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of all types of landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment.


Working Environment
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.
  • The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic and caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.


Physical Activities
  • Moderate to strenuous physical effort required.
  • Worker must be able to withstand long periods of time bending, crouching, sitting, standing, reaching, and repetitive motions with the hand-wrist and elbow-shoulder.
  • This position requires the operation of semi-heavy machinery including mowers, chain saws, weed-eaters, and other power-driven equipment.
  • Duties also include working with pole saws and from ladders and scaffolds as high as 40 feet.
  • Workers must be able to withstand long periods of bending, crouching, sitting, standing, reaching, and repetitive motions with the hand-wrist and elbow-shoulder.
  • The employee must be able to work outside in all types of weather and lift, move, and carry objects in excess of 100 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.


Work Schedule
The University's administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Work schedule may vary.

Application Deadline Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Special Instructions Candidates must apply online through to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number The salary grade for the position is 03.

Hourly Rate The hourly rate for the position is $20.36. The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit, and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter

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