Manager Landscaping & Grounds

Manager, Landscaping & Grounds

Job ID: 283642
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at

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Location

Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus: th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

Providing the highest level of quality service in a responsive and efficient manner to the entire university community while creating and caring for a physical environment in which those who seek knowledge, enlightenment and well-being enjoy successful, productive, and fulfilled lives. Facilities Services Division provides quality customer service by maintaining a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing environment in which students, faculty, and staff can function and accomplish their educational objectives and by supporting a patient care culture that continuously improves. Facilities Services' responsibilities include Interior and Exterior Facilities Support, Construction, Space Management, and Environmental Services.

Job Summary

This position provides primary leadership and direction to approximately 18 Augusta University Grounds staff serving the AU Health Sciences campus. This includes outdoor spaces adjacent to the Annex 1 and 2 buildings and Oak & Elm Halls residential complex. The total area is approximately 57 acres and includes regular cleaning of surface parking lots and existing parking decks. Responsibilities include planning and execution of work related to regularly maintaining and caring for over 35 acres of landscaped space and regular cleaning of 12 acres of parking areas. Responsibilities also include pressure washing hardscaped areas, planning, coordinating and implementing landscape renovation and installation projects, and overseeing all irrigation, pesticide and fertilizer applications. Provides leadership to Grounds staff and oversees daily assignments of work, training, safety, and quality-control programs as well as annual performance assessments. Additional responsibilities include care and regular maintenance of tools and equipment, oversight and monitoring of operating budget and identifying cost-effective approaches to providing services as well as providing leadership and direction to staff following inclement weather events regarding debris cleanup.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Leadership

Provides leadership and direction to approximately 18 University Landscaping and Grounds staff serving the Health Sciences (HS) campus ensuring work is performed at a safe level and staff assignments are communicated in a clear manner.

Plans the work of HS Grounds staff to maintain an expected level of care of the outdoor environment while providing the materials, tools, and training to the staff. Schedules all routine landscape maintenance including mowing, weeding, trimming, planting, pruning, and landscaped bed maintenance efforts.

Reviews the work of HS Grounds staff daily and provides guidance related to effective methods of maintaining campus grounds.

Develops, implements, and oversee Grounds improvement initiatives.

Tracts and monitors the operating budgets for Grounds and meets expectations related to finding cost-effective approaches to completing work and procuring materials and tools.

Collects and disseminates data related to HS Grounds efficiency and effectiveness creating performance metrics used in managerial decision-making efforts. Establishes operational, benchmark, and performance metrics for Grounds and assists Managers in utilizing metrics to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and guide managerial decisions.

Participate in committees and individual meetings with academic and administrative units of the university as needed.

Oversee HS Grounds staff performance and completes performance evaluations annually and interim evaluations as needed.

Assists leadership with recruitment/hiring of new staff as well as specific guidance for individual performance concerns.

Leads on-going recruitment efforts to maintain high levels of Grounds staffing.

Oversees training of Grounds' staff related to techniques and safe use of tools and materials related to their primary job duties of installing new plantings and maintaining existing areas.

Reviews and provides comments on proposed designs of landscaped areas in collaboration with Facilities' Planning Design & Construction projects.

Work Management

Leads efforts to maximize HS Grounds' utilization of existing Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Develop and implement procedures to collect data related to Work Order management and tracking efforts.

Develops and implements a comprehensive quality control process to measure effectiveness and quality of work by the Grounds staff. Provides regular reports to leadership related to productivity and efficiency.

Trains Grounds leadership staff on using the CMMS to perform and manage day-to-day job duties related to Work Orders.

Provides oversight for maintaining landscape fixtures including retaining and decorative walls, water features, and other hard-scape areas.

Directs response to inclement weather events that create debris and damage to university grounds.

Provides oversight and direction to contractors and vendors providing materials and services to Grounds.

Monitors and controls costs of labor and materials to provide a high level of Grounds support.

Provides oversight for the installation, maintenance, and operation of automated irrigation systems.

Monitors and manage inventories of parts, tools, and supporting items needed to provide the expected level of Grounds support while maintaining tools and equipment in good working condition.

Communications

Consistently provide professional, accurate, tactful, and timely written and verbal communications to Facilities and other university staff.

Establishes and maintains positive, respectful, collaborative working relationships with all levels of Augusta University staff.

Develop and lead group presentations and meetings including work groups and committees as assigned.

Provides comprehensive status updates on Grounds' Improvement Program and other initiatives as directed.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in horticulture, landscape architecture, agronomy, soils science or related field and five (5) years of experience with progressive levels of responsibilities and leadership related to leading a highly efficient institutional landscape maintenance organization to include supervisory experience. Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in horticulture, landscape architecture, agronomy, soils science or related field and minimum of ten (10) years of experience leading an institutional facility landscape organization.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

The ability to be innovative and comprehend and interpret data and perform data analysis. Have good verbal communication skills to effectively lead meetings, communicate with staff, and share information professionally. Detail-oriented and able to use computers and related equipment. Requires solid interpersonal problem solving, communication, and analytical skills . click apply for full job details